Chimpanzees use hilltops to conduct reconnaissance on rival groups – study
Chimpanzees use high ground to conduct reconnaissance on rival groups, often before making forays into enemy territory at times when ...
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Uncovered in Uganda: Evidence for menopause in wild chimpanzees
To date, research has suggested that only humans and some species of toothed whales live many years of active life ...
UCLA researcher finds first proof of menopause in wild chimpanzees
Key takeaways Credit: The Ngogo Chimpanzee Project Key takeaways Female chimpanzees in Uganda’s Ngogo community experienced a menopausal transition similar ...
Development of communication in chimpanzees echoes that of human infants
-With pictures/video- Young chimpanzees combine different gestures, vocalisations and facial expressions in a way which echoes the development of communication ...
Chimpanzees combine calls to communicate new meaning
Similar to humans, chimpanzees combine vocalizations into larger communicatively meaningful structures. UZH researchers suggest that this ability might be evolutionarily ...
Genetics as conservation tool for endangered chimpanzees
The western chimpanzees of Guinea are threatened by mining activities. Using a novel genetic approach, UZH researchers and an international ...
Young chimpanzees and human teens share risk-taking behaviors
Adolescent chimpanzees share some of the same risk-taking behaviors as human teens, but they may be less impulsive than their ...
Showing off: Wild chimpanzees show others objects simply to share attention
Researchers have observed a wild chimpanzee showing an object to its mother simply for sharing’s sake – social behaviour previously ...
Chimpanzees synchronise their steps just like humans
A new study by researchers at the University of St Andrews and the Central European University in Vienna has revealed that ...
Study reports first evidence of social relationships between chimpanzees, gorillas
A long-term study led by primatologist Crickette Sanz at Washington University in St. Louis reveals the first evidence of lasting ...
Communication makes hunting easier for chimpanzees
Similar to humans, chimpanzees use communication to coordinate their cooperative behavior – such as during hunting. When chimpanzees produce a ...
Researchers design a method to pinpoint the origin of illegally traded chimpanzees
Researchers reporting in the journal Cell Genomics on June 1 have produced the first catalogue of genomic diversity for endangered ...
New genomic tools shed light on the evolutionary history of chimpanzees and contribute to their conservation
Chimpanzees inhabit the tropical African savannah-woodlands and forests. In contrast to the hominid sites preserved to this day - mainly ...
Chimpanzees combine calls to form numerous vocal sequences
Humans are the only species on earth known to use language. We do this by combining sounds to form words ...
Female chimpanzees avoid humans
Female chimpanzees are less likely than males to go near villages and farmland used by humans, new research shows. Credit: ...
Chimpanzees apply insects to wounds, a potential case of medication?
A research team from Osnabrück University and the Ozouga Chimpanzee Project has, for the first time, observed chimpanzees applying insects ...
Savannah chimpanzees, a model for the understanding of human evolution
To prosper, most great apes need lush forests in Africa (bonobos, chimpanzees, and gorillas) or Southeast Asia (orangutans), except for ...
Roads have far-reaching impact on chimpanzees
Roads have a negative impact on chimpanzee populations that can extend for more than 17 km, new research shows.Credit: Dr ...
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