Netizens have been having a hard time keeping their laughter off since the time a video of a cute little Chimp cuddling with a man went viral on the internet.

Language is often thought to be a uniquely human trait, but deep in the lush Kibale National Park in Uganda, a remarkable pair of chimpanzees are challenging that notion. Beryl, a chimpanzee ...

When an animal was in danger, these heroes didn't hesitate to jump into action. Each unfortunate creature was helpless until strangers intervened to rescue them and carry them to safety in ...

While every aminal needs to relieve itself, new research shows that chimpanzees, who share 98 percent of their DNA with humans, intentionally pee in groups. Scientists are now trying to establish ...

Turns out, chimps aren’t just yawning together anymore. A new study shows they also have a “contagious urination” trend. Researchers found that when one chimp pees, others are more likely to ...

Japanese researchers say urination is contagious among chimpanzees. When one of the primates relieves itself, others in the group quickly follow suit. The pattern is consistent with other group ...

Humans are known to invent private hand gestures. Chimps in the wild do, too, a new study suggests. By Brandon Keim Parents and their children, or people who know each other well, often share some ...

Scientists suggest captive chimpanzees engage in ‘socially contagious urination’—that is, when one primate starts peeing, others quickly follow suit Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent A new ...

A study out this week shows that peeing can sometimes be contagious among chimpanzees, too. Scientists at Kyoto University in Japan led the research, which was published Monday in the journal ...

Furthermore, the closer a chimp is to the first urinator, the more likely it is to follow suit. Individuals with a lower dominance status were more likely to follow the urination of others.

In a new paper in the journal Current Biology, scientists report socially contagious urination in chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, as measured through all-occurrence recording of 20 captive ...

Now, scientists have discovered this isn’t just a human quirk – our closest animal relatives, chimpanzees, demonstrate the same behavior in a way that reveals surprising insights about social dynamics ...