Chimpanzees and bonobos are closest living relatives, sharing over 98% DNA. They belong to the genus Pan. Though similar, they show distinct behaviours and physical traits. Bonobos live south of the ...

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Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) can "catch" yawns from an android imitating human facial expressions, according to new research from City St George's, University of London.

Eight chimps also lay down in response, and some gathered bedding before lying down. “Chimpanzees engaged in behaviours associated with drowsiness, such as gathering bedding materials ...

Scientists from City St George’s, University of London created a terrifyingly realistic android head to determine whether chimpanzees can “catch” yawns from robots. Remarkably, it turns out ...

National Geographic revisits Jane Goodall’s iconic 1963 article about the chimpanzees of Gombe Stream Game Reserve.