A long-term study led by primatologist Crickette Sanz at Washington University in St. Louis reveals the first evidence of lasting social relationships between chimpanzees and gorillas in the wild.Drawn from more than 20 years of observations at Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo, researchers documented social ties between individual chimpanzees and gorillas that persisted over years and across different contexts.
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To Understand Future Habitat Needs for Chimpanzees, Look to the Past
A new study provides insight into where chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) avoided climate instability during glacial and interglacial periods in Africa over the past 120,000 years.
For Chimpanzees, Salt and Pepper Hair Not a Marker of Old Age
A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE finds graying hair is not indicative of a chimpanzee’s age.
A secret in our saliva: Food and germs helped humans evolve into unique member of great apes
University at Buffalo researchers discovered that the human diet — a result of increased meat consumption, cooking and agriculture — has led to stark differences in the saliva of humans compared to that of other primates.