Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

When people talk to each other, their conversations usually include many fast twists. Humans do not naturally talk in Shakespearean soliloquies, but by regularly interrupting and wildly gesticulating.

Chimpanzees "talk" with their hands - just like humans, reveals new research. The primates gesture back and forth quickly as people do during conversations, say scientists. They explained that when ...

For more than a century, historical documents show researchers have conducted experiments to determine whether apes are capable of communicating not only with members of their own species, but with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Wes Larson is a wildlife biologist and ...

“I would give anything that I have, possession-wise, for that child. I would give my life for him,” Tonia Haddix says in a trailer for HBO’s “Chimp Crazy” docuseries. She’s talking about Tonka, the 32 ...

When I talk about my time in the field, and how wonderful and fascinating chimpanzees are, one thing that often surprises people is that chimps eat meat. Listeners are truly shocked—"Wait what?" they ...

“I would give anything that I have, possession-wise, for that child. I would give my life for him,” Tonia Haddix says in a trailer for HBO’s “Chimp Crazy” docuseries. She’s talking about Tonka, the 32 ...

HBO’s Chimp Crazy, which serves as the doc maker Eric Goode’s follow-up to Tiger King, spends sizable chunks of its four episodes considering the strangeness of Tonia Haddix, the exotic-animal broker ...

Few sitcom moments are as unforgettable, or unexpectedly nerve-racking, as the time Full House’s John Stamos shared the screen with a real chimpanzee. Though the beloved family comedy is known for its ...