Chimpanzees

New Ruling Extends Protection to Captive Chimps Used in Biomedical Research

Welcome news for animal rights advocates - new rules will extend the Endangered Species Act to provide protection, not only to chimpanzees in the wild, but to those in captivity, as well.

All Chimpanzees Would Be Listed As Endangered Under New Federal Rule

According to a new federal rule, all chimpanzees could be placed on the endangered species list, thus protecting the animals from being hunted or used for test subjects.

Human Infants and Apes Utilize Same Gestures Descended From a Shared Ancestor 6 Million Years Ago

Communicative gestures used by human infants, baby chimpanzees, and baby bonobos are all incredibly similar, asserts a new study, which also claims humans inherited gestures from a 6-million-year-old shared ancestor.

Top Scientists Propose Chance for Chimps to Leave Labs, Reside in 200-acre 'Chimp Haven'

Hundreds of research chimpanzees that have been poked and prodded their entire lives will be relocated to a Louisiana-based national sanctuary known as Chimp Haven if the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Francis S. Collins, authorizes a proposal set forth by a panel of top scientists in March.

Chimps Donate Their Fair Share...Most of the Time

Chimpanzees may share mankind's capacity for fairness and charity, according to a study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.