The “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” might not be far off. A chimpanzee at a China zoo proved that we’re indeed quite alike after tossing a lost shoe back to its human owner from the ape’s enclosure, ...

Dong Dong the chimpanzee doesn't believe in the adage "finders, keepers." The compassionate chimpanzee resides at Shendiao Mountain Wildlife Park in China's Shandong Province, according to Newsflare.

Rachel Dolezal, who legally changed her name in 2016 to Nkechi Amare Diallo, looks different — again. The former president of ...

Humans are known to invent private hand gestures. Chimps in the wild do, too, a new study suggests. By Brandon Keim Parents and their children, or people who know each other well, often share some ...

Janet the young chimpanzee is in forest school at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary after tumultuous first year of life Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

The San Francisco Zoo is soon saying goodbye to its three chimpanzees -- Twiggy, Gombus, and Michael -- as it plans to temporarily close the exhibit and make room for a new and expanded habitat in ...

This week in history: Walt Disney is born, Rosa Parks takes a seat for justice, and a chimpanzee blazes a trail to space.