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Chimps continue learning tool use even as adults, study finds
Salon via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoThis study is only the latest in a long series of papers that repeatedly amaze humans with the...
Social media users warned over 'pet monkey' videos
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe endangered species had seen its worldwide population decrease by more than 50% in the last 40 years. Mr Lovatt said this was due to factors like...
Chicago Zoo Designs an Outdoor Primate Paradise
Engineering News-Record· 7 days agoDecades later, in the early 1980s, the zoo built Tropic World, a habitat that houses monkeys and apes. The habitat, which currently has only indoor space...
Cute lemurs make terrible pets, but supporting their conservation will bring big rewards
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoBut lemurs are in trouble. They are the most endangered group of terrestrial mammals in the world, with 98% of lemur species considered endangered or critically endangered ...
Tyrannosaurus Rex as Smart as Crocodile, Not Primates or Humans: Study
Gadgets 360· 5 days agoA recent study has put to rest the notion that Tyrannosaurus rex was as brainy as a primate. For...
Infanticide Or Adoption? Why Parrots Kill Or Care For Each Other’s Chicks
Forbes· 1 day agoInfanticide — baby killing — is also commonly seen in gorillas and in a variety of other...
Playing with the kids is important work for chimpanzee mothers
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBut not all primate parents reckon with costly play. In fact, there are almost no records of monkey...
One of Hollywood’s Greatest Franchises Is Back. It Still Hasn’t Found a Worthy Heir.
Slate via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAt the end of the first and best film of the series, Rise of the Planet...of the Apes, Caesar is a...
Chimps – like humans – may be lifelong learners, researchers say
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe scientists analysed video recordings of the primates collected from the site over several years....
For elephants, like people, greetings are a complicated affair
Reuters via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoFor elephants, greetings appear to be a similarly complex affair. A study based on observations of...