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A zoo in China is investigating an incident in which a chimpanzee was captured on video smoking a discarded cigarette butt, according to Chinese media.
Chimpanzees are steadily honing their tool-using skills – a process unfolding over millennia, driven by the exchange of ideas through migrations between populations, according to a new study.
They have a highly elaborate gestural repertoire which they use to convey messages to one or more members of their group; some of the gestures chimpanzees use are very explicit, while others are obscure.
The columnist, still on the African continent, meets another well-loved primate – mountain chimpanzees.
AS OUR human ancestors evolved, they developed an interesting feature unique among primates: humans are the only "naked apes", meaning we lack the dense body hair as seen in chimpanzees, orangutans or gorillas.
Researchers followed the Waibira chimpanzee group in western Uganda's Budongo Forest and recorded 'drum sessions' of seven male chimps.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- A study on health in chimpanzees, which are the closest species to humans genetically, found when chimpanzees have a plant-based diet and substantial opportunities to exercise, they fall into "healthy" human ranges.
A zoo in the Czech Republic is trying out a new way for its bored chimpanzees to monkey around during the coronavirus lockdown: face time with other primates.
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- A Tanzanian senior wildlife research scientist said on Wednesday the east African nation has started creating a database for chimpanzees.
OUR ancestors were making tools out of bones 1.5 million years ago, winding back the clock for this important moment in human evolution by more than a million years, a study said.
ASUNCION (Reuters) -CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez apologised on Tuesday for saying that the Copa Libertadores without Brazilian teams would be like "Tarzan without Cheetah" after a club official had suggested sides could withdraw due to racism.
SINGAPORE: In March 2025, Rainforest Wild Asia, Singapore's fifth wildlife park, will open to the public.
Hoppus said he was drawn to the subversion, humour and intelligence of Banksy's work and the similarities between 'skateboarding, punk rock and art'.
Captive chimpanzees were not protected by the Endangered Species Act until 2015, and even now, there is no blanket federal prohibition on private citizens owning chimps or raising them as pets and performers.
THE iconic ethologist and conservationist Dr Jane Goodall famously said, “We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place – or not to bother.”
If you need to pee, chances are your friend will have to pee, too.
'Why Animals Talk' is a trove of riches for animal lovers who sift through it with a proper grace and humility
Chimpanzees and orangutan laugh when playing together and both species play tickle games. Rats also play, especially tickle games. As for cats, they like pouncing and stalking games.
RENOWNED primatologist Dr Jane Goodall was four when her mother took her to a farm where she spent time feeding and caring for the animals.
LOS ANGELES, May 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. researchers have generated the first complete chromosome sequences from non-human primates, said the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Wednesday.
