Chimpanzees in the Media

NIH Accused of Dishonesty Over Chimp Research Plans

After national outcry over its plan to send 209 retired, federally-owned chimpanzees back into traumatic medical research, the National Institutes of Health said it would wait. The chimps' fate would only be decided after independent experts judged whether research was necessary. But animal advocates say the NIH has already planned to pursue the controversial program.

posted 12/02/2011 6:13 PM

Chimps need books, too

We bet we know some of the people on your holiday gift list. Mom ■ Dad ■ Brother ■ Grandparents ■ Read full article >>

posted 12/01/2011 6:14 PM

Chimp throwbacks

Human evolution seems to have begun with tools, language and hunting. Now it seems the silver medallist in these events is catching us up. Chimpanzees have long been recorded throwing with great accuracy in zoos as well as in the wild.

posted 12/01/2011 5:38 AM

Editorial: Save the Chimps nearing completion of the 'Great Chimpanzee Migration' to St. Lucie County

Imagine almost 300 chimpanzees scampering and playing and enjoying themselves along the grass and water in the warmth of a sunny sky. This isn't a scene out of Africa. It's in St. Lucie County.

posted 12/01/2011 4:00 AM

No More Research on Chimpanzees, CBCD Applauds GlaxoSmithKline Decision

The Center for the Biology of Chronic Disease (CBCD) applauds GlaxoSmithKline decision to stop using Chimpanzees in antiviral research.Rochester, New York (PRWEB) December 01, 2011 The CBCD commends GlaxoSmithKline, a major pharmaceutical company, for its animal friendly decision.According to virologist Stanley Lemon of the University of North Carolina: “The chimpanzee model has been very ...

posted 12/01/2011 3:27 AM

The Mind of the Chimpanzee

The mind of the chimpanzee is far more complex than we once thought. Eddie Arruza tells us what researchers at the Lincoln Park Zoo are learning about our closest non-human relative, and why those findings just might save the endangered species.

posted 11/23/2011 9:41 AM

Infant Chimps Bred at High-Profile Research Center Despite Ban

By Meredith Wadman of Nature magazine The largest and most high-profile chimpanzee research centre in the United States has acknowledged to Nature that 137 infant chimpanzees have been born to federally owned animals under its care since 2000, despite a government moratorium on such births. [More]

posted 11/22/2011 3:44 PM