Chimpanzee
latest news & developments
Judge gives chimps ‘right’ to argue case
The attorneys for two primates being held in cages at Stony Brook University on Long Island in the US want them freed from medical experiments.
Chatty chimps know their ooks from their eeks
A research team from the UK has compiled a "dictionary" of chimpanzee body language, where certain gestures mean certain things.
American lawyer seeks human rights for chimps
Steven M Wise is campaigning for chimps’ right to seek freedom from unlawful detention on the grounds that they are essentially people.
Apes may have midlife crises too
There comes a time in some men’s lives when the days seem darker and the only sensible response is to blow their life savings on a sports car.
Why chimps were spared after attack on US student
Two chimpanzees who mauled a US student in SA will not be killed because authorities found the animals defended their territory against a trespasser.
Victim of chimp attack still under sedation
The US student attacked by the chimpanzees he was studying remains sedated after six hours of surgery to clean his wounds and deal with his injuries.
Chimps’ lives spared after attack on US researcher
The two male chimpanzee which attacked a US researcher at the Chimp Eden rehabilitation centre in Mpumalanga last week will not be euthanised.