The post As the World Mourns Jane Goodall: A Look at the Remarkable Minds of Chimpanzees appeared first on A-Z Animals. Jane Goodall’s research at Gombe Stream National Park revolutionized our ...

Chimpanzees can change their minds when the facts no longer support their previous beliefs – a rational level of thinking that was once considered uniquely human. In a series of experiments designed ...

Recent research has turned the spotlight on our closest primate relatives, the chimpanzees, revealing their ability to engage in metacognition, a cognitive process once thought to be exclusive to ...

We all know that chimpanzees and other animals are extremely intelligent and deeply emotional. And now a recent and extremely detailed study shows just how smart chimpanzees can be and that there are ...

She died of natural causes in California while on a U.S. speaking tour, the institute said. "Her discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection ...

From tool-using chimpanzees to puzzle-solving capuchins, the primate world is packed with surprising brainpower. But how do the planet’s cleverest monkeys and apes really compare with human intelligen ...