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Wild chimpanzees show others objects simply to share attention
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoA wild chimpanzee has been observed showing an object to its mother simply for sharing’s sake,...
Playing with the kids is important work for chimpanzee mothers
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 week agoChimp mothers take on the critical role of playmate with their young. Kris Sabbi Wild chimpanzees...
These 5 animals have culture. Here’s what they can reveal about our shared evolutionary experience
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoChimpanzee Getty Images/Anup Shah In 2018, a group of French scientists covered a male fruit fly in...
Remembrances of apes past: Chimpanzees and bonobos can recognize long-lost friends
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoChimpanzees enjoy their retirement at the Chimp Haven sanctuary in Keithville, La. A new study finds...
Chimpsky, not Chomsky: Did Nim the chimpanzee actually learn American Sign Language?
Salon via Yahoo News· 11 months agoChimpanzees 605383547Getty Images/PHOTOSTOCK-ISRAEL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Humans are often thought...
Alpha chimp steals eagle's dinner in 'surreal and exhilarating' forest encounter
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 months agoImba the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) feeding on a bushbuck carcass likely caught by an eagle....
Wild bonobos show surprising signs of cooperations between groups
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoResearchers examined pro-social behaviors of wild bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo....
Scientists figured out chimpanzees have a rudimentary language by pranking them with fake snakes
Salon via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThree chimpanzeesROB ELLIOTT/AFP via Getty Images Humans are not merely adept at communicating...
Study finds first evidence of ‘relationship with benefits’ between gorillas and chimpanzees in wild
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoResearchers have uncovered the first evidence of long-lasting social relationships with “possible...
Mammals may use same-sex sexual behavior for conflict resolution, bonding, and more
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA new study found that same-sex sexual behavior helps establish and maintain positive social...