In a stretch of savanna woodland inside Boé National Park in Guinea-Bissau, certain trees look strangely different from the ...

Hugging before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, say scientists studying apes.

Humans could learn from chimpanzees and bonobos, who turn to group members for physical comfort during tense moments.

When we think about animals fighting, we often think that the fight happens in the heat of the moment. But scientists say the ...

When it comes to being the greatest of all time, domestic goats may actually be the GOAT—at least among barnyard animals. It turns out that common barnyard goats share an unusual ability with babies ...

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Bonobo male Kikongo making 'happy' grin faces at the Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 2010 Fiona Rogers / Laughter is universal among humans. Researchers have found ...

It’s not uncommon for a cat to lick another cat. Owners with multiple cats probably see the behavior, called allogrooming, in ...

A study of 140 laughter sequences found the same rhythmic timing pattern in humans, chimps, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans.

A postmortem was immediately carried out at the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre animal hospital in Entebbe, where teams of veterinarians from Ngamba and the Uganda Wildlife Authority established that ...

Social animals use a suite of preemptive behaviors in anticipation of conflict, including staying quiet, monitoring their ...

A new study suggests humans and great apes have been giggling in similar ways dating back 15 million years.