Treating wounds with insects: the strange habits of Gabon chimps
How to treat a wound?
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Cracking chimpanzee culture
Chimpanzees don't automatically know what to do when they come across nuts and stones. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now used field experiments to show that chimpanzees thus do not simply invent nut cracking ...
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Jan 24, 2022
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Study reports first evidence of social relationships between chimpanzees and gorillas
A long-term study led by primatologist Crickette Sanz at Washington University in St. Louis reveals the first evidence of lasting social relationships between chimpanzees and gorillas in the wild.
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Sep 30, 2022
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Humans ditched swiveling hips for shorter stride than chimps
Humans were thought to have the longest primate strides for their height, but now it turns out that chimpanzees take 25% longer strides than we do, thanks to their swiveling hips, which rotate by as much as 61deg every time ...
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Aug 20, 2021
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Bonobos, unlike humans, are more interested in the emotions of strangers than individuals they know
As humans, we share many characteristics with bonobos, who together with chimpanzees are the ape species that are most closely related to us. There are a lot of similarities in our social behavior, but also some remarkable ...
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Jan 11, 2023
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Showing off: Wild chimpanzees show others objects simply to share attention
Researchers have observed a wild chimpanzee showing an object to its mother simply for sharing's sake—social behavior previously thought to be unique to humans.
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Apes get emotional over games of chance
Like some humans, chimpanzees and bonobos exhibit emotional responses to outcomes of their decisions by pouting or throwing angry tantrums when a risk-taking strategy fails to pay off, according to research published May ...
Plants & Animals
May 29, 2013
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Grandma chimps offer clues for evolution of menopause in humans
Humans and some whales are the only known species in which females live long after they stop being able to reproduce.
Plants & Animals
Oct 29, 2023
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Study suggests male chimpanzees are focused on offspring rather than building relationships with females
New research suggests that male chimpanzees are more invested in protecting their own offspring than previously thought. Researchers found male chimpanzees spend time with non-mating female chimpanzees that are caring for ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2016
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Soft tissue measurements critical to hominid reconstruction
Accurate soft tissue measurements are critical when making reconstructions of human ancestors, a new study from the University of Adelaide and Arizona State University has found.
Evolution
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