Chimpanzee deaths in Uganda pinned on human cold virus
In the wild, chimpanzees face any number of dire threats, ranging from poachers to predators to deforestation.
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Chimp females who leave home postpone parenthood
New moms need social support, and mother chimpanzees are no exception. So much so that female chimps that lack supportive friends and family wait longer to start having babies, according to researchers who have combed through ...
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Nov 20, 2017
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What grosses out a chimpanzee?
Chimpanzees do some pretty disgusting things.
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Nov 17, 2017
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Chimpanzees shown spontaneously 'taking turns' to solve number puzzle
A new study from Kyoto and Oxford universities and Indianapolis Zoo has shown chimpanzees spontaneously taking turns to complete a number sequencing task.
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Nov 1, 2017
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Chimpanzees can learn how to use tools without observing others
New observations have lead researchers to believe that chimpanzees can use tools spontaneously to solve a task, without needing to watch others first.
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Sep 28, 2017
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Both chimpanzees and humans spontaneously imitate each other's actions
Copying the behaviour of others makes us effective learners and allow skills, knowledge and inventions to be passed on from one generation to the next. Imitation is therefore viewed as the key cognitive ability that enabled ...
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Aug 21, 2017
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Chimpanzees learn rock-paper-scissors
Chimpanzees of all ages and all sexes can learn the simple circular relationship between the three different hand signals used in the well-known game rock-paper-scissors. Even though it might take them longer, they are indeed ...
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Aug 10, 2017
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Apes only provide food to conspecifics that have previously assisted them
For us humans, it goes without saying that we reward others as an indication of the gratitude we feel towards them. Scientists from the Max Planck Institutes for Evolutionary Anthropology and for Mathematics in the Sciences ...
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Jun 27, 2017
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Chimpanzees modify grooming behavior when near higher ranking members
Research by Dr Nicholas Newton-Fisher from the University of Kent has found chimpanzees modify their interactions with other chimpanzees if higher ranking members of their community are nearby.
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Jun 21, 2017
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Chimps' cultural traditions extend beyond family
Chimpanzees adapt their behaviour to match the group, just as humans do, according to new research led by the University of St Andrews.
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Jun 20, 2017
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