Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus), otherwise known as pygmy chimpanzees, are the only two species of the genus Pan. As they are our nearest relatives, there has been much research devoted to investigating the similarities and differences between them. This…
"In 1997 Gloria Grow started a sanctuary for chimps retired from biomedical research on her farm outside Montreal. For the indomitable Gloria, caring for thirteen great apes is like presiding over a maximum security prison, a Zen sanctuary, an old folks home, and a New York deli…
"In 1997 Gloria Grow started a sanctuary for chimps retired from biomedical research on her farm outside Montreal. For the indomitable Gloria, caring for thirteen great apes is like presiding over a maximum security prison, a Zen sanctuary, an old folks home, and a New York deli…
When female chimpanzee Dorothy died in a Cameroon wildlife sanctuary, a YouTube video of Dr. Speede cradling her head while her family viewed her body demonstrated that animals experience complex emotions. In this touching memoir, Speede memoralizes Dorothy's forgiving nature; h…
When female chimpanzee Dorothy died in a Cameroon wildlife sanctuary, a YouTube video of Dr. Speede cradling her head while her family viewed her body demonstrated that animals experience complex emotions. In this touching memoir, Speede memoralizes Dorothy's forgiving nature; h…
A former student and colleague of Jane Goodall shares stories of chimps and their heroes, and takes readers on a journey to save man's closest relative. Unbeknownst to much of the public, there is a looming crisis for Great Apes: chimps are extinct in four African countries and …
T how close to the human mind this ape has come. "No other animal has done more to renew interest in animal intelligence"--Time 42 intriguing photos.