Rehabilitation and Release: West African Chimpanzee Conservation Success
By: Kristin Abt Recently published online in the International Journal of Primatology, an article by Humle, Colin, Laurans, and Raballand …
Tag Archives: chimpanzees
Wild Chimps Know What Fire Is … Kinda.
Jill Pruetz, an ISU associate professor of anthropology, has been studying savanna chimpanzees at her Fongoli research site in Senegal …
Chimps Mourn The Death Of Their Own
A picture is worth a thousand words. So, I’m gonna just let the photo do most of the …
Chimpanzees: Ask And You Shall Receive
A new study published by Shinya Yamamoto, Tatyana Humle and Masayuki Tanaka on PLoS ONE found that chimpanzees willing to …
Even Howler Monkeys Think Veganism Is Whack (Sorry PETA)
Alright fine. Maybe these black and gold howler monkeys are not Whitney Houston and they don’t think veganism is whack …
Contagious Yawning in Chimpanzees
Animation of chimpanzee yawning from Emory University. Illustration from BBC News. I’m sure we are all familiar with this scenario: …
The Fongoli Chimps of Senegal
A Fongoli chimp. Photo by Frans Lanting, National Geographic. I just stumbled upon this on Twitter (Thanks to DarwinMonkey). It’s …
Humans Evolved From Tree Climbers
A research from Duke University by Daniel Schmitt, associate professor of evolutionary anthropology, and Tracy Kivell, a post-doctoral research associate, …
A New Malaria Pathogen Found In Chimpanzees From Gabon
Plasmodium falciparum is the protozoan parasite that causes malaria in humans and ultimately the death of 2-3 million people a …
Frans Lanting on the Fongoli Spear Hunting Chimps
It has been far too long since I’ve updated this blog. I apologize, there certainly has not been a lack …
