More than a third of the great ape population in Africa is endangered by mining, according to a new study. The threat to these 180,000 chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas has so far been underestimated, wrote scientists from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) in the journal Science Advances. The increasing demand for important […]
Researchers have found a new way in which great apes are similar to humans: they tease each other. A new study by an international team of scientists has documented “playful teasing” in orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas, according to a press release published Wednesday. “Like joking behavior in humans, ape teasing is provocative, persistent, and […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Apes can recognize old friends they haven’t seen for decades, according to new research, and it’s the longest-lasting social memory ever documented outside humans. Researchers found that chimpanzees and bonobos were able to recognize photos of […]