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Chronicler of Chimpanzees, Jane Goodall dies at 91
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
She was the first scientist to explain to the world that chimpanzee mothers are capable of giving birth only once every four and a half to six years. She was the subject of more than 40 documentaries.
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Great apes tease each other just like humans do: Study
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Scientists reported evidence of playful teasing in the four great ape species orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas.
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Fishing chimps found to enjoy termites as a seasonal delicacy
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The discovery that chimps utilise tools to collect termites altered our knowledge of their abilities; yet, essential context is still required to better understand termite fishing and chimp minds.
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Fishing chimpanzees found to like termites as a seasonal delicacy
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers found that termites are most available early in the wet season. Despite the abundance of alternative foods at the time, chimps prefer termite fish.
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Chimp communication development parallels that of human infants: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that young chimps combine various gestures, vocalisations, and facial expressions in a way that mimics the development of communication in human infants. The findings were published in the journal 'Animal Behaviour.'
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Communication development in chimps parallels that of human infants: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers found young chimps combine different gestures, vocalisations, and facial expressions in a way that mimics the development of communication in human infants. The study was published in 'Animal Behaviour.'
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Research suggests young chimpanzees and human teens share risk-taking beha
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Adolescent chimpanzees share some of the same risk-taking behaviours as human teens, but they may be less impulsive than their human counterparts, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. Does the study get at age-old nature/nurture questions about why adole
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Young chimpanzees, human teens exhibit similar risk-taking behaviour: Stud
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Adolescent chimpanzees exhibit some of the same risk-taking behaviour as human teenagers, but they may be less impulsive
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Study concludes evolution of uniquely human DNA was a balancing act
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The difference between humans and chimpanzees lies in only one per cent of their DNA. Human accelerated regions (HARs) are parts of the genome with an unexpected amount of these differences. HARs were stable in mammals for millennia but quickly changed in early humans.
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Odisha: Animals in Nandankanan Zoological Park get special treatment this
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"We adjust the temperature conditions of the enclosure to ensure that Chimpanzees are not affected by the cold wave. Special dietary arrangements have also been made for the animals," said Deputy Director of Nandankanan Zoo Dr Sanjeet Kumar while speaking to ANI.
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Human evolution wasn't just sheet music, but how it was played: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A team of Duke researchers has identified a group of human DNA sequences driving changes in brain development, digestion and immunity that seem to have evolved rapidly after our family line split from that of the chimpanzees, but before we split with the Neanderthals.
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Rescued chimpanzee pair new celebrities at Nepal's zoo
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In 2017, chimpanzee babies were rescued from smuggling to other countries. When they were smuggled, chimpanzees were just a few months old. After taking care of them for about 5 years, chimp couples were introduced to the public in late April this year and now have become celebrities with pe
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