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Study shows differences between brains of primates are small but significa
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
While the physical differences between humans and non-human primates are quite distinct, a new study reveals their brains may be remarkably similar. And yet, the smallest changes may make big differences in developmental and psychiatric disorders.
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Majority of European chimps are Vitamin D deficient: Study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): A recent study has discovered that a large number of chimps in Europe have low vitamin D levels, which might have a severe impact on their health.
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Chimpanzees sync their footsteps like humans: Study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): According to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of St Andrews and the Central European University in Vienna, chimps share a human tendency to unconsciously synchronise their footsteps when walking beside one another.
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Evidence of social relationships between chimpanzees, gorillas found durin
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): The first evidence of lasting social relationships between chimpanzees and gorillas in the wild has been found during a long-term study led by primatologist Crickette Sanz at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Hunting gets easier for chimpanzees with communication: Study
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 1 (ANI): According to a new study by the University of Zurich and Tufts University, scientists have discovered that by making bark vocalizations, the wild apes catalyze group hunting, rendering this form of cooperative behaviour more effective
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Chimpanzees blend their sounds to generate a range of vocal patterns, find
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Leipzig (Germany), June 4 (ANI): Ordered vocal sequences in wild chimp communication can give light on the evolution of human language, according to a new study.
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Study finds human fetuses evolved to slow shoulder growth for easier deliv
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kyoto [Japan], June 4 (ANI): According to a new study, Shoulder dystocia is relieved by the fact that human shoulders slow down before birth and then speed up subsequently.
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Study: Chimpanzees blend their sounds to create variety of vocal patterns
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Leipzig (Germany), May 31 (ANI): A new study has discovered that ordered vocal sequences in wild chimp communication can shed light on the evolution of human language.
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Five Chimpanzees rescued in Assam's Karbi Anglong, two held
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Karbi Anglong (Assam) [India], April 13 (ANI): The police rescued five Chimpanzees and apprehended two persons in the Dilai area near Bokajan in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday evening, police said on Wednesday.
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Study confirms leprosy in wild chimpanzees
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Exeter [UK], October 14 (ANI): The findings of a new study have revealed that leprosy has been detected in wild chimpanzees for the first time.
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Researchers uncover subspecies of chimpanzees despite isolation events
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], March 5 (ANI): A new large-scale study led by researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology uncovered recent genetic connectivity between chimpanzee subspecies despite past isolation events.
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Evolution may be to blame for high risk of advanced cancers in humans
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): Compared to chimpanzees, humans are particularly prone to developing advanced carcinomas -- the type of tumors that include prostate, breast, lung and colorectal cancers -- even in the absence of known risk factors, such as genetic predisposition or tobacco
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