Despite those differences, “upright walking preceded the great ape/human split and likely started in Europe,” Böhme says. Measurements of three Danuvius limb bones, two of which come from the ...

The Indianapolis Zoo welcomed a male baby orangutan to its Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center. This makes it 12 official primates that live at the zoo. The baby was born at 2:30 p.m. on ...

Around two weeks from now, the baby orangutan will likely be able to sit upright and use their hands. Luna will later help her baby eat solid foods a few months after birth. If Luna and her baby ...

Of all primates living today, only we humans walk fully upright. But Lucy and other fossil finds reveal that more than 3 million years ago, a relatively small-brained, ape-faced human ancestor ...