Catherine Hobaiter

Chimp moss sponge

Chimps can learn behavior from one another, a new study shows

Science

The old line “monkey see, monkey do” isn’t entirely accurate: chimps and apes in the wild have rarely been observed passing new behaviors from one to the other. But recently, for the first time, a researcher caught on film a group of chimps doing exactly that.

Two high ranking male chimps bond.

A ‘lexicon’ of chimp gestures may tell us things about our own language

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