8+ hour, 41+ min ago  (960+ words) Chimpanzee stone-throwing sites may preserve rare evidence of primate culture and communication. In the savanna woodland of Boé National Park in Guinea-Bissau, a scarred tree can tell a strange story. Around its base, rocks may lie in small piles, while…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (880+ words) In Sierra Leone, the critically endangered western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) faces growing threats from habitat loss, deforestation, illegal wildlife trade and expanding human activity. For the past 30 years, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary has worked to rescue, rehabilitate and protect chimpanzees…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (153+ words) ITVX is the streaming home for all of ITV and so much more! With exclusive new series launching every week, an ever-changing library of blockbuster movies, the nation's biggest live events, curated live streaming channels, thousands of box sets and…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (420+ words) Following his space flight, Ham initially was housed at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and later retired to the North Carolina Zoo, where he lived until he died in 1983. The first primate launched into space, who later lived at the…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (151+ words) ITVX is the streaming home for all of ITV and so much more! With exclusive new series launching every week, an ever-changing library of blockbuster movies, the nation's biggest live events, curated live streaming channels, thousands of box sets and…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (808+ words) In 1961, scientists pinned their hopes for space travel on a 4-year-old chimpanzee named Ham, loading him aboard a Mercury-Redstone rocket, strapping on a NASA helmet and launching him 157 miles above the Earth. For 16 minutes, Ham the Astrochimp zoomed through space…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (411+ words) ASHEBORO, NC (WWAY) — A North Carolina resident with an out-of-this-world story will soon receive a permanent place in state history. Ham the Astrochimp, the first hominid launched into space, will be honored with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker near…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (428+ words) A video is gaining attention online that shows Wounda — the chimpanzee rescued from wildlife traffickers who became famous for her emotional embrace with Dr. Jane Goodall — raising her daughter in the Republic of the Congo. The Jane Goodall Institute recently…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (133+ words) A chimpanzee that made history by traveling to space before living at the North Carolina Zoo will soon be honored with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources announced that a marker…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (246+ words) In a recent post on Ape Action Africa's Instagram page, the organization spotlighted the mandrill's magnificent appearance and size. It described the animal as "the world's largest species of monkey" and said males grow much bigger than females, with the…...