Study shows differences between brains of primates — humans, apes and monkeys — are small but significant
MADISON — While the physical differences between humans and non-human primates are quite distinct, a new study reveals their brains ...
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Simplification in laryngeal anatomy, compared to nonhuman primates, enabled complex speech in humans
Evolutionary simplification in the human larynx – the loss of vocal membranes and air sacs common to all nonhuman primates ...
Carbon conservation efforts would be enhanced by highlighting threatened forest primates
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Efforts to conserve the carbon stored in tropical forests would be enhanced by linking the work to ...
Primates and non-primates differ in the architecture of their neurons
Researchers from the research group Developmental Neurobiology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum around Professor Petra Wahle, in collaboration with partners from Mannheim ...
Primates vs cobras: how our last common ancestor built venom resistance
Credit: The University of Queensland The last common ancestor of chimps, gorillas and humans developed an increased resistance toward cobra ...
Snow monkeys fish in the winter (Non-human primates that reside in the coldest habitat)
Main points:Credit: Koji TOJO, Shinshu University Main points: Generally speaking, monkeys reside in warmer climates on Earth while the Japanese ...
That primate’s got rhythm!
Songbirds share the human sense of rhythm, but it is a rare trait in non-human mammals. An international research team ...
If endangered primates disappear, so will their parasites. That’s actually a problem
DURHAM, N.C. -- We put “save the chimps” on t-shirts and posters. But you’ll never see anyone walking around in ...