Two-thirds of a century after Jane Goodall observed "David Greybeard" break off a twig to fashion a fishing rod for termites, researchers following in her footsteps have found that adult chimpanzees ...

A study has revealed that chimpanzees demonstrate teaching behaviors by handing tools to their young and directly showing them how to use them. This follows Jane Goodall, known as the "Mother of ...

Camera traps in Senegal caught chimpanzee tool use passing from mother to daughter, and a juvenile helping an infant crack ...

Chimpanzees are handy with tools. They’re known to use sticks to “fish” for ants and algae, make sponges from moss or leaves, and fashion simple spears for hunting. But exactly how the animals pick up ...

Chimpanzees apparently can help their young learn to use tools. Researchers have observed wild chimpanzees in Senegal giving ...

Young chimpanzees are remarkably innovative, inventing tools and improving on ones that adults use—and this technical know-how could hold the key to better appreciating the role of children in the ...

New research led by University of Oxford researchers has found that old age likely impacts the habitual tool-use behaviors of some wild chimpanzees—although the extent to which different individuals ...

Wild chimpanzees show reduced participation and performance in their tool-use behaviours as they experience old age, according to long-term video observations. The study, published today in eLife, ...