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A shriek broke the dawn on the savannah, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were ...

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Bonobo evolution reveals bonding and group cohesion in response to threats, favoring paths to finding peace instead of ...

Great apes share human-like social circles, but chimpanzees and bonobos differ in how selectively they maintain close social bonds. A new international study led by researchers from Utrecht University ...

Human brains do something peculiar when a chimpanzee screams or hoots. Instead of treating those sounds as generic animal ...

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Different populations of chimpanzees showed varying behaviours - Copyright Handout/AFP Kathelijne Koops Different populations of chimpanzees showed varying behaviours ...

— -- Unseen by anyone else on a hike, a snake crosses your path. What would you do? Chimps, our closest animal cousins, emit soft hoots to warn their unaware friends about the unseen danger. But ...