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A database of great ape research promises to unlock deeper understanding of their cognition, intelligence and social behaviour.
To study accumulative stone throwing among wild chimpanzees, researchers hike deep into the savanna-woodland of Boé — a habitat increasingly threatened by industrial mining.
Chimps build a new nest every night – but how they choose what to build and where is surprisingly complicated.
With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Galdikas changed the face of science and opened the world’s eyes to how similar humans are to orangutans and other primates.
The youngest chimpanzees are the biggest risk-takers. Would humans show the same pattern if adults weren’t keeping such a close watch on little kids?
What muscles feet have, how your brain controls them, and how humans evolved all play a part in why people can’t easily move individual toes.
Chimpanzees are capable of responding to wounds in inventive and sometimes cooperative ways.
What chimpanzees can teach us about climate change
Her ability to move between academia, media and policy was almost unique.
Mushrooms make up a crucial part of some monkeys’ diets, offering insights into the past.
Alcohol consumption is common across human societies, but do animals other than humans regularly drink alcohol?
Chimpanzees’ turn-taking shows skills that may have supported the evolution of human conversation.
Many scientists see evidence of language in the sounds animals put together, but they may be kidding themselves.
The study allowed researchers to assess the impact of changing zoo practices over the last 50 years.
Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savannah habitats. Some of the adaptations may protect against malaria.
Any notion of a dominant alpha chimp getting all the action is far from reality.
Many animals show signs of high intelligence, including strong memory, self-awareness and communication skills.
Birds’ building behaviour and the shape of the structures might be the result of social interactions.
Many of the endangered mammal species are solitary. Understanding this way of life may help to protect them.
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