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The Chimpanzee Whisperer

The Chimpanzee Whisperer

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A study shows how a combination of hand gestures and facial expressions allows us to predict the outcomes of social negotiations between chimpanzees – and how play may help them deal with uncertainty. By: Tomer Atir,
An ape in the wild laughs.

15-million-year-old laughter: Humans and apes share a common rhythm

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Researchers compared the timing of laughter bursts in four living species of great apes and in children. Laughter following tickling was particularly rhythmic in all groups, but in humans it was rapid, variable
A young chimpanzee makes eye contact. New research suggests that chimpanzees are capable of rational thought and changing their decisions when new evidence emerges. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Psychologists have discovered that chimpanzees are capable of rational thought, similar to humans.

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A team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and partner institutions studied chimpanzees in the E-Ngamba Reserve in Uganda and found that they change their choices when given stronger evidence – a finding that places rationality at the center of
Using meticulous and detailed collection methods, a research team led by the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities was able to place the remains of fossilized apes, such as Morotopithecus, within detailed reconstructions of habitats. Credit: Corbin Rainbolt

Rewriting human evolution: Great apes lived in open habitats 10 million years earlier than expected

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Using rigorous and detailed collection methods, the researchers were able to place the remains of fossilized apes, such as Morotopithecus, in detailed reconstructions of habitats. Credit: Corbin Rainbolt
When man separated from his primate family, some DNA segments disappeared along the way. In the picture - a chimpanzee. Source: pixabay.

How losing important sections of DNA made us modern man

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Cooperation between two chimpanzees to obtain food. Photo: shutterstock

One for all / Frans de Waal

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The terrible chimpanzee beats humans in a memory game against a computer. Photo: Tokyo Institute of Technology

The chimpanzee is allowed from the human

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Kenzi the bonobo makes stone tools. Photo: Elizabeth Rubert-Pugh - Great Ape Trust of Iowa/Bonobo Hope Sanctuary

Bonobos were able to communicate complex messages and use tools

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Graphic illustration from Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute research to decipher the gorilla genome

The lowland gorilla genome is deciphered

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An illustration of a disappointed and grumpy chimpanzee from Darwin's book - The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals.

Eaten to Perdition (Tour Notes)

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Bonobo monkey - full-grown cub. From Wikipedia

Peter Pan syndrome in great apes

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Neanderthal man - from Wikipedia, illustration from the 19th century Public domain image

who is who

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Rare supporting cells in the inner ear of mice began to transform into sensory hair cells

A 47-million-year-old fossil may be the common ancestor (or common mother) of today's humans and apes

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Rare supporting cells in the inner ear of mice began to transform into sensory hair cells

The Ebola virus threatens the population of great apes in Africa

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Rare supporting cells in the inner ear of mice began to transform into sensory hair cells

A new species of monkey?

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Rare supporting cells in the inner ear of mice began to transform into sensory hair cells

Why do chimpanzees have large testicles?

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Rare supporting cells in the inner ear of mice began to transform into sensory hair cells

Fear: the gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans are becoming extinct

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