Monkeys sometimes have ‘pets’ like humans
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Chimpanzees Keep Throwing Stones at the Same Trees – Scientists Want To Know Why
Accumulative stone throwing is a rare, potentially cultural, behavior that has been observed among four groups of wild…
Apes and humans share an ancient laughter rhythm dating back 15 million years
A laugh can feel spontaneous, messy, almost impossible to pin down. But deep inside that burst of sound,…
Humans are the only primates with a lopsided hand preference
Of all the monkeys and apes scientists have studied, no species shows a population-level hand preference. Individual primates…
Why Are Humans The Only Animals That Cook Their Food? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains
The human ability to cook may seem ordinary, but it marks one of the most important evolutionary turning…
Escaped monkeys in St Louis prompt experts to help with potential capture
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Several monkeys continue to be on the loose in St.…
Apes Were Kissing Millions of Years Before Humans, Study Suggests
While kissing might feel like one of the most natural things in the world, this familiar behavior is…
Manual dexterity and the human brain evolved together
A century and a half ago, Frederick Engels, in an unpublished 1876 essay titled, The Part Played by Labor…
New Study Shatters Long-Standing Myths About Primate Origins
The first primates were about the size of a mouse lemur: tiny. Credit: Jason Gilchrist Primates originated in…
Chimpanzees drink the equivalent of two or three beers a day, study says | Science
The human attraction to alcoholic beverages could be, to a large extent, inherited from our primate ancestors. And…
The Unexpected Reason Baboons March in Order
Baboons walking in progression on South Africa’s Cape Peninsula. Credit: Vittoria Roatti Baboons have long puzzled scientists with…