Posts Tagged ‘chimpanzees’
Chimps know it’s not what you eat, but when
PURDUE (US) — When it comes to mealtimes, chimpanzees eat smart, and may give serious thought to the quality and timing of their food. Continue…
Thursday, March 21, 2013 12:31 - 1 Comment
Science & Technology - Mar 19, 2013 12:07 - 1 Comment
To get the job done, chimps team up
U. WARWICK (UK) — Chimpanzees not only coordinate actions with each other but also understand the need to help a partner perform their role to achieve a common goal. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 15, 2013 16:14 - 0 Comments
When rewards are right, chimps play fair
EMORY (US) — People aren’t the only ones who know how to play fair. A new study shows chimpanzees have a sense of fair play, too. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 26, 2012 12:36 - 0 Comments
Do chimps keep track of favors for friends?
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — When chimpanzees share food with a friend or groom a pal, such favors are often exchanged over long periods of time within the context of a stable relationship. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 21, 2012 11:00 - 0 Comments
Like us, great apes suffer mid-life crisis
U. WARWICK (UK) — They may not go out and buy a shiny sports car, but chimpanzees and orangutans can experience a mid-life crisis, just like humans. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 24, 2012 11:39 - 0 Comments
Unlike chimps, humans reject unfair deals
UCL (UK) — People will reject an offer of water, even when they are severely thirsty, if they think the offer is unfair, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 22, 2012 14:00 - 0 Comments
Drug-resistant staph found in sanctuary chimps
EMORY (US) — Reintroducing chimps in sanctuaries to their natural habitat could expose endangered wild apes to drug-resistant staph infections, say researchers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 8, 2012 11:29 - 0 Comments
Congo’s ‘naive’ chimps get bigger back yard
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — The Republic of Congo has enlarged the boundaries of the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park to include an area that is home to a group of chimpanzees that have little exposure to humans. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 7, 2012 11:32 - 3 Comments
To battle disease, apes may need vaccines
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Researchers say infectious disease, like poaching and habitat loss, threatens the survival of African great apes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 2, 2011 11:39 - 0 Comments
Like humans, chimps share to be social
IOWA STATE (US) — Humans aren’t the only ones who recognize the benefits of sharing. New research finds male chimps share plants and hunting tools with females, perhaps as a strategy for future mating. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 31, 2011 13:05 - 0 Comments
Junk DNA: Why humans, chimps are different?
GEORGIA TECH (US) — While the DNA sequence of genes between humans and chimpanzees is nearly identical, a new study finds the insertion and deletion of large pieces of DNA near genes are highly variable. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 25, 2011 9:56 - 0 Comments
Goofy TV ads sell chimps short
DUKE (US) — Television ads featuring cute chimpanzees wearing human clothes are likely to distort the public’s perception of the endangered animals and hinder conservation efforts, experts say. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 12, 2011 11:33 - 2 Comments
Virtual skull: 3D peek at hominid brain
EMORY (US) — A virtual endocast of a hominid skull that dates back nearly 2 million years raises questions about the evolution of the human brain. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 29, 2011 18:54 - 1 Comment
Humans share. Chimps do, too
EMORY (US) — Chimpanzees are not the selfish primates previous studies have made them out to be. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 5, 2011 15:13 - 1 Comment
Like us, chimps and bonobos differ
EMORY (US) — Similar to humans, chimps and bonobos have widely different personalities, despite diverging from each other a relatively short one to two million years ago. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 10, 2011 13:25 - 0 Comments
DNA’s absence makes us who we are
PENN STATE (US) — Missing segments of non-coding DNA, lost around 7 millions years ago, is what separates humans from chimpanzees and other animals. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 30, 2010 9:04 - 2 Comments
Apes only gamble on a sure thing
DUKE (US) — When chimpanzees and bonobos, human’s closest living primate relatives, aren’t certain of the odds or don’t have confidence in their judgments, they’re more likely to play it safe, rather than take a risk. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 24, 2010 23:43 - 1 Comment
Chimps mimic high society to get ahead
EMORY (US)—When attempting to solve a problem or adopt a new behavior, chimpanzees, like humans, follow the example of their more experienced higher-status betters, new research finds. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 1, 2010 16:03 - 0 Comments
Unselfish apes live in ‘Peter Pan world’
DUKE (US)—For bonobos, sharing just comes naturally. In fact, unlike humans and chimpanzees, they seem incapable of being selfish—both as youngsters and as adults. (more…)
