News tagged with chimp
Color differences within and between species have common genetic origin
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Spend a little time people-watching at the beach and you're bound to notice differences in the amount, thickness and color of people's body hair. Then head to the zoo and compare people to chimps, our closest ...
New evidence of culture in wild chimpanzees
Oct 22, 2009 |
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A new study of chimpanzees living in the wild adds to evidence that our closest primate relatives have cultural differences, too. The study, reported online on October 22nd in Current Biology shows that neighb ...
Yawning toons make an ape gape
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Computer animations of yawning chimpanzees provoke the same irresistible grins in real chimps, according to an unusual study released Wednesday.
Chimps, like humans, focus on faces
Jul 23, 2009 |
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A chimp's attention is captured by faces more effectively than by bananas. A series of experiments described in BioMed Central's open access journal Frontiers in Zoology suggests that the apes are wired to res ...
Owners struggle to find sanctuaries for chimps
May 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Russ Cochran fondly recalls the fun he had with his chimpanzee when the animal was younger, taking him for rides in the car and to his cabin on the river. Boaters would stop to see Sammy, who would ...
Chimp's stone throwing at zoo visitors was 'premeditated'
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Researchers have found what they say is some of the first unambiguous evidence that an animal other than humans can make spontaneous plans for future events. The report in the March 9th issue of Current Bi ...
Small male chimps use politics, rather than aggression, to lead the pack
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Feb 02, 2009 |
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With most mammals, the biggest and most aggressive male claims the alpha male role and gets his choice of food and females. But a new study from the University of Minnesota suggests that at least among chimpanzees, ...
