Researchers from the University of Birmingham, UK, and University of Tübingen, Germany, looked for the spontaneous re-occurrence of a tool - use behaviour practiced in wild chimpanzees where sticks are used to «scoop» algae from the top of water surfaces. (sciencedaily.com)
That's why scientists, investigating an outbreak of respiratory disease in a community of wild chimpanzees in Uganda's Kibale National Park, were surprised and dismayed to discover that a human «common cold» virus known as rhinovirus C was killing healthy chimps. (news.wisc.edu)
The bottom line, he says, is if the rule is implemented, it gives FWS leverage to push for conservation benefits for wild chimpanzees. (sciencemag.org)