Sir David Attenborough has brought the joy of the natural and animal world to the nation’s screens through his beloved programmes for 70 years. His reverential, sometimes playful tone has become a ...

He has been besieged by birds, had 120m crabs try to crawl up his trouser leg and stayed cool beside an erupting Icelandic volcano. As David Attenborough turns 100, we celebrate his most extraordinary ...

David Attenborough turns 100: The national treasure's 10 most iconic moments - The broadcaster, naturalist and national treasure reaches his milestone 100th birthday this week ...

By now BBC Director of Programmes and overseeing both the main channels, David was a particular innovator in the world of comedy. The was best demonstrated by his decision to commission Monty Python's ...

The chimpanzees tended to build more insulating nests when the weather was colder and when it was more humid, both during nest-building and overnight. In cooler and wetter conditions, the chimps also ...

Chimpanzees naturally ingest surprising amounts of alcohol from ripe, fermenting fruit. Careful measurements show that their typical fruit diet can equal one to two human drinks each day. This ...

Michael Jackson adopted a chimpanzee named Bubbles in 1983, who became his companion. Bubbles currently lives at the Center for Great Apes in Florida, now 43 years old. The sanctuary emphasizes, ...

Micheline Nzonzi cradled a small, sleepy bonobo, an orphan whose life she will try to save over the next three years or so. The 1-year-old's chances are good, with motherly affection, milk from a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. When state wildlife officials euthanized “Blondie” the bear over the objections of local elected leaders in March, ...

Chimpanzee naive pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) can now be grown in cellular cultures, reveals a recent study. They successfully created chimpanzee early embryo models, called 'blastoids,' and found ...

A baby hippo in Kenya is getting a second chance after rescuers pulled him from a heartbreaking scene. The Kenya Wildlife Service discovered the calf clinging to his mother's body at a lake in Kenya ...