AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Anthropology Professor Jill Pruetz long suspected that man-made changes influenced the aggressive behavior researchers have observed among chimpanzees. However, her ...

A recent study on chimpanzees in Taï National Park in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, revealed that chimpanzees are losing traditions of male mating gestures. This coincides with declining chimpanzee ...

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, and this adds to the fascination of learning how they behave and interact with each other. We know that they, like humans, live in social groups and that ...

Jane Goodall’s analysis of Donald Trump’s behavior as being chimp-like went viral online again following the primatologist’s death at the age of 91 on Wednesday. Multiple social media accounts shared ...

An experimental study of modern chimpanzees has documented patterns of behavior that seemingly mirror those of our prehistoric human ancestors, casting light on how our predecessors may have utilized ...

Primatologist Elodie Freymann arrived in Uganda’s Budongo Forest in 2021 to observe the chimpanzees there and learn more about their ability to self-medicate with healing plants. But as she flipped ...

When I talk about my time in the field, and how wonderful and fascinating chimpanzees are, one thing that often surprises people is that chimps eat meat. Listeners are truly shocked—"Wait what?" they ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For chimpanzees, the need to pee appears to be contagious. A study ...

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Her breakthrough studies studying chimpanzees in Tanzania not only found that the primates used tools, but had their own personalities and emotions. Long before Jane Goodall was crowned a U.N.