«My observations from
wild chimpanzees show that while unexpectedly encountering a snake or snake model may trigger a startle response, they often then investigate the snake, but do not necessarily show signs of fear,» Crockford said.
Not exact matches
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.
When Peter Parham's postdoc first
showed him data suggesting a gene in some
wild chimpanzees infected with the AIDS virus closely resembled one that protects humans from HIV, he was skeptical.
«Female
chimpanzees don't fight for «queen bee» status: Study of social rank in
wild chimps
shows striking differences between the sexes.»
The tested
chimpanzees successfully used the sticks, and moreover, spontaneously
showed the same underlying action pattern (a scooping action of the stick) as their
wild cousins do.
Human researchers are killing
wild chimpanzees by inadvertently giving them colds, a new study
shows for the first time.