chimpanzees

Study Reveals The Similar Social Intelligence Of Dogs & Toddlers; Chimpanzees Not Even Close

By Carrie Winters - Mar 01, 2017 05:30 AM EST

A recent study reveals that dogs and toddlers have similar social intelligence. The social patterns between dogs and kids at two years old are close.

Susie, An Ape, Helps To Indicate Gorilla Genome, Primate And Human Evolution

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 01, 2016 02:41 PM EDT

Through a lowland gorilla, Susie, scientists have found more information on the gorilla genome, which have helped them to understand the evolution of great apes and humans.

NIH to Stop Funding Invasive Research Testing on Chimps

By Cheri Cheng - Nov 20, 2015 04:05 PM EST

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is ending an era of research testing on chimpanzees.

Laboratory Chimps Can Still Love Abusing Researchers, Study

By R. Siva Kumar - Aug 03, 2015 08:47 AM EDT

Chimpanzees have been mistreated by humans time and time again - but they are still extraordinarily able to love them.

Chimps Are Fond of Palm Wine, Study Finds

By Kamal Nayan - Jun 10, 2015 03:40 AM EDT

Chimpanzees are have been found to share a taste for alcohol, according to a new study. They were seen using leaves to drink fermented palm sap.

Chimps able to think like humans

By Dustin M Braden - Jun 09, 2015 06:35 PM EDT

According to a study published in the journal Cognition, our closest ancestors do not only share the big portion of our DNA with us, but they are also capable of metacognitive monitoring, a mechanism that defines the intelligent decision-making process, reported by Scienceblog.

Video: This Lion Can Open Your Car Doors

By R. Siva Kumar - Mar 10, 2015 04:53 AM EDT

Visitors to a lion safari in South Africa were terrified when a lion opened their car door---but managed to put up the video only because they could close the door again.

Tools Invented Earlier Than Previously Thought: Australopithecus, Not Early Humans, Were the First to be Handy

By Peter R - Jan 23, 2015 10:38 AM EST

Humans were not the first users of tools, a new study finds after analysis of bone structure of Australopithecus fossil.

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