Mama’s Last Hug: What Animal Emotions Reveal About Humans
Primatologist Frans de Waal explores the fascinating world of animal and human emotions.
Human Respiratory Viruses Continue to Spread in Wild Chimpanzees
Less than two years after the first report of wild chimpanzees in Uganda dying as a result of a human “common cold” virus, a new study has identified two other respiratory viruses of human origin in chimpanzee groups in the same forest.
San Francisco Lecture Explores New Discoveries about Chimpanzees
From culture to warfare, from our diet to our politics, the study of wild chimpanzees continues to change the way we understand both human nature and the apes themselves.
Origin Stories: The Four Year War
The Leakey Foundation has released the first episode of the new season of its award-winning Origin Stories podcast.
Two Chicago Events Explore Chimpanzee Behavior
The Leakey Foundation has partnered with the Chicago Council on Science and Technology, the Lincoln Park Zoo, and Columbia College Chicago to bring primate behavioral ecologist John Mitani to Chicago for two exciting events about chimpanzee behavior.