In the 1960s and 70s, a group of chimpanzees astonished the world by learning sign language. Only two remain and one question ...

New research suggests wild chimpanzees have developed a far more nuanced communication system than previously realized, using several mechanisms that combine their vocalizations to create new meaning.

The study focused on Kanzi, a language-trained bonobo who died in March 2025 at the age of 44. Ape Initiative.

Humans are not the only species to combine concepts to build more complex meaning, a new study found. Bonobo chimpanzees combine calls in a manner similar to how humans structure words to make phrases ...

Humans retain an understanding of gestures made by other great apes, even though we no longer use them ourselves, according to a new study. Humans retain an understanding of gestures made by other ...