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May 5, 2021 A new, high-quality bonobo genome assembly has been constructed. It is allowing scientists to more accurately compare the bonobo genome to that of other great apes - the gorilla, orangutan, ...
Apr. 7, 2022 Chimpanzees seem to know when a skull is chimpanzee-like, relating to the phenomenon of pareidolia that is linked to the brain's ability to detect faces. The researchers posit that chimpanzee ...
Sep. 15, 2021 Roads have a negative impact on chimpanzee populations that can extend for more than 17 km, new research ...
Sep. 13, 2022 ARHGAP11B -- this complex name is given to a gene that is unique to humans and plays an essential role in the development of the neocortex. The neocortex is the part of the brain to which we owe our ...
Mar. 16, 2023 The western chimpanzees of Guinea are threatened by mining activities. Using a novel genetic approach, researchers have collected information on population size and community structure of the ...
Jan. 24, 2023 Humans retain an understanding of gestures made by other great apes, even though we no longer use them ourselves, according to a new ...
Sep. 20, 2022 Archaeologists and primatologists have shown that stone tool using chimpanzees in West Africa have distinct and recognizable material ...
Nov. 14, 2022 Researchers have captured footage of a chimpanzee encouraging her mother to join her in looking at a leaf. The discovery suggests that in certain social conditions, wild chimpanzees can share ...
Feb. 7, 2022 Researchers have observed chimpanzees in Gabon, West Africa applying insects to their wounds and the wounds of others. Scientists describe this wound-tending behavior and argue that it is evidence ...
Jan. 24, 2022 Chimpanzees don't automatically know what to do when they come across nuts and stones. Researchers have now used field experiments to show that chimpanzees thus do not simply invent nut cracking ...