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New paper sheds light on bonobo language
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Aug 28, 2008 |
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What happens when linguistic tools used to analyze human language are applied to a conversation between a language-competent bonobo and a human? The findings, published this month in the Journal of Integrative Psychological an ...
How gorilla gestures point to evolution of human language
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Feb 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of St Andrews have discovered that gorillas have a more extensive repertoire of gestures than any other mammal.
Ancient great ape fossil found in Africa
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 24, 2007 |
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Scientists in Africa say they've have a found the fossil teeth of an ancient great ape that extends the human family tree millions of years.
Book on ape evolution wins W. W. Howells Award
Sep 29, 2009 |
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For the second time, Penn State University scientists Alan Walker and Pat Shipman together have won a national book award. A book they coauthored, The Ape in the Tree, A Natural and Intellectual History of ...
An early ape shows its hand
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Aug 08, 2007 |
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Fossils often have provided important insights into the evolution of humans and our ancestors. Even small fossils, such as bones from the hand or foot can tell us much about our ancestor’s and their behavior. Such may be ...
Wide variations in appropriateness of rectal cancer surgery across England
Jun 05, 2008 |
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A substantial proportion of rectal cancer patients are receiving inappropriate surgical care, because of wide variations in practice across England, reveals research published ahead of print in the journal Gut.
Rumbaugh's theory links positions of Wilson, Skinner
May 01, 2009 |
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When Dr. Paul Naour was looking for a conclusion to his book detailing a previously unknown 1987 tape recording of a conversation regarding human behavior between theorists E.O. Wilson and B.F. Skinner, he found it at Great ...
Subconscious mental connection between blacks, apes may reinforce subtle discrimination
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 05, 2008 |
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Many U.S. citizens may not hold openly racist beliefs today, but they still may subconsciously link African Americans with apes because people still use words and metaphors that subtly reinforce a less-than-human bias and ...
Humans ape nature in Australia
Jan 02, 2007 |
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Humans acting as apes are on display at the Adelaide Zoo as part of an Australian behavioral nature study.
World ape population dwindles at fast rate
Sep 01, 2005 |
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A United Nations publication calls for greater protection of the dwindling number of apes around the world.
Orangutan's spontaneous whistling opens new chapter in study of evolution of speech
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Dec 11, 2008 |
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Throughout history, human beings have used the whistle for everything from hailing a cab to carrying a tune. Now, an orangutan's spontaneous whistling is providing scientists at Great Ape Trust of Iowa new ...
Scientists work to save endangered chimps
Mar 24, 2008 |
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An international effort is being organized to save some 15 endangered chimpanzees isolated in a part of Rwanda's rain forest.
Ebola outbreaks killing thousands of gorillas and chimpanzees
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Apr 16, 2007 |
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Why have large outbreaks of Ebola virus killed tens of thousands of gorillas and chimpanzees over the last decade? Observations published in the May issue of The American Naturalist provide new clues, suggesting that outbre ...
Among Apes, Teeth Are Made for the Toughest Times (w/ Video)
Dec 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The teeth of some apes are formed primarily to handle the most stressful times when food is scarce, according to new research performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The findings ...
'Little foot' skeleton is dated
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 14, 2006 |
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British scientists have dated an ape-man skeleton at 2.2 million years old, suggesting it might not be part of the ancestral tree leading to Homo sapiens.
