In a recent study published in PLOS ONE, researchers from Durham University investigated the behavioral contagion of grooming and play among sanctuary-living chimpanzees in Zambia. The study examined ...

Female chimpanzees that forge strong, grooming-rich friendships with other females dramatically boost their infants’ odds of making it past the perilous first year—no kin required. Three decades of ...

Kayla Kolff received funding from the DFG, German Research Foundation. This project is part of a project that was funded by an EUConsolidator grant (772000, TurnTaking) to SP of the European Research ...

At some point in your life you might have seen animals groom each other. This is something very common in chimpanzees, for example. Thanks to decades of work by primatologist Dr. Richard Wrangham and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Chimpanzees are our closest primate relatives, sharing 99 percent of ...

When we think about what sets humans apart from other animals, language often comes to mind. Language is more than words—it also relies on the ability to build shared understanding through ...