What was he thinking? Study turns to ape intellect
(AP) — The more we study animals, the less special we seem.
Plants & Animals
Jun 24, 2012
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Out of the mouths of primates, facial mechanics of human speech may have evolved (w/ Video)
The throat and facial movements that twist the air pushing through your vocal cords into words could be rooted in the well-meaning expressions primates exchange with each other, according to two recent studies based at Princeton ...
Evolution
Jun 20, 2012
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Social status promotes faster wound healing in wild baboons
Turns out it's not bad being top dog, or in this case, top baboon.
Plants & Animals
May 21, 2012
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Baboons, infants show similar gesturing behavior, suggesting shared communication systems
Both human infants and baboons have a stronger preference for using their right hand to gesture than for a simple grasping task, supporting the hypothesis that language development, which is lateralized in the left part of ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 21, 2012
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Baboons follow the leader to breakfast
If you're trying to drum up a crowd to go out for a drink after work, you're more likely to succeed if you're popular. Otherwise, you'll probably be going to the pub on your own.
Plants & Animals
Nov 1, 2011
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Baboon beauties are more likely to get bullied
Being a good-looking female baboon might bag you the most handsome male, but the latest study suggests that beauty has its drawbacks.
Plants & Animals
Aug 4, 2011
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20-million-year-old ape skull unearthed in Uganda
A team of Ugandan and French paleontologists announced Tuesday they had found a 20-million-year-old ape skull in northeastern Uganda, saying it could shed light on the region's evolutionary history.
Archaeology
Aug 2, 2011
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High social rank comes at a price, researchers find
Being at the very top of a social hierarchy may be more costly than previously thought, according to a new study of wild baboons led by a Princeton University ecologist.
Social Sciences
Jul 14, 2011
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Baboons prefer dining with friends
Mealtimes can be a fraught business for the wild baboons of the Namib Desert. There's little food about, which means they have to share. Unsurprisingly, skirmishes often break out.
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2011
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Tut, tut: Microbial growth in pharaoh's tomb suggests burial was a rush job
In the tomb of King Tutankhamen, the elaborately painted walls are covered with dark brown spots that mar the face of the goddess Hathor, the silvery-coated baboons -- in fact, almost every surface.
Archaeology
Jun 8, 2011
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