chimpanzees
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Improved mapping of Swedish genes
September 26, 2019
People – or more specifically just Swedes – are more like chimpanzees than previously known. This is indicated…
Chimpanzee Brain Organoids Hint at Secrets of Human Evolution
February 18, 2019
At some point during human evolution, a handful of genetic changes triggered a dramatic threefold expansion of the…
Baboon Genomes Offer Clues to the Past and Future of Humanity
February 14, 2019
“Once upon a time, in a cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia, different types of ancient…
Chimpanzee Brain Organoid Hint at Secrets of Human Evolution
February 12, 2019
At some point during human evolution, a handful of genetic changes triggered a dramatic threefold expansion of the…
Human respiratory viruses continue to spread in wild chimpanzees
January 21, 2019
Less than two years after the first report of wild chimpanzees in Uganda dying as a result of…
Chimpanzees sniff out strangers and family members
October 25, 2018
Primates, including humans, are usually thought of as visual animals with reduced reliance on the sense of smell.…
Bonobos and chimpanzees would understand each other – they share the meaning of some gestures
March 1, 2018
Did you notice that in movies animals can talk between themselves, regardless if they are of different species?…
Chimpanzees don’t need to observe others to know how to use tools
October 1, 2017
Humans as well as animals typically learn through observation – you see others doing something, you absorb this…
Warfare may explain differences in social structures in chimpanzees and bonobos
May 5, 2017
Researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, compared data collected from several wild…
Wild chimpanzees have surprisingly long life spans
March 21, 2017 
A 20-year demographic study of a large chimpanzee community in Uganda’s Kibale National Park has revealed that, under…
Oxytocin enhances social affiliation in chimpanzee groups
December 28, 2016
The high costs of individuals going to war is perplexing. Individuals are willing to suffer costs in order…
Chimpanzee babysitters – key to quicker reproduction
November 13, 2016
Our complex social orders look incomparable to the ones of animals. We created many institutions, codes and norms,…
A new behavioural variant in wild chimpanzees: Algae fishing in Bakoun, Guinea
November 6, 2016
Chimpanzees often use tools to extract or consume food but which tools they choose for which purpose can…
Wild chimpanzee mothers teach young to use tools, video study confirms
October 12, 2016
The first documented evidence of wild chimpanzee mothers teaching their offspring to use tools has been captured by…
Study: Humans, chimps share cognitive connection
September 9, 2016
Chimpanzees and humans diverge by just over 1 percent of DNA, meaning that, biologically, chimps are more closely…
Study confirms simian ancestors of HIV can infect human cells
July 25, 2016
No one knows exactly how it happened. It may have entered through a cut or bite wound, the…
Great apes communicate cooperatively
May 23, 2016
Human language is a fundamentally cooperative enterprise, embodying fast-paced interactions. It has been suggested that it evolved as…
Why do chimpanzees throw stones at trees?
February 29, 2016
Chimpanzees often use tools to extract or consume food. Which tools they choose for which purpose, however, can…
Sociable Chimps Harbor Richer Gut Microbiomes
January 21, 2016
Spending time in close contact with others often means risking catching germs and getting sick. But being sociable…
Chimp friendships are based on trust
January 15, 2016
It almost goes without saying that trust is a defining element of genuine human friendship. Now, researchers of…
Young male chimpanzees play more than females with objects, but do not become better tool users
October 9, 2015 
Research into differences between chimpanzees and bonobos in ‘preparation’ for tool use reveals intriguing sex bias in object…
Chimpanzees coping with forest loss
August 25, 2015
By collecting faecal samples and analysing them genetically a team of researchers found three times more chimpanzees than…
Chimpanzees consume clay to get needed minerals
July 31, 2015
To compensate for our poor choice of food we tend to use different supplements to get needed minerals.…
Chimps use clay to detox and as a mineral supplement
July 30, 2015
The paper led by the University of Oxford describes how the researchers observed wild chimpanzees in the Budongo…
Chez Chimp: Why our primate cousins don’t cook
June 18, 2015
Once upon a time, the list of behaviors that absolutely distinguished humans and non-human primates was clear and…
Tool use is ‘innate’ in chimpanzees but not bonobos, their closest evolutionary relative
June 17, 2015
First evidence for a species difference in the innate predisposition for tool use in our closest evolutionary cousins…
Lowly ‘New Girl’ Chimps Form Stronger Female Bonds
May 22, 2015
Low-ranking “new girl” chimpanzees seek out other gal pals with similar status, finds a new study of social…
Female chimps more likely to use tools when hunting
April 16, 2015
It was a discovery that changed what researchers knew about the hunting techniques of chimpanzees. In 2007, Jill…
Modeling chimp behavior? Try using laws that govern matter
March 4, 2015
As deforestation, climate change and other pressures threaten habitats, how might chimpanzees adapt? An interdisciplinary research team has…
Wild chimpanzees select nut-cracking tools taking account of up to five different factors
January 5, 2015
Are chimpanzees sensitive to the effect of an object’s properties on nut-cracking efficiency and plan their tool selection…
- Boy moms more social in chimpanzees
November 25, 2014 - Aggression in male chimpanzees leads to mating success
November 14, 2014 - The early chimp gets the fig
October 29, 2014 - Back off: Female chimps stressed out by competing suitors
October 8, 2014 - Study shows how chimpanzees share skills
October 1, 2014 - Natural born killers: Chimpanzee violence is an evolutionary strategy
September 18, 2014 - Fish as good as chimpanzees at choosing the best partner for a task
September 9, 2014 - Onset of puberty in female bonobos precedes that of chimpanzees
July 31, 2014 - Father’s age influences rate of evolution
June 13, 2014 - Brain versus brawn: the evolution of humans and other animals
June 13, 2014 - Herpes Infected Humans Before They Were Human
June 11, 2014 - Surprising Results from Game Theory Studies
June 10, 2014 - Biological origins of language remain a mystery
June 3, 2014 - Male monkey filmed caring for dying mate
April 22, 2014
- Chimpanzees prefer firm, stable beds
April 17, 2014 - One of the last strongholds for Western chimpanzees
April 10, 2014 - New large population of chimpanzees discovered
February 7, 2014 - Identification of gene that influences joint attention in chimpanzees provides insight into autism spectrum disorders
February 7, 2014 - The way to a chimpanzee’s heart is through its stomach
January 15, 2014 - Chimpanzees are rational, not conformists
December 17, 2013 - Bonobos stay young longer
December 17, 2013 - Chimp lawsuit falters in US courts
December 11, 2013 - Group seeks ‘personhood’ for 4 chimps in US
December 4, 2013 - Long-term memory helps chimpanzees in their search for food
October 30, 2013 - Gene regulation differences between humans and chimpanzees more complex than thought
October 18, 2013 - Chimpanzees: Alarm calls with intent?
October 17, 2013 - As chimpanzees grow, so does yawn contagion
October 17, 2013
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