A study of tool use among chimps, our closest living relatives, has cast light on the human evolutionary journey.

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Did you know that animals can laugh? Well, some of them do produce vocalisations that resemble human laughter. Here is a list ...

A spider monkey on the loose was safely rescued by officers with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Friday afternoon.

The opossum might not have a concept of death, but we can be pretty sure that at least some of those animals who intended to ...

Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins ...

Various animal species suffer from STIs similar to humans, such as syphilis in rabbits and HIV-like viruses in chimps and ...

PK: Trauma is very, very common. Decay is not that common. It's fairly rare because their diets are relatively natural, ...

Animals and humans share a profound and often unexplainable bond. From Jane Goodall’s groundbreaking work with Tanzanian ...

Standing on a riverbank in Lac Télé Community Reserve in March, naturalist Joseph Oyange watched as fishermen guided their ...