This video explores the fascinating story of Gigantopithecus, the largest ape known to have ever existed, which lived in the ...

Some extinct human ancestors and modern-day apes appear to share wrist traits that raise the question of whether our last ...

Rising demand for exotic pets is pushing many gibbon species to extinction, with their strong family bonds making them especially vulnerable to the brutal trade ...

India’s only ape species, Gibbon, was recorded confidently swinging across a specially built canopy bridge over the ...

In a landmark achievement for wildlife conservation, a Western Hoolock Gibbon has successfully used a specially constructed canopy bridge over a railway line in Assam's Hollongapa ...

YANGON: The Yangon Zoo has announced the arrival of a pair of Bornean Orangutans, which in Malay means "big jungle men", at ...

Pittsburgh was rocked on Thursday by a big trade but it didn’t involve the Steelers, Pirates or Penguins. Instead, the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium announced that it was sending its 7-year-old western ...

As new settlers clear their forest habitat, the apes are coming into conflict with humans. But simply moving them to another part of the forest may not be the answer ...

Gigantopithecus was the largest ape to ever walk the Earth, possibly standing nearly 10 feet tall. Yet we have never found a complete skeleton, only massive teeth and fragments of jaw. It lived ...

In the hills of northern Thailand, the Omkoi Wildlife Sanctuary has become a critical refuge for one of the region’s most ...

A new study suggests the answer may trace back to two major shifts in human evolution: walking upright and growing bigger ...

A sanctuary on the outskirts of Congo's capital of Kinshasa is the world’s only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos, usually rescued from poachers. Despite legal protections, bonobos are targeted ...