Sentences with phrase «studying wild chimps»

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

Not exact matches

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.

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.»

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.