Female chimpanzees copulate more frequently with male apes who share their meat with them, researchers have discovered in a study which some believe could hold important lessons for our understanding of how early human societies evolved. Read More »
A rescue sanctuary for gravely endangered bonobo apes in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been struck by a deadly virus described by one researcher as “like some kind of plague.” Read More »
Don’t you hate it when other people take pictures of you drunk and then post them on Facebook? Well, spare a thought for a group of mountain gorillas whose antics binge-drinking on boozy bamboo sap have been splashed all over the internet. Read More »
A wildlife photographer in Botswana has snapped a picture of what could be Africa’s only living pink elephant. Read More »
Not content with fishing for insects, the resourceful chimpanzees of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Goualougo Triangle have another trick to show off. New Chimpcam footage shows the clever apes bashing in beehives with clubs before gorging on the sweet honey inside. Read More »
They may not have mastered Twitter just yet but a group of African chimpanzees have apparently developed “stick 2.0″ — a brush-tipped tool which the clever creatures use to “fish” for termites. Read More »
Rare images of the incredibly reclusive Saharan cheetah have been captured for the first time by field scientists working in Algeria. Read More »
Following yesterday’s story of how human efforts are helping the North American whale population comes good news about another aristocrat of the seas. Conservationists report an 85 percent reduction in the number of albatrosses killed by fishing boats in South African waters since a task force to save the birds was set up in 2006. Read More »