A sanctuary on the outskirts of Congo's capital of Kinshasa is the world’s only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos, usually rescued from poachers. Despite legal protections, bonobos are targeted ...

Lola Ya Bonobo (Congo), May 13 (AP) Micheline Nzonzi cradled a small and sleepy bonobo, an orphan whose life she will try to save over the next three years or so. The 1-year-old’s chances are good, ...

A Woman Has Been Raising Baby Bonobos for 24 Years in the Only Sanctuary of Its Kind ...

As Ebola concerns rise, doctors advise Nigerian government and states to intensify public sensitisation and strengthen ...

Micheline Nzonzi cradled a small, sleepy bonobo, an orphan whose life she will try to save over the next three years or so. The 1-year-old's chances are good, with motherly affection, milk from a ...

Ebola virus in Bangalore: A woman returning from Uganda was quarantined in Bengaluru with Ebola-like symptoms. Her tests have ...

This summer I was fortunate enough to fulfill one of my life’s dreams—a vacation in Africa! My family and I spent a week in Kenya. Though this was not a “working” vacation, I was privileged to witness ...

Scientists have identified dozens of previously overlooked cultural behaviors in wild chimpanzees, suggesting that the great ape's culture extends far beyond complex skills like tool use. In a single ...

Chimpanzee naive pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) can now be grown in cellular cultures, reveals a recent study. They successfully created chimpanzee early embryo models, called 'blastoids,' and found ...

For all the diversity of the human condition, one experience is almost universally painful: adolescence. It's also unusual. Most other species pass from puberty to adulthood quickly, but humans linger ...

Humans don’t just recognize each other’s voices—our brains also light up for the calls of chimpanzees, hinting at ancient communication roots shared with our closest primate relatives. Researchers ...

In rural Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a lethal Ebola strain has torn through local communities – claiming over 100 lives and triggering a global health emergency. The virus was first discovered ...