Tag: Chimpanzees
Peaceful bonobos hit each other more often than chimpanzees – knowledge
Humans tend to go to extremes: no other animal is as brutal and cruel. On the other hand, no one can be so compassionate, selfless and cooperative. These two contradictory…
The board member of the Munich Goodall Institute on the researcher’s success – Munich
Ulrike Beckmann, director of the German Jane Goodall Institute in Munich, about the optimism of the English chimpanzee researcher, her elixir and the reason for her popularity. Jane Goodall turned…
Frans de Waal has died – knowledge
Throughout his life, Frans de Waal has been concerned with the question of how much animal there is in man or, conversely, how much man in animal. In doing so,…
What chimpanzees and bumblebees can do just as well as humans – knowledge
Even insects can learn and teach others things that are so complex that they would never have thought of it themselves. Is there nothing that makes people unique? Animals usually…
What do humans, chimpanzees and bumblebees have in common? Culture – knowledge
Chimpanzees and even bumblebees can learn and teach things so complex that they would never have thought of it themselves. Is there nothing that only humans can really do? Animals…
Monkeys recognize their friends after decades of separation – knowledge
Chimpanzees use tools, maintain friendships and enmities, help each other and even treat their wounds. To the long list of abilities that were long thought to be uniquely human until…
Animals: Chimpanzee grandmas challenge the grandmother hypothesis
Like women, monkeys also go through menopause – and still don’t care about their grandchildren. This contradicts much of what people thought they knew about the laws of life. source…
Menopause also exists in female chimpanzees, scientists discover
Until now, menopause was only known in humans and certain species of cetaceans. But according to a new study, chimpanzees need to be added to the list. This research, published…
Uganda: Chimpanzees are increasingly attacking children
People in Uganda have lived alongside chimpanzees for centuries. But this is now becoming a problem: more and more children are being attacked by the great apes. You can see…
Study: Chimpanzees use “Huu” and “Waa” to form a kind of mini-sentence
study Chimpanzees use “Huu” and “Waa” to form a kind of mini-sentence A chimpanzee sits in his enclosure at a zoo and enjoys fresh apples. photo © Friso Gentsch/dpa Chimpanzees…