Flood damage at Great Ape Trust will likely exceed $1 million

The flooding of the Great Ape Trust was quite a big deal in Iowa this August as it was just recently constructed.  Already, more money will have to be be distributed to the Great Ape Trust, which was...

Chimp Vies for Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Cheeta the Chimp is once again vying for a sidewalk star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This is the seventh time that the animal actor is trying to become the first monkey to receive such an honor. Cheeta's had...

Indonesia goes ape for orangutans

"Under new legislation, Indonesia will stabilise orangutan populations and habitat by 2017, return orangutans in captivity to the wild by 2015 and promote sustainable management of the forests, USAID said. They...

10-million-year-old ape found

This story is sure to get Christian Fundalmentalists tongues wagging.   Of course perhaps these photos from the old Red Rose Tea commercials from the 1950's and 1960's will shed some light on what...

Damn dirty apes used tools before you, bub

Primate news! The Guardian reports: "The first prehistoric evidence for a "chimpanzee stone age" has been uncovered by archaeologists working in an African rainforest. Primitive stone hammers and anvils dating from 4,300 years ago were excavated from pits at three sites in...

Human Origins: 10 Classic Papers from Leakey to Johanson (Open Access)

Human Origins: 10 Classic Papers from Leakey to Johanson, from 1925 to 1994 (Open Access/Free):1) Dart, R. A. Australopithecus africanus: The Man-Ape of South Africa Nature 115, 195-199 (1925) When Dart, an...

Great Ape scolded for pulling fire alarm

What's all this monkey business?

Dead Ape Sparks Rabies Fear in Paris Suburbs

"An ape found near Paris might have died of rabies and anyone who has recently been bitten or scratched by a monkey in the region should seek medical care,said authorities."

genital handshake when strangers meet

It's the way the Bonobos signal they are friendly.

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