SCIENTISTS FIND LOTS OF GORILLAS IN AFRICA CENSUS BUT ALSO SEE 19% PLUNGE

What scientists call the most accurate census of apes found nearly 362,000 gorillas in 2013... READ MORE›

GORILLAS ARE FAR MORE NUMEROUS THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT, SURVEY REVEALS

The scientists covered the entire range of the western lowland gorilla, which accounts for 99 percent of all living gorillas, now thought to number around 360,000 animals... READ MORE›

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SMUGGLED BEATEN AND DRUGGED ILLICIT TRADE IMPERILS APES

Daniel Stiles, a self-styled ape trafficking detective in Kenya, had been scouring Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp for weeks, looking for pictures of gorillas, chimps or orangutans... READ MORE›

PANDAS NO LONGER ENDANGERD; GORRILLA NUMBERS DECLINE

The giant panda is no longer an endangered species... READ MORE›

EASTERN GORILLA NOW CRITICALLY ENDANGERED DUE TO ILLEGAL HUNTING

The eastern gorilla has suffered a 70 percent population collapse over the past 20 years, primarily due to illegal hunting... READ MORE›

'TINDER FOR ORANGUTANS': DUTCH ZOO TO LET FEMALE CHOOSE MATE ON A TABLET

The scientists' main problem has been building a touchscreen tough enough to withstand Samboja's attentions, Van Berlo said... READ MORE›

7.2-MILLION-YEAR-OLD PRE-HUMAN FOSSILS CHALLENGE EVOLUTIONARY THEORY

Chimpanzees and bonobos are the nearest known relatives to humans, sharing 99 per cent of our DNA... READ MORE›

AN ORANGUTAN STOLE MY CAMERA AND TOOK CLOSE-UP SELFIES IN PICTURES

One of the challenges of wildlife photography is trying to come up with ways to take images that haven't been shot before... READ MORE›

ARGENTINE COURT GRANTS RIGHTS TO APE

Lawyers had appealed to free Sandra from the Buenos Aires zoo by arguing that although not human, she should be given legal rights... READ MORE›

MEET THE ORANGUTAN WHO NOW HAS THE SAME RIGHTS TO FREEDOM AS A HUMAN

Please read our Orangutans have been granted the status of non-human persons with legal rights in a landmark court ruling in Argentina... READ MORE›

AFRICAN CONSERVATION GROUP WITH UNUSUAL MISSION ENFORCEMENT

It is headed by a French conservationist, Charlotte Houpline, and together they pursued Mr. Doumbouya, with Mr. Drori posing as a buyer... READ MORE›

THE DARK, VIOLENT UNDERWORLD OF THE BABY CHIMP MARKET

'In 10 years, in 20 years, we won't have any more chimpanzees.'... READ MORE›

EBOLA OUTBREAK: WHAT IS BUSHMEAT AND IS IT TO BLAME FOR THE DISEASE THAT HAS KILLED THOUSANDS?

It is even thought one or more HIV strains originated from bushmeat hunters in central and western Africa... READ MORE›

ORLANDO VICTIMS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE

Franky Jimmy Dejesus didn't have children but his nephews and nieces were his everything, his close friend Sara Lopez told CNN... READ MORE›

SANDRA THE ORANGUTAN GRANTED LIMITED HUMAN RIGHTS

09 Nov 2013 If there is no appeal, she will be transferred to a sanctuary in Brazil where she can enjoy greater space freedom... READ MORE›

LONDON ZOO GORILLA ESCAPE: WILDLIFE GROUP CALLS FOR URGENT INQUIRY

Born Free Foundation says Kumbuka incident is 'startling reminder' of risks of keeping wild animals in captivity... READ MORE›

ZOOS KILLING OF GORILLA HOLDING A BOY PROMPTS OUTRAGE

But soon supporters of animal rights were organizing a vigil outside the zoo in remembrance of the gorilla, named Harambe, a male weighing more than 420 pounds... READ MORE›

CHIMPANZEES HOLD SECRET TO ULTIMATE COMFY BED, SAYS EXPERT

Primatologist creates 'humankind evolution bed', which apes key features of a treetop lair to provide a good night's sleep... READ MORE›

DEADLY BACTERIUM 'RELEASED FROM US HIGH-SECURITY LAB'

There are no known human or non-human primates currently ill as a result of possible exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei... READ MORE›

CHIMPANZEES TO GET LEGAL RIGHTS: COURT TO DECIDE

Person is not a synonym for human being, the brief explains, but designates an entity with the capacity for legal rights... READ MORE›

CELEBRITY APE SELFIES HARMING EFFORTS TO CURB WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING, UN BODY WARNS

Instagram snaps of celebs such as Paris Hilton and James Rodriguez posing with orangutans and chimpanzees is endangering the survival of the great apes... READ MORE›

JACK HANNA DEFENDS CINCINNATI ZOO'S DECISION TO KILL GORILLA

X Embed x Share How a 4-year-old boy dropped into the Gorilla World exhibit at the CIncinnati Zoo Botanical Garden... READ MORE›

'THE APE WHO WENT TO COLLEGE' AND COULD COMMUNICATE WITH SIGN LANGUAGE DIES AT 39

Chantek will be deeply missed by his family here at Zoo Atlanta... READ MORE›

JURASSIC WORLD AND TED 2: AN EVOLUTIONARY LEAP FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS?

Like the smartest monster movies, Jurassic World turns the equation on its head the real monsters are the owners of the island dino-resort... READ MORE›

WORLD'S OLDEST GORILLA TURNS 58 BUT NOT EVERYONE IS CELEBRATING

There was a special birthday celebration at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium so special that zoo staff believed it was worth streaming around the world... READ MORE›

STEALING ANIMALS TO SELL AS PETS

The live trade in apes particularly is growing, said Doug Cress of the Great Apes Survival Partnership... READ MORE›

FATAL SHOOTING OF GORILLA TURNS INTO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

Witnesses say slain gorilla was trying to protect child... READ MORE›

STUDY FINDS GREAT APES KNOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE WRONG AND ARE WILLING TO HELP THEM

A person would place an object on one of two boxes, while a great ape looked on... READ MORE›

GIANT PANDAS NO LONGER 'ENDANGERED' IN CHINA

Status of giant pandas upgraded to vulnerable, but Eastern gorilla gets added to critically endangered list... READ MORE›

STUDY SAYS APES HAVE ABILITY TO THINK LIKE HUMANS IN AN IMPORTANT WAY

Then, after the man leaves, King Kong moves the rock or moves out of the bale... READ MORE›

9.7 MILLION-YEAR-OLD HUMAN TEETH FOSSIL COULD 'REWRITE HUMAN HISTORY'

The discovery of Lucy in 1974 had changed the timeline of human evolution, formed till that time... READ MORE›

BEAUTIFUL FOOTAGE SHOWS RARE NEWBORN GORILLA WITH ITS MOTHER

Please read our A rare Western Lowland gorilla has been born in a US zoo... READ MORE›