Tampa, Florida -- Five-month-old chimpanzee Keeva has learned a lot in her young life. She can laugh, reach out and grasp objects, stand upright while holding on, hang briefly from a tree branch or ...

REGENT, Sierra Leone (Reuters) - They can leap playful somersaults or maul a human to death. Meet the chimpanzee, man's closest relative. Today, Philip, a powerful male, plays tricks to earn a juicy ...

The amount of information a small child can absorb and retain about wildlife is fearsomely impressive. At least once a day I fail pop quizzes on dinosaurs and/or cheetahs and raptors, administered by ...

In a heartwarming exploration, caregivers share stories of orphaned and rescued animals forming deep attachments to their toys, revealing the emotional connections that transcend species and the ...

Bala Amarasekaran has never felt like running his world-renowned sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone was truly work, having come to his calling only after several unexpected twists of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sierra Leone sanctuary closes in protest over deforestation FREETOWN (Reuters) -The eco-lodges and tree-covered footpaths of West ...

They can leap playful somersaults or maul a human to death. Meet the chimpanzee, man's closest relative. Today, Philip, a powerful male, plays tricks to earn a juicy passion fruit. But last year he ...