National Geographic assigned Hugo to document chimp behaviors but also to film and photograph what they called “human interest”—Jane playing with the chimps and even washing her hair.

FESTUS, Mo. – A man villainized for shooting an escaped chimp on his property in 2001 is called a “hero” by some today. He’s also responsible for the start of our coverage on a chimpanzee ...

A study comparing chimpanzee and human brains suggests that the regions that grew the most during human evolution are the most susceptible to aging. By Carl Zimmer The human brain, more than any ...

That’s the oath Tonia Haddix swore to uphold in January 2022, when she logged into a Zoom court hearing to deny that she had anything to do with the disappearance of a famous chimpanzee.

The new HBO docuseries follows Tonia Haddix's efforts at hiding Tonka the chimp from authorities after a judge ordered that the animal be turned over to an animal sanctuary. Viewers are going ...

I would give my life for him,” Tonia Haddix says in a trailer for HBO’s “Chimp Crazy” docuseries. She’s talking about Tonka, the 32-year-old chimpanzee whose remarkable life story ...

The charged cultural conversation about pets and children — see “Chimp Crazy,” “childless cat ladies” and more — reveals the hidden contradictions of family life. By Amanda Hess Amanda ...

It was a happy ending for Tonka the chimp, focus of the HBO docuseries Chimp Crazy, which aired its final episode on Sunday night. The primate, who was bred for the entertainment industry ...

A chimpanzee was born overnight Thursday at the Little Rock Zoo, according to a news release issued Friday. The mother is 17-year-old Kianga, a first-time parent who was transferred to the Little ...

By Rick Porter Television Writer HBO‘s Chimp Crazy is looking like it will be the outlet’s most watched documentary series in several years. As for Industry, Sunday’s episode (the third of ...

HBO’s buzzy “Chimp Crazy” has become the premium network’s most-watched docuseries in four years, behind 2020 series “McMillions.” The series, which premiered Aug. 18, debuted its ...