Chimpanzee Study

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  Chimpanzees’ Task Performance Improves With Human Audience, Study Finds

  A study published in iScience found that chimpanzees performed better on challenging tasks when observed by humans. The research, conducted by Kyoto University, revealed that the presence of a larger human audience improved performance on difficult tasks, while simpler tasks saw a decline in accuracy. This suggests that the audience effect, often l...

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  Our Big Brain May Not Be The Reason For Difficult Childbirth, New Study Claims

  The research suggests that human childbirth may not be complicated due to our need for large brains and pelvises suitable for upright walking.

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  Chimpanzees Can Speak Like Humans, Scientists Claim After Reviewing Old Footage

  A new study has suggested that chimpanzees might be capable of more than just grunts and hoots and that they might just need the right nurturing environment to unleash their vocal potential.

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  Chimpanzees Found To Share Humans' Style Of Conversing

  On analysing the data, the researchers found that chimpanzees have a timing similar to that seen in humans - pauses of about 120 milliseconds each between a gesture and its response.

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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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  Study Reveals Chimpanzees And Bonobos Can Remember Faces for Years

  A recent study suggests that chimpanzees can retain memories of each other's faces for decades, even after prolonged periods of separation.

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  Chimpanzees Use Human-Like Warfare Tactic: New Study

  Researchers said on Thursday they have documented the tactical use of elevated terrain in warfare situations while observing on a daily basis two neighboring communities of wild western chimpanzees in Tai National Park for three years.

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  Young Chimpanzees, Human Teens Show Similar Risk-Taking Behaviour: Study

  Adolescent chimpanzees exhibit some of the same risk-taking behaviour as human teenagers, but they may be less impulsive, according to a research.

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  Chimpanzees Utilise A Variety Of Stone Tools To Break Various Nuts: Study

  This study emphasises the possibility of group-specific material signatures despite the fact that several chimpanzee groups engage in nut cracking.

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  Chimps Can Play Rock-Paper-Scissors Game: Study

  Chimpanzees can play the popular rock-paper-scissors game as well as four-year-old children, a study has found.

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  Humans Did Not Inherit Kindness From Chimpanzees Who Always Act In Self-Interest, Finds Study

  Chimpanzees, unlike human beings, are entirely selfish creatures who act in their own self-interest when it comes to altruistically helping fellow chimps, according to a new study.

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  Forms Of HIV Can Cross From Chimpanzees To Humans: Study

  Researchers have found evidence that strains of chimpanzee-carried simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), including those responsible for the global HIV pandemic, can infect human cells.

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  Japan Researchers Find Chimps Caring for Disabled Infant

  A chimpanzee mother cared for her disabled infant in the wild in Tanzania, Japanese researchers reported in a study published this week, research they hope will help in understanding the evolution of social care in humans.

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  Young Female Chimps Smarter Than Males

  Young female chimpanzees are smarter than males in object manipulation - seemingly in preparation for adult tool use - as they display greater diversity in manipulation, a study finds.

• Chimpanzees Prefer Indian Beats over Western Music

  Chimpanzees like listening to different rhythms of music with Indian and African beats but prefer silence to Western pop, a new study has found.