Chimpanzees Prefer Sturdier, More Comfortable Beds

Chimpanzees Prefer Sturdier, More Comfortable Beds

They carefully select the type of trees they will sleep in

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 17th, 2013
Chimpanzees Do Not Conform to the Norm

Chimpanzees Do Not Conform to the Norm

Previous studies suggested the primates followed group pressure

Yawning Is So Contagious It Can Spread from Humans to Chimps

Yawning Is So Contagious It Can Spread from Humans to Chimps

Juvenile chimps living in sanctuaries are likely to yawn when they see people doing so

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 5th, 2013
Researcher Finds Possible New Tick Species Inside His Nose

Researcher Finds Possible New Tick Species Inside His Nose

The tick set up camp inside Tony Goldberg’s nostril while the latter was in Uganda

Orphaned Chimps Have Poor Social Skills

Orphaned Chimps Have Poor Social Skills

Researchers say this is because they didn't have a mom to teach them what's what

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 19th, 2013
Chimps and Orangutans Can Remember Things That Happened Many Years Back

Chimps and Orangutans Can Remember Things That Happened Many Years Back

Researchers find new similarities between people and apes

Watch: Research Chimpanzees Are Released, Walk on Grass for the First Time Ever

Watch: Research Chimpanzees Are Released, Walk on Grass for the First Time Ever

Over the next months, a sanctuary in Keithville will welcome over 100 retired chimps

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 27th, 2013
NIH Announces Plans to Retire Most Research Chimpanzees

NIH Announces Plans to Retire Most Research Chimpanzees

The US has been experimenting on chimps for over 90 years, PETA explains

US Announces Plans to Classify All Chimps as Endangered

US Announces Plans to Classify All Chimps as Endangered

Presently, only chimps living in the wild are considered endangered

Apes Throw a Fit When Things Don't Go According to Plan

Apes Throw a Fit When Things Don't Go According to Plan

Chimps and bonobos have emotional responses to the outcomes of their decisions

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 24th, 2012
110 Chimpanzees Are Finally Freed from Their Laboratory Cages

110 Chimpanzees Are Finally Freed from Their Laboratory Cages

The animals will no longer be used by researchers on various experiments

Neural Wiring Complexity Separates Us from Chimps

Neural Wiring Complexity Separates Us from Chimps

The difference does not necessarily lie in a bigger brain volume

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 23rd, 2011
Chimpanzees Cooperate Only When They Have To

Chimpanzees Cooperate Only When They Have To

New study challenges established data on these primates

Bonobos Shake Their Heads to Say 'No'

Bonobos Shake Their Heads to Say 'No'

The behavior has never been witnessed before

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 18th, 2010
Changes in Our Feet Allowed Us to Use Tools

Changes in Our Feet Allowed Us to Use Tools

By opening the way for hands to evolve

 
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