Across the forests of central and western Africa, two of the most remarkable primates on Earth live very different lives ...

Gorillas may have greater self-awareness than scientists previously thought. A new study finds that gorillas perform just as well as chimpanzees in tests that require awareness of their own bodies. A ...

The rhythmic patterns of laughter found in apes and humans reveal that complex primate vocal control might have started ...

Great apes may have been laughing with a similar rhythm to modern humans for at least 15 million years, a University of ...

Gorillas and chimpanzees and other primates — our relatives in the animal kingdom — exert a special hold over us. Like us, they use tools; they display a range of emotions; they live in complex, ...