Over the last four months, the L.A. Zoo has welcomed the birth of five great apes, including a gorilla, orangutan and three chimpanzees. Here's how staff are managing their care.

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo, and chimpanzee. Areas of their ...

In the quest to fully grasp both the meaning and purpose of laughter, some experts have come to realize the importance of understanding its evolutionary origins. Did our distant ancestors use it as a ...