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  The Ultimate Chimp Challenge: Chimps Do Challenging Puzzles for the Fun of It

  February 24, 2013 — Scientists are putting their bananas away, because chimpanzees don't need any persuading when it comes to getting stuck into brain ... > full story
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  Evolution Helped Turn Hairless Skin Into a Canvas for Self-Expression

  February 17, 2013 — Hairless skin first evolved in humans as a way to keep cool -- and then turned into a canvas to help them look cool, according to an ... > full story
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  New Genus of Crustacean and Five New Species

  February 17, 2013 — On recent expeditions to Madagascar and the French Polynesia, two researchers have discovered five new species of crustacean and a new genus named Triodonthea. Using morphological and molecular data ... > full story
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  Humans and Chimps Share Genetic Strategy in Battle Against Pathogens

  February 14, 2013 — A search for long-lived balancing selection has found at least six regions of the genome where humans and chimpanzees share a combination of genetic variants. These human genetic variation dates back ... > full story
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  New Park Protects 15,000 Gorillas

  January 31, 2013 — The Republic of Congo has declared a new national park that protects a core population of the 125,000 western lowland gorillas discovered by WCS in ... > full story
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  Bonobos Predisposed to Show Sensitivity to Others

  January 30, 2013 — Comforting a friend or relative in distress may be a more hard-wired behavior than previously thought, according to a new study of bonobos, which are great apes known for their empathy and close ... > full story
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  Chimp See, Chimp Learn: First Evidence for Chimps Improving Tool Use Techniques by Watching Others

  January 30, 2013 — Chimps can learn more efficient ways to use a tool by watching what others do, according to new research. Their study presents the first experimental evidence that chimps, like humans, can watch and ... > full story

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  Tooth Development and Weaning in Chimpanzees Not as Closely Related as Once Thought

  January 28, 2013 — Using a first-of-its-kind method, scientists have used digital photographs to show that, after the eruption of their first molar tooth, many juvenile chimps continue to nurse as much, if not more, ... > full story
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  HIV-Like Viruses in Non-Human Primates Have Existed Much Longer Than Previously Thought

  January 24, 2013 — Viruses similar to those that cause AIDS in humans were present in non-human primates in Africa at least five million years ago and perhaps up to 12 million years ago, according to new study. Until ... > full story
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  Benefits of Social Grooming in Wild Chimpanzees: Hormone Oxytocin Facilitates Cooperation

  January 23, 2013 — Animals which maintain cooperative relationships show gains in longevity and offspring survival. However, little is known about the cognitive or hormonal mechanisms involved in cooperation. ... > full story

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