Sentences with phrase «of wild chimps»

New analysis of wild chimps finds they may inherit actions that appeared to be transmitted socially

Kahlenberg and Wrangham analysed data from 14 years of observation of wild chimps and categorised stick - use into four classes: as probes to investigate holes; as weapons during aggressive displays or attacks; as a prop during solitary play; and, in essence, as dolls.

Not exact matches

The conclusion comes from analysis of the genetic instruction books, or genomes, of 63 wild - born chimps, two captive chimps named Clint and Donald, and 10 wild - born bonobos.

Famously clever animals like chimps and monkeys seem to grieve for dead comrades, but now even wild relatives of pigs called peccaries have been seen mourning

And what do behavioral studies of captive chimps reveal that can not be learned from studying chimps in the wild and vice versa?

Now, in a pair of studies, researchers show that chimpanzees will give up a treat in order to help out an unrelated chimp, and that chimps in the wild go out on risky patrols in order to protect even nonkin at home.

Only 10 % to 15 % of humans are left - handed, compared with one - third of Yerkes chimps and even more of those in the wild — which suggests that there is very little specialization between the two hemispheres of the brain in chimps compared with humans.

Wild bonobo populations are entirely contained in that river system, separated from two nearby subspecies of chimps, the eastern and central subspecies.

Researchers have long suspected that chimps and other apes might engage in similar behavior, but they very rarely observe the death of a chimp in the wild, says Richard Byrne, a psychologist at the University of St. Andrews in the United Kingdom.

Without aggressive intervention, wild chimps and gorillas could be pushed to the brink of extinction in just one decade.

The observations were made in the forests of Bossou, Guinea, where primatologists have been studying wild chimps for 3 decades.

For example, according to a recent survey of five long - term chimp studies, the most sociable chimps tend to be best at using tools (captive chimps, by the same token, are better with tools than wild chimps).

«Female chimpanzees don't fight for «queen bee» status: Study of social rank in wild chimps shows striking differences between the sexes.»

Their next step was to analyze 1300 fecal samples of wild apes (some turned out to be from gorillas) and identify several places in which SIVcpz was widespread in chimp communities.

Food - related calls have been documented in many animals, including chimps and bonobos, but apart from anecdotal reports from zoos, there had been no evidence of it in wild gorillas.

We're thinking that rhinovirus C might be a major, missed cause of disease outbreaks in chimps in the wild,» Goldberg notes.

In the first experiment, the researchers recorded how wild chimps used their bodies to indicate the location of the snake to other chimps.

Scientists investigating an outbreak of respiratory disease in a community of wild chimpanzees in Uganda were surprised and dismayed to discover that rhinovirus C was killing healthy chimps.

The researchers came to the conclusion after designing a series of experiments that involved observing wild chimps in the Budongo Forest of Uganda.

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, chimps are endangered, with only 170,000 — 300,000 estimated to still exist in the wild.

And regularly take advantage of the situation in murderous ways, as has now been repeatedly observed among chimps in the wild.

I am wondering what your commentary is on the diet of wild adult chimpanzees vs. the nutrient make - up of chimp milk for thier babies... I would thinking looking at the great apes and studying what adults eat in the wild vs. the nutrient makeup of the breast milk would give us an indicator of what we humans should be eating as adult in comparison to our own breast milk make - up.

The live - action components of «Speed Racer» include Speed himself (Emile Hirsch, consigned to anonymity again after a breakout performance in «Into the Wild»), who lives with his Mom (Susan Sarandon), Pops (John Goodman), mischievous little brother Spritle (Paulie Litt), pet chimp Chim - Chim (Kenzie and Willy)-- as well as, apparently, his mechanic Sparky (Kick Gurry) and his gal - pal Trixie (Christina Ricci).

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (PG - 13 for frightening images and intense violence) Prequel to the ever - popular «Gorillas Gone Wild» franchise, set in San Francisco, pits primates against people after a scientist's (James Franco) test of an experimental cure for Alzheimer's leaves millions of chimps with human - like intelligence.