Ape and Chimp Articles

• Apes
  Mammals
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Animals
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Gorilla

  The gorilla, the largest of the living primates, is a ground-dwelling herbivore that inhabits the forests of Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and either four or five subspecies. Its DNA ... > more
• Apes
  Wild Animals
  Nature
  Animals
  Biology
  Behavioral Science
   
  

  Jane Goodall

  Dame Jane Goodall DBE Ph.D., (born April 3, 1934) is an English primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist, probably best-known for conducting a forty-five year study of chimpanzee social and ... > more
• Evolutionary Biology
  Nature
  Mating and Breeding
  Animals
  Endangered Animals
  Biology
   

  Neoteny

  Neoteny is the retention, by adults in a species, of traits previously seen only in juveniles (pedomorphosis/paedomorphosis), and is a subject studied in the field of developmental biology. In ... > more
• Psychology
  Intelligence
  Behavioral Science
  Behavior
  Animals
  Memory
   
  

  Animal cognition

  Animal cognition, or cognitive ethology, is the title given to a modern approach to the mental capacities of non human animals. It has developed out of comparative psychology, but has also been ... > more
• Monkeys
  Endangered Animals
  Mammals
  Apes
  Rainforests
  Zoology
   
  

  Lar Gibbon

  The Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar), also known as the White-handed Gibbon, is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family. It is one of the more well-known gibbons and is often seen in ... > more
• Monkeys
  Mammals
  Endangered Animals
  New Species
  Nature
  Extinction
   
  

  Lemur

  Lemurs are part of a class of primates known as prosimians, and make up the infraorder Lemuriformes. This type of primate was the evolutionary predecessor of monkeys and apes (simians). Lemurs are ... > more
• Apes
  Invasive Species
  Extinction
  Endangered Animals
  Mammals
  Animals
   
  

  Dian Fossey

  Dian Fossey (January 16, 1932 - December 26, 1985) was an American ethologist interested in gorillas. She completed an extended study of several gorilla groups, observing them daily for years in the ... > more
• Monkeys
  Animals
  Mammals
  New Species
  Endangered Animals
  Apes
   
  

  Capuchin monkey

  The capuchins are the group of New World monkeys classified as genus Cebus. Like most New World monkeys, capuchins are diurnal and arboreal. With the exception of a midday nap, they spend their ... > more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Origin of Life
  Evolution
  Nature
  Evolutionary Biology
   
  

  Timeline of evolution

  This timeline of the evolution of life outlines the major events in the development of life on the planet Earth. Dates given are estimates based on scientific evidence. In biology, evolution is the ... > more
• Human Biology
  Sports Medicine
  Nature
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Healthy Aging
  Behavioral Science
   
  

  Human

  Human beings define themselves in biological, social, and spiritual terms. Biologically, humans are classified as the species Homo sapiens, a bipedal primate of the superfamily ... > more

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