It is the first new great ape to be described for almost a century ... on a painstaking investigation - reconstructing the animals' evolutionary history through their genetic code.

Despite those differences, “upright walking preceded the great ape/human split and likely started ... apes suggest that the newly discovered animal had a relatively long, inwardly curving ...

alongside the bones of other animals, including lynx, leopards and a black bear. The tomb, and perhaps the ape, may have belonged to Lady Xia, the grandmother of China's first emperor, Qin ...

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"Despite the dedicated efforts of our Animal Health and Care teams ... Kevin is at least the fourth ape that has died as a ...

The 29 year-old ape passed away after suffering a possible ... During their stay in Gander, the two apes and several other animals on the planes were cared for by local animal shelter manager ...

A baby gorilla was rescued at Istanbul Airport in Turkey on2. The infant ape was intercepted during a random search by ...