Wild Chimpanzees Found To Treat Illnesses With Medicinal Plants
Chimpanzees afflicted with illness consume tree bark, dead wood, and ferns known for their antibiotic and anti-inflammatory properties. According to a study published on June…
Chimpanzee News
Chimpanzees, scientifically known as Pan troglodytes, are great apes native to the forests and savannahs of sub-Saharan Africa. They are among the closest living relatives to humans, sharing about 98% of our DNA. Chimpanzees are highly social animals, living in communities that can consist of dozens of individuals organized in complex social structures. They exhibit a wide range of sophisticated behaviors, including tool use, hunting cooperatively, and even engaging in warfare against rival groups. Their diet is omnivorous, consisting of fruits, nuts, seeds, insects, and occasionally meat. Chimpanzees also have a notable ability to communicate through vocalizations, gestures, and facial expressions. Conservation efforts are critical for them as their populations are threatened by habitat loss, poaching, and disease.
Evolving Intelligence: How Chimpanzees Master Tools Well Into Adulthood
A study in PLOS Biology reveals that chimpanzees continue to refine their tool-use skills into adulthood, similar to humans, suggesting that lifelong learning is vital…
Revolutionary Discovery: Menopause in Wild Chimpanzees Challenges Human Uniqueness
Research on the Ngogo community in Uganda reveals that humans humans aren’t the only primates with long post-fertile life stage. A team of researchers has…
Scientists Discover Striking Similarities Between Chimpanzee and Human Infant Communication
New research suggests that young chimpanzees meld various gestures, sounds, and facial cues in a manner that echoes how communication develops in human infants. The…
The Evolution of Communication: Chimpanzees Show Surprising Ability To Combine Calls
Chimpanzees, like humans, have the capacity to combine vocalizations to create larger, meaningful forms of communication. According to UZH researchers, this capability could be even…
New Method To Pinpoint the Origin of Illegally Traded Chimpanzees
Using thousands of chimp fecal samples, researchers have created the first catalog of genomic diversity for endangered chimpanzees in the wild. This catalog allows them…
Watch a Chimpanzee Mother Apply an Insect to Her Son’s Wound
For the first time, researchers observed chimpanzees in Gabon, West Africa applying insects to their wounds and the wounds of others. In a study published…
Chimpanzees Observed Applying Insects to Wounds – A Potential Case of Medication?
Researchers from Osnabrück University now examine a possible pharmaceutical function. A research team from Osnabrück University and the Ozouga Chimpanzee Project has, for the first…
Cracking Chimpanzee Culture – More Similar to Human Culture Than Often Assumed
Chimpanzees don’t automatically know what to do when they come across nuts and stones. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now used field experiments…
Leprosy Found in Wild Chimpanzees for the First Time
Researchers have confirmed cases of the disease among two unconnected West African populations of chimpanzees, in Guinea-Bissau and the Ivory Coast. Analysis published in the…
First Lethal Attacks by Chimpanzees on Gorillas Observed in the Wild
Research team now examines impact of food competition and climate change. A research team from Osnabrück University and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology…
Chimpanzees Without Borders: Researchers Uncover Recent Genetic Connectivity Between Chimpanzee Subspecies
A new large-scale study uncovers recent genetic connectivity between chimpanzee subspecies despite past isolation events. Researchers from the Pan African Programme: The Cultured Chimpanzee (PanAf)…
Western Chimpanzees – a Critically Endangered Species – Share Overlapping Territories With Humans
Chimpanzees and humans “overlap” in their use of forests and even villages, new research shows. Scientists used camera traps to track the movements of western…
Like Humans, Chimpanzees Can Suffer for Life if They Lose Their Mother Before Adulthood
Male chimpanzees who lose their mother early in life are less competitive and have fewer offspring than sons who continue to live with their mothers….
Chimpanzee Lip-Smacks Help Trace the Evolution of Human Speech Back to Ancient Ancestors
Chimpanzee lip-smacks exhibit a speech-like rhythm, a group of researchers led by the University of Warwick have found. They found chimpanzees produce lip-smacks at a…
New Chimpanzee Research Sheds Light on Human Evolution
New research from the University of Edinburgh reveals that Chimpanzee brains may be more different from those of humans than was previously thought. The study…
Chimps Engage in Violent Behavior Regardless of Human Effects on Local Ecology
Using data collected from 18 chimpanzee research sites, a newly published study shows that chimps engage in violent and sometimes lethal behavior regardless of human…
Chimpanzees Outplay Humans in Brain Games
In a new study, chimpanzees outplay humans in a two-player game, suggesting that chimps may have a superior memory and strategy when it comes to…