World Chimpanzee Day is meant to honor one of humans' closest animal relatives, but a new video from Ape Action Africa points to a much more painful reality: Some baby chimpanzees ...

According to a new study, chimpanzees, like humans, must contend with a confined bony birth canal when giving birth. In humans, the problem was exacerbated by our unique form of upright walking since ...

Young chimps are often separated from their mothers and communities.

According to a new study, chimpanzees, like humans, must contend with a confined bony birth canal when giving birth. In humans, the problem is exacerbated by our unique form of upright walking, since ...

Baby chimpanzees do not enter trafficking pipelines on their own.

Staff at the zoo announced on Tuesday afternoon that a new chimpanzee baby had been born. The baby was born on August 5, 2025, to mom Kianga. The animal care team at the zoo has been observing the mom ...

TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Zoo said a baby chimpanzee died shortly after being born on April 22. Pregnant chimpanzee Zuri gave birth to a male infant in the morning and was a first-time mother. Staff ...

There's nothing more touching to see than a new mom bonding with her newborn. Whether it's an adult or animal, mom instincts kick in immediately most of the time, and you can see and feel the love ...

Rockhampton Zoo's chimpanzee, Sile, dropped baby Cassie in the hours after birth, fracturing its femur. The newborn is now in a cast and staff are hand-rearing it. Despite the fall, keepers say mum ...

Nyani, a 34-year-old chimpanzee, had a baby girl at the Detroit Zoo on July 4. The mother and baby are doing well, according to the zoo. Zoo visitors will not see Nyani and her daughter yet, but ...