In the forests of Uganda, wild chimpanzees have been caught on camera doing something startlingly human: treating each other’s wounds with leaves and chewed-up plants. In a behavior that hints at ...

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests.

Males and females share intelligence but use it differently, with males focusing on alliances and females on caregiving and ...

Scientists studying chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest of Uganda noticed the creatures seem to be administering a sort of first aid. Wild chimps are specifically seeking out plants with medicinal ...

Scientists estimate chimps’ alcohol consumption for the first time, and find they seem to prefer boozier fruit.

A survey of the alcohol content of fruits eaten regularly by African chimps shows that their diet could deliver 14 grams of ethanol a day. Given their body size, that's nearly two cocktails' worth.