chimps
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How Orangutan Mothers Change Their Own Behaviour To Help Their Children Learn
We have always known that orangutans infants are very dependent on their mothers in their early years. But it turns out that orangutan mothers also change their own behaviour to help their children learn and become independent as quickly as possible. Primate culture has fascinated many of us who study animal behaviour since we learned…
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Toddlers And Chimpanzees Share A Surprising Unspoken Language
Prior to developing the capacity for speech, toddlers communicate their desires, demands and discontent using a diverse repertoire of physical gestures. As a new study shows, there’s a significant amount of overlap between the gestures employed by human children and those made by other ape species, a finding that’s casting new light on the origin…
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How Did This Escaped Chimp Not Get Zapped Into Oblivion?
In a scene eerily reminiscent of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, an escaped chimpanzee sought refuge on the power lines of a Japanese suburb. The chimp was eventually subdued after a frantic two-hour police chase, but you have to wonder: Why didn’t he get zapped by the power lines? Here’s the answer.