SPOKANE, Wash. — Washoe, a female chimpanzee said to be the first non-human to acquire human language, has died of natural causes at the research institute where she was kept. Washoe, who first ...

Researchers have found two important building blocks of human speech in wild chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives. A pair of studies finds that chimp communication includes both rhythmic ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new study from Côte d’Ivoire highlights the urgent need to integrate chimpanzee cultural preservation with conservation. The study documents the ...