The Ape Who Could Play Make-Believe

Kanzi, the bonobo, once again topples barriers between humans and great apes by demonstrating imagination, a cognitive capacity thought unique to humans ...
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As apes adapt to human disturbance, their new behaviors also put them at risk: Study

Human activities such as mining, agriculture, urbanization, damming and logging threaten the habitats of great apes in Africa and Asia. Apes have shown resilience to these disruptions by adapting ...
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An Ape Named Kanzi Shows That Imagination May Not Be Uniquely Human

In A Nutshell Kanzi, a 43-year-old bonobo, successfully tracked pretend juice poured between empty cups, choosing the correct ...
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Watch boozing chimps share alcoholic fruit. Is this how social drinking started?

Chimps have been spotted sharing alcoholic food for the first time, hinting that ancient ape behaviors gave rise to social drinking in humans. Researchers filmed the boozing chimpanzees (Pan ...
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'Part of the evolutionary fabric of our societies': Same-sex sexual behavior in primates may be a survival strategy, study finds

A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in socially complex species. The findings show diverse sexual behaviors are common — ...
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Hear the “Inside Story of the Apes” on Tuesday, Nov. 13

Zihlman is an expert on the role of women in evolution, and her study of the anatomy of whole bodies—of chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons—represents a major contribution to our ...