Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

Scientists study cultural traditions in chimpanzees, revealing dialects used for mating and the impact of human influence on ...

Judith Curran knows a thing or two about resilience. The seasoned producer, director, and writer has dodged African leopards, survived the Bornean rainforest, and faced an even tougher ...

Crop-foraging orangutans were found to experience less ... Rachel Ikemeh, co-vice chair for Africa at the Primate Specialist Group of the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, said ...

US President Donald Trump’s second term has brought South Africa’s domestic human rights record into stark international prominence. Based on misinformation, Trump’s anti-South African ...

Meanwhile, a wild orangutan and her baby surprise students, and release candidate Rebecca’s X-ray reveals possible tuberculosis—will she still make it back to the wild? NFL releases official ...

But regardless of how much deforestation the expansion plan entails, any clearing of the native forest will be devastating for the survival of the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis), Riezcy ...

In 1986, Sue Dobson, a young white woman from Pretoria, was recruited by the African National Congress (ANC) to be a spy within the South African apartheid regime. As part of her mission ...

The birds are smaller than Emperor penguins and only exist in southern Africa Six key breeding areas are to be safeguarded to help save the African penguin, following a landmark court order in ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The Trump administration’s decision to expel the South African ambassador is its latest move against a country it has singled out for sanctions and accused of being ...

The administration of President Donald Trump has declared South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool a persona non grata in the United States. In a social media post on Friday, US Secretary of State ...