Staff say 18-year-old chimpanzee Sile has been accepted into the zoo's troupe with an "unheard of" warm welcome in just days.

Hugs can do more than provide emotional comfort; they can also boost your immune system. A 2015 study by Carnegie Mellon University found that frequent hugging is linked to a lower risk of illness ...

Humans need hugs. Little humans, otherwise known as children, even more so. This is scientific fact, supported by countless hugs...er...studies, and the need for ...

While there are countless ways to manage stress, one of the simplest and most natural remedies is often overlooked—hugs. Science has shown that a warm embrace does more than just provide ...

Simply put, if a chimp sees another urinate, it will too. The study was led by Ena Onishi, a doctoral student at Kyoto University's Wildlife Research Center in Japan. The concept of socially ...

The first chimpanzee to head into space was fighting against the odds from the start. He was born in 1957 in Cameroon and was among the 40 great apes captured and sold to the Holloman Aerospace ...

Still, you can see why people would be tempted to to write off a drumming mechanical chimp as a throwback plaything. You put ...

The same is true of any number of hug-inspired sex positions. They’re warm, loving and intimate — but they don’t (always) offer the same relaxed ease of cuddling. What’s nice? There are ...

Thomas A. Hug, age 86, of Bryan, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Tom was a die setter at Hayes-Albion for 55 years until the closing of ...