A new study that for the first time examined the internal anatomy of a fossil human relative's heel bone, or calcaneus, shows greater similarities with gorillas than chimpanzees. A new study that for ...

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Biological anthropologists use genetic data to understand the evolutionary relationships that humans share with great apes and to examine how our genetic history differs from theirs.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new long-term study points to lasting social relationships between chimpanzees and gorillas in the wild. The study showed that individuals from ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Los Angeles Zoo welcomed the birth of a baby gorilla, the fifth and latest addition in a recent baby boom of ...

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By Spoorthy Raman Between 2000 and 2023, more than 6,000 African primates were traded internationally in 50 countries, ...

A study led by WCS researchers pulled together wildlife survey data collected between 2003 and 2013 at 59 sites in five countries across western Central Africa. They then developed mathematical models ...

According to officials, the chimpanzee census will take one month, while the mountain gorilla census will be carried out in two sweeps, each lasting about one and a half months, making a total of ...