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Chimpanzees Use Stone Tools like Ancient Human, Study Finds
Recent research reveals that chimpanzees select stone tools for cracking nuts in ways that may reflect techniques used by ancient human ancestors. The study observed how chimpanzees chose rocks for hammers and anvils based on their mechanical properties, such as hardness, shape, and elasticity, rather than their appearance. This mirrors the tool se...
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Study Reveals Chimpanzees Exhibit Varying Nut-Cracking Skills Within Same Group
A new study has revealed significant variation in the nut-cracking abilities of chimpanzees within the same group, highlighting differences in their cognitive and motor skills. Researchers analysed 3,882 video-recorded attempts by wild chimpanzees in Bossou, Guinea, to crack open oil palm nuts. The study found that some chimps were highly skilled, ...
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Chimps Are Upping Their Tool Game, Says Study. Why It Holds Relevance For Humans
Chimpanzees are steadily honing their tool-using skills -- a process unfolding over millennia, driven by the exchange of ideas through migrations between populations.
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Chimpanzees Seek Out Medicinal Plants To Heal Injuries, Infections: Study
Chimpanzees sought out and ate medicinal plants to treat their injuries, according to a study.
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Ice Baths For Bears, Coolers For Chimps To Ward Off Heat In Nandankanan Zoo
In view of the prevailing heatwave condition in Odisha, the Nandankanan Zoo authority has made special arrangements to protect the animals in the zoo from the scorching summer.
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Video Shows Touching Moment When Caged Chimp Sees Sky For The First Time
The island refuge is home to 226 chimpanzees discarded from laboratories, the entertainment industry, the exotic pet trade and roadside zoos.
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''How Freedom Looks Like'': Forest Officer Shares Video Of Animals And Birds Being Released Into The Wild
The video shows chimps, deer, cheetahs, birds, horses and other animals being set free from cages and enclosures into the wild.
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Watch: Baby Chimp Plays With Tiger Cubs, Trio Stuns Internet
A video has surfaced on the internet shows a baby chimp playing with two tiger cubs has gone viral on the internet.
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Watch: Chimpanzee Flaunts Yellow Sunglasses While Enjoying Coconut Water
A video has surfaced on the internet shows a chimp named Limbani sipping coconut water through a straw while sporting sunglasses.
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"First Time In History": Three Baby Chimpanzees Kidnapped For Ransom From Congo Sanctuary
In a first for the world, an animal sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing demands for ransom money after kidnappers abducted three of its baby chimpanzees.
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On What Would've Been Rajiv Kapoor's 60th Birthday, A Moving Post From Friend Sanjay Kapoor
“Happy 60th, Chimps,” Sanjay Kapoor wrote in the caption
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Can't Believe We Didn't Speak At Midnight: Sanjay Kapoor Remembers Friend Rajiv Kapoor On Birth Anniversary
"You will always be missed, still can't believe that we didn't speak at sharp 12 in the night," wrote Sanjay Kapoor
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3 Chimpanzees Worth 75 Lakhs "Proceeds Of Crime": Enforcement Directorate
Three chimpanzees and four marmosets whose combined value comes to Rs 81 lakh have been attached as "proceeds of crime" by the Enforcement Directorate. The three chimps costs Rs 25 lakh each and the marmosets, a species of small monkeys, costs Rs 1.5 lakh each, the probe agency said in a statement.
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Viral Video Of Two Chimps Bathing A Dog Delights Internet
A video that is delighting the Internet this week features two chimpanzees bathing a dog. It was shot at the Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina.
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When Prince Harry Met Jane Goodall With A 'Chimp Greeting'. Watch
Prince Harry and renowned primatologist Jane Goodall met at an event on Tuesday. Instead of shaking hands, however, the Duke of Sussex patted Ms Goodall on the head in what is known as a 'chimpanzee greeting'.
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Chimpanzees Use Stone Tools like Ancient Human, Study Finds
Recent research reveals that chimpanzees select stone tools for cracking nuts in ways that may reflect techniques used by ancient human ancestors. The study observed how chimpanzees chose rocks for hammers and anvils based on their mechanical properties, such as hardness, shape, and elasticity, rather than their appearance. This mirrors the tool se...
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Study Reveals Chimpanzees Exhibit Varying Nut-Cracking Skills Within Same Group
A new study has revealed significant variation in the nut-cracking abilities of chimpanzees within the same group, highlighting differences in their cognitive and motor skills. Researchers analysed 3,882 video-recorded attempts by wild chimpanzees in Bossou, Guinea, to crack open oil palm nuts. The study found that some chimps were highly skilled, ...
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Chimps Are Upping Their Tool Game, Says Study. Why It Holds Relevance For Humans
Chimpanzees are steadily honing their tool-using skills -- a process unfolding over millennia, driven by the exchange of ideas through migrations between populations.
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Chimpanzees Seek Out Medicinal Plants To Heal Injuries, Infections: Study
Chimpanzees sought out and ate medicinal plants to treat their injuries, according to a study.
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Ice Baths For Bears, Coolers For Chimps To Ward Off Heat In Nandankanan Zoo
In view of the prevailing heatwave condition in Odisha, the Nandankanan Zoo authority has made special arrangements to protect the animals in the zoo from the scorching summer.
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Video Shows Touching Moment When Caged Chimp Sees Sky For The First Time
The island refuge is home to 226 chimpanzees discarded from laboratories, the entertainment industry, the exotic pet trade and roadside zoos.
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''How Freedom Looks Like'': Forest Officer Shares Video Of Animals And Birds Being Released Into The Wild
The video shows chimps, deer, cheetahs, birds, horses and other animals being set free from cages and enclosures into the wild.
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Watch: Baby Chimp Plays With Tiger Cubs, Trio Stuns Internet
A video has surfaced on the internet shows a baby chimp playing with two tiger cubs has gone viral on the internet.
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Watch: Chimpanzee Flaunts Yellow Sunglasses While Enjoying Coconut Water
A video has surfaced on the internet shows a chimp named Limbani sipping coconut water through a straw while sporting sunglasses.
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"First Time In History": Three Baby Chimpanzees Kidnapped For Ransom From Congo Sanctuary
In a first for the world, an animal sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing demands for ransom money after kidnappers abducted three of its baby chimpanzees.
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On What Would've Been Rajiv Kapoor's 60th Birthday, A Moving Post From Friend Sanjay Kapoor
“Happy 60th, Chimps,” Sanjay Kapoor wrote in the caption
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Can't Believe We Didn't Speak At Midnight: Sanjay Kapoor Remembers Friend Rajiv Kapoor On Birth Anniversary
"You will always be missed, still can't believe that we didn't speak at sharp 12 in the night," wrote Sanjay Kapoor
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3 Chimpanzees Worth 75 Lakhs "Proceeds Of Crime": Enforcement Directorate
Three chimpanzees and four marmosets whose combined value comes to Rs 81 lakh have been attached as "proceeds of crime" by the Enforcement Directorate. The three chimps costs Rs 25 lakh each and the marmosets, a species of small monkeys, costs Rs 1.5 lakh each, the probe agency said in a statement.
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Viral Video Of Two Chimps Bathing A Dog Delights Internet
A video that is delighting the Internet this week features two chimpanzees bathing a dog. It was shot at the Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina.
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When Prince Harry Met Jane Goodall With A 'Chimp Greeting'. Watch
Prince Harry and renowned primatologist Jane Goodall met at an event on Tuesday. Instead of shaking hands, however, the Duke of Sussex patted Ms Goodall on the head in what is known as a 'chimpanzee greeting'.
