Mellony continues to hold her infant - behaviour that experts say is natural and instinctive among chimpanzees after such a loss.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A chimpanzee at the Indianapolis Zoo escaped from its enclosure early Friday, but was found, sedated and returned to her exhibit ...

A chimpanzee broke out of her enclosure at the Indianapolis Zoo Friday morning, sparking a lockdown that trapped dozens of visitors — including 37 schoolchildren on a field trip. Jake Oakman, the ...

A chimpanzee got out of its enclosure at the Indianapolis Zoo, forcing the zoo to be placed on lockdown.It all unfolded around 10 a.m. when the zoo said a female chimpanzee was seen outside her ...

On Nov. 14, a chimpanzee escaped its enclosure at the Indianapolis Zoo while the park was open to guests Officials asked zoo guests to shelter in place after the primate was spotted outside of its ...

INDIANAPOLIS–A female chimpanzee that escaped her enclosure at the Indianapolis Zoo on Friday morning has been returned and the zoo is back to operating as normal. “At approximately 10am, a female ...

A female chimpanzee enjoyed some brief newfound freedom at a Midwest zoo. According to staff at the Indianapolis Zoo, the chimp briefly escaped her enclosure around 10 a.m. on Friday. The zoo was ...

Captive chimpanzees are one of the most popular species kept in zoos because of their charismatic appeal and similarity to humans. They are the closest living relatives of humans because of the shared ...