Ape and Chimp News

Posted September 11, 2007:

• Was Ability To Run Early Man's Achilles Heel?

Posted September 9, 2007:

• Marburg Virus Identified In A Species Of Fruit Bat
• Extra Gene Copies Were Enough To Make Early Humans' Mouths Water

Posted September 6, 2007:

• Higher Social Skills Are Distinctly Human, Toddler And Ape Study Reveals
• Primates Expect Others To Act Rationally

Posted September 4, 2007:

• Color Night Vision In The Aye-Aye, A Most Unusual Primate

Posted September 3, 2007:

• Bonobo Handshake: What Makes Our Chimp-Like Cousins So Cooperative?

Posted August 16, 2007:

• New Caledonian Crows Find Two Tools Better Than One

Posted August 12, 2007:

• Gene Regulation, Not Just Genes, Is What Sets Humans Apart

Posted August 9, 2007:

• Evolution Is Driven By Gene Regulation

Posted August 5, 2007:

• Gene For Left-Handedness Identified

Posted August 2, 2007:

• Orangutans Communicate As If They Were Playing Charades

Posted July 30, 2007:

• Genomics Study Provides Insight Into The Evolution Of Unique Human Traits

Posted July 24, 2007:

• Back To The Future: Mastodon Extends The Time Limit On DNA Sequencing

Posted July 22, 2007:

• Great Bustards Breed In UK For First Time In 175 Years

Posted July 20, 2007:

• Why Humans Walk On Two Legs

Posted July 16, 2007:

• Study Identifies Energy Efficiency As Reason For Evolution Of Upright Walking

Posted July 13, 2007:

• For Primates, Tourism Can Be Less Fun Than A Barrel Of Monkeys

Posted June 25, 2007:

• Human-Like Altruism Shown In Chimpanzees

Posted June 21, 2007:

• Human Immunity To 'Viral Fossil' May Help Explain Our Vulnerability To HIV

Posted June 18, 2007:

• Remains Of Earliest Giant Panda Discovered

Posted June 13, 2007:

• Nurtured Chimps Rake It In

Posted June 7, 2007:

• 'Cultured' Chimpanzees Pass On Novel Traditions

Posted June 1, 2007:

• Salmonella In Peanut Butter May Have Sickened 628 People, According To CDC

Posted May 31, 2007:

• Lessons From The Orangutans: Upright Walking May Have Begun In The Trees

Posted May 24, 2007:

• Color Vision Drove Primates To Develop Red Skin And Hair, Study Finds

Posted May 14, 2007:

• New Fossil Tying Humans, Apes And Monkeys Is Full Of Surprises
• Female-Led Infanticide In Wild Chimpanzees

Posted May 10, 2007:

• Brains Reflect Sex Differences

Posted May 8, 2007:

• Gene Mutation Linked To Cognition Is Found Only In Humans

Posted April 30, 2007:

• Ape Gestures Offer Clues To The Evolution Of Human Communication

Posted April 26, 2007:

• Dogs Copy Other Dogs' Actions Selectively, The Way Humans Do

Posted April 20, 2007:

• Human-Chimp Gene Study Upsets Long-Held View
• Uganda's Mountain Gorillas Increase In Number
• Chimpanzees Are Actually Three Distinct Groups, Gene Study Shows

Posted April 19, 2007:

• New Genus Of Frogmouth Bird Discovered In Solomon Islands

Posted April 16, 2007:

• Ebola Outbreaks Killing Thousands Of Gorillas And Chimpanzees

Posted April 12, 2007:

• Human-Chimp Differences Uncovered With Analysis Of Rhesus Monkey Genome
• Chimps Have Been Found Using Caves For Shelter

Posted April 9, 2007:

• New Primate Species Found In 42 Million-Year-Old Texas Fossils

Posted April 2, 2007:

• Carry On Walking!

Posted March 24, 2007:

• Chimpanzee Facial Expressions Are Helping Researchers Understand Human Communication

Posted March 23, 2007:

• New Evidence Of 'Human' Culture Among Primates

Posted March 19, 2007:

• Scientist Develops New Mathematical Model To Study Disease Genetics And Evolution

Posted March 11, 2007:

• These Legs Were Made For Fighting: Human Ancestors Had Short Legs For Combat, Not Just Climbing

Posted March 8, 2007:

• Social Tolerance Allows Bonobos To Outperform Chimpanzees On A Cooperative Task

Posted March 7, 2007:

• Human Pubic Lice Acquired From Gorillas Gives Evolutionary Clues
• Female Chimps Keep The Bullies At Bay

Posted March 2, 2007:

• Man's Best Friend Lends Insight Into Human Evolution

Posted February 22, 2007:

• Chimpanzees Discovered Making And Using Spears To Hunt Other Primates

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