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"Chimps can also solve simple problems and are able to learn sign language to communicate with humans.They can even learn symbols for objects and actions and have been known to combine these in a way that resembles spoken phrases.

IT'S a sign of a close bond that keepers can communicate with chimps at Dudley Zoological Gardens and understand their needs through hand signals.

OUR gorgeous chimps went ape for an adorable album of baby snaps made to mark their two decades at Dudley Zoo.

Sue Perkins meets the chimps SUE PERKINS AND THE CHIMP SANCTUARY BBC2, 9pm WE'VE seen enough of Sue Perkins on our screens to know that she can be as emotional as she is funny.

Studies show that chimps are more likely to alarm-call when their peers haven't seen the threat or heard the threat-related calls, and may quiet down after those peers have made it to safety, the researchers pointed out.

As she spent more time with the animals, she noticed how the chimps would hug or kiss other chimps, or sometimes even viciously attack other chimps as a form of revenge.

Chimps carry a small percentage of bonobo DNA, researchers report in the Oct.

Staff wrapped treats of monkey pellets and onions in party paper for Nickel and the 11 other chimps to unravel and enjoy.

A NEW computer programme has been developed which will give chimps at Twycross Zoo the chance to experience life in the wild.

OK--in reality, chimps aren't likely to become cafeteria workers anytime soon.

Last month, the National Institutes of Health announced they would no longer support biomedical research on chimpanzees and that all federally owned chimps would be retired to sanctuaries.

They may not make it to Top Chef anytime soon, but it turns out chimps have some of the skills needed to cook.