Ravens May Parallel Adult Great Apes in Cognitive Performance by Four Months of Age
By four months of age the cognitive performance of ravens in experimental tasks testing their understanding of the physical world and how they interact with…
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New Fossil Ape Discovered in India Fills Major Gaps in the Primate Fossil Record
The 13-million-year-old gibbon ancestor fills major gaps in the primate fossil record. A 13-million-year-old fossil unearthed in northern India comes from a newly discovered ape,…
Experts Raise the Alarm on Endangered Great Apes and COVID-19
Primate experts warn that the global human health emergency of COVID-19 also threatens our closest living relatives — endangered great apes. Nature published their commentary…
Endangered Orangutans Digest Their Own Muscles for Survival
Bornean orangutans live in tropical rainforests, but because of logging that is destroying their habitat, the supply of fruit is shrinking. In order to survive,…
