Chimpanzee
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Which country has the most chimpanzees? Know fascinating facts
World | Jul 29, 2025, 12:21 PM ISTKnown for their complex social structures, emotional depth, and remarkable ability to use tools, chimpanzees live in tight-knit communities led by dominant individuals.
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Young chimpanzee brothers separated in captivity have cutest reunion. Video can leave you teary-eyed
Trending | Jun 07, 2022, 10:13 AM ISTA video that has gone viral on social media features chimpanzee siblings reuniting. The expression of love between these chips melted the hearts of several Twitter users.
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Facebook bans Russian network for claiming COVID19 vaccine will turn humans into chimpanzees
Apps | Aug 12, 2021, 04:25 PM ISTFacebook has banned hundreds of accounts which shared links with Russian disinformation networks that claimed Covid-19 vaccines developed by drugmakers Pfizer and AstraZeneca can turn people into chimpanzees.
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How 'chimpanzee poop' is helping prevent Covid-19
Science | Apr 05, 2021, 05:43 PM ISTThe Oxford–AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, a version of which is also being used in India, is made from an adenovirus isolated from chimpanzee poop, which has been genetically changed so that it is impossible for it to grow in humans.
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World Chimpanzee Day 2020: Funny, cute videos of humankind’s closest living relatives
Trending | Jul 14, 2020, 11:16 AM ISTWorld Chimpanzee Day 2020 is celebrated on 14 July to celebrate humankind's closest living relative. The day is dedicated raise awareness about the care, protection and conservation of the adorable species. Just like the humankind, chimpanzees live on love and care and are one of the cutest species. Their videos and photos keep breaking the internet in which they are seen goofing around with humans or other animals.
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Did you know? Human dancing skills may have evolved from Chimpanzees. Here's the inside story
Science | Dec 25, 2019, 04:11 PM ISTThe human dancing skills may have evolved from Chimpanzees. Sounds bizarre, right? The possibility sparked questions after scientists observed two chimpanzees in a US zoo performing a duo dance-like behavior similar to a human conga-line, hitherto never-before-seen before demeanor.
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Rita, India's oldest chimpanzee, dies at Delhi Zoo
India | Oct 02, 2019, 12:47 PM ISTBorn on December 12, 1960, in Amsterdam Zoo and acquired by the Delhi zoo in 1990, Rita, was the oldest chimp in India and probably the "oldest in Asia", according to the Limca Book of Records.
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In a first, ED attaches chimpanzees, marmosets in a PMLA case
India | Sep 21, 2019, 08:45 PM ISTIn a first of its kind, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a Provisional Attachment Order in respect of three Chimpanzees and four Marmosets being the proceeds of crime under provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act against a wildlife smuggler of West Bengal on Saturday.
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BBC radio fires broadcaster after his royal baby tweet
Trending | May 09, 2019, 06:59 PM ISTDanny Baker got sacked for his chimpanzee tweet regarding birth of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's baby.
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Human 'common cold' virus killed chimpanzees in Uganda
Trending | Dec 15, 2017, 12:06 PM ISTThe outbreak occurred in Uganda in February of 2013 and affected most chimps in the community.
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WATCH! Azalea, a North Korean chimpanzee, smokes a pack of cigarettes a day (Pics Inside)
World | Oct 21, 2016, 12:50 PM ISTA chimpanzee at a zoo in North Korea has become the latest Internet sensation. The chimp is drawing huge crowds after people learnt that she smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. The 19-year-old chimp,
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Male chimpanzees fight for social status but females wait patiently: Study
World | Oct 16, 2016, 11:43 AM ISTScientists have discovered that wild female chimpanzees don’t seek out status the same way male chimps do. While male chimpanzees actively challenge their superiors to win higher rank, females accept their position in the
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US man mauled by chimps in Africa remains sedated
World | Jul 03, 2012, 10:15 AM ISTDallas, Jun 3: A South African hospital says a U.S. anthropology student attacked by the chimpanzees he was studying remains sedated after six hours of surgery to clean his wounds and deal with his injuries.Andrew