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Primate populations are declining around the world. The great apes are in danger of disappearing, and that bears a great risk for humanity itself.
Our closest relatives are being wiped out and it’s all our fault.
Research suggests friends don’t just help in the bad times – they cut damaging stress just by being around.
The two species mated 500,000 years ago, leaving a genetic mark to this day. This knowledge could help save them from extinction.
Realizing that others’ minds hold different thoughts, feelings and knowledge than your own was thought to be something only people could do. But evidence is accumulating that apes, too, have ‘theory of mind.’
Why we won’t see a Planet of the Apes when humans are gone.
Apes and people are sharing habitat more than ever. As apes are pushed into novel situations, we can see how they adapt and maybe find clues into early human evolution.
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Warwick
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Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Science Engagement, University of East Anglia
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Postdoctoral Scientist in Human Paleobiology, George Washington University
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Primatologue, Maitre de Conférence du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle au Musée de l'Homme et Vice-President de la Société Francophone de Primatologie (SFDP), Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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