New research shows bonobos and chimpanzees comfort others at similar rates, challenging old beliefs about ape empathy.

Though the reason behind this action is unclear, researchers suggest socially consuming alcohol may have offered evolutionary ...

Psychologists from Durham University, UK, have observed the behavior of 90 sanctuary-living apes to establish whether bonobos ...

New data suggests that the human inclination toward feasting in groups is part of our deep evolutionary history.

Chimps' enjoyment of and willingness to share alcohol-infused fruit hints at possible ancient roots of social drinking.

In the wild, some animals have a taste for fermented fruit –which contains small amounts of alcohol. Now, for the first time, ...

Research reveals the interesting behavior of chimpanzees and how they bond by sharing fermented, alcoholic fruit.

For the first time, researchers have filmed chimpanzees in the wild sharing fermented African breadfruit, which contains ...