Researchers describe a link between genetic relatedness and sophisticated tool use in primates in East and Central Africa, ...

Upon assessing the threat of mining to the great ape population in Africa, researchers have found that these have been immensely underestimated and are at risk from mining activities. This study ...

The study estimates that the threat of mining to great apes in Africa has been greatly underestimated and that more than one-third of the entire population—nearly 180,000 gorillas, bonobos and ...

The great apes of Africa face extinction in the next few decades if more is not done to conserve them. All four species - the chimpanzee, bonobo, western gorilla and eastern gorilla - are threatened ...

Orangutans are great apes native to Asia and live in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. They have long limbs and special ...

In the mist-covered highlands of Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga National Parks, an encounter with a mountain gorilla is more than just an awe-inspiring moment; it is a rare, profound ...