New Chimpanzee Culture Discovered
Chimpanzees have a more elaborate and diversified material culture than any other nonhuman primate. Researchers have discovered new behaviors in a wild population of chimpanzees in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These behaviors include the use of tools to harvest ants and stingless bees.
Mama’s Last Hug: What Animal Emotions Reveal About Humans
Primatologist Frans de Waal explores the fascinating world of animal and human emotions.
Mama’s Last Hug: What Animal Emotions Reveal About Humans
Primatologist Frans de Waal explores the fascinating world of animal and human emotions.
Human Respiratory Viruses Continue to Spread in Wild Chimpanzees
Less than two years after the first report of wild chimpanzees in Uganda dying as a result of a human “common cold” virus, a new study has identified two other respiratory viruses of human origin in chimpanzee groups in the same forest.
San Francisco Lecture Explores New Discoveries about Chimpanzees
From culture to warfare, from our diet to our politics, the study of wild chimpanzees continues to change the way we understand both human nature and the apes themselves.