Charlie the smoking chimpanzee of the Bloemfontein Zoo has died. Mangaung municipal spokesperson Qondile Khedama said Charlie had become an institution at the zoo, entertaining thousands of visitors ...

The star of the HBO docuseries Chimp Crazy pleaded guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice after she tearfully testified under oath that her beloved pet chimpanzee Tonka had died — when in ...

A zoo in China is investigating an incident in which a chimpanzee was captured on video smoking a discarded cigarette butt, according to Chinese media. The video, which has gone viral since it was ...

Any docuseries about wild animals kept as pets is a mess looking for a flat ... Old black-and-white film and television shows loved to have a chimp in a smoking jacket puffing away on a pipe ...

The most recent episodes of “Chimp Crazy” revisit two incidents of pet chimpanzee attacks on humans: chimpanzee Travis and Charla Nash, and chimpanzee Buck and Tamara Brogoitti’s daughter.

Instead, the series wound up focusing on Haddix’s intense relationship with her movie-star pet chimpanzee Tonka and her ensuing battle against PETA after she faked the ape’s death. The kicker ...

Breeding operations pull newborn animals from their mothers to sell in the pet trade. They are dressed up, leashed and trundled out for shopping trips and family gatherings. “Chimp Crazy ...

The woman at the center of HBO’s docuseries Chimp Crazy is still on the hook for nearly $240,000 after she faked the death of her pet chimpanzee Tonka, as PETA is urging a judge to consider ...

The charged cultural conversation about pets and children — see “Chimp Crazy,” “childless cat ladies” and more — reveals the hidden contradictions of family life. By Amanda Hess Amanda ...

The creators of Tiger King are back with another wild docuseries, Chimp Crazy. Coming from filmmaker Eric Goode, it follows Tonia Haddix, who cares for chimpanzees in captivity, the series made ...

Smartly, “Chimp Crazy” opens up its scope beyond this one case. Instances of pet chimps attacking humans are all too familiar headline news now. There’s Travis, the beloved chimp child of ...