Ai, a renowned “genius” chimpanzee known for counting, recognising symbols, colours and painting, died aged 49 from old age and multiple organ failure at Kyoto University. Her decades of research ...

Chimpanzees can change their minds when the facts no longer support their previous beliefs – a rational level of thinking that was once considered uniquely human. In a series of experiments designed ...

Researchers at the University of College London recently undertook a massive study to better understand chimps. The team analyzed data from fecal samples of 828 wild chimpanzees across 30 populations, ...

Jane Goodall’s research at Gombe Stream National Park revolutionized our understanding of chimpanzee intelligence. In 1960, she observed a chimp named David Greybeard stripping leaves from twigs to ...

We remember Ai, a highly intelligent chimpanzee who lived at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University for most of ...

We all know that chimpanzees and other animals are extremely intelligent and deeply emotional. And now a recent and extremely detailed study shows just how smart chimpanzees can be and that there are ...

Ai, the \"genius\" chimpanzee whose incredible cognitive abilities revolutionised primate intelligence research, has died in ...

Ai advanced primate intelligence studies by mastering languages and colours, leaving a legacy in cognitive research.

For something so admired, so synonymous with merit, the concept of intelligence is remarkably poorly understood. Our society operates on the assumption that people with greater intelligence deserve ...