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Why Do Humans Have White Sclerae? They Give Us A Certain Superpower, But We're Not The Only Ones With This Abilitya human looking at a chimp with his white sclera, the chimp looks back with dark brown sclera

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Why Do Humans Have White Sclerae? They Give Us A Certain Superpower, But We're Not The Only Ones With This Abilitya human looking at a chimp with his white sclera, the chimp looks back with dark brown sclera
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Why Do Humans Have White Sclerae? They Give Us A Certain Superpower, But We're Not The Only Ones With This Ability

clock-iconMarch 26, 2026

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Can Bonobos Play Pretend? Watch Kanzi's "Tea Parties" To See What They Reveal About Primate Imaginationkanzo bonobo looking at the camera he is very handsome

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Can Bonobos Play Pretend? Watch Kanzi's "Tea Parties" To See What They Reveal About Primate Imaginationkanzo bonobo looking at the camera he is very handsome
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Can Bonobos Play Pretend? Watch Kanzi's "Tea Parties" To See What They Reveal About Primate Imagination

clock-iconFebruary 5, 2026
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Bereaved Chimp Mothers Continue To Carry Their Dead Infants – But Do They Really Understand Death?Grieving chimpanzee mother

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Bereaved Chimp Mothers Continue To Carry Their Dead Infants – But Do They Really Understand Death?Grieving chimpanzee mother
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Bereaved Chimp Mothers Continue To Carry Their Dead Infants – But Do They Really Understand Death?

clock-iconFebruary 2, 2026
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Female Bonobos Can Elevate Their Status By Teaming Up To Gain Power Over Malestwo female bonobos holding hands in symbol of strength

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Female Bonobos Can Elevate Their Status By Teaming Up To Gain Power Over Malestwo female bonobos holding hands in symbol of strength
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Female Bonobos Can Elevate Their Status By Teaming Up To Gain Power Over Males

clock-iconMay 6, 2025
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Scientists Listened To Bonobo Calls And Found Remarkable Similarities With Human LanguageOlive, a first time bonobo mother from the Ekalakala community, vocalizing toward distant group members

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Scientists Listened To Bonobo Calls And Found Remarkable Similarities With Human LanguageOlive, a first time bonobo mother from the Ekalakala community, vocalizing toward distant group members
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Scientists Listened To Bonobo Calls And Found Remarkable Similarities With Human Language

clock-iconApril 3, 2025
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Bonobos Can Work Out What You Know, And Also What You Don'tBonobo sits in a patch on long green grass. The animals has one hand to its forehead making it look like it is thinking.

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Bonobos Can Work Out What You Know, And Also What You Don'tBonobo sits in a patch on long green grass. The animals has one hand to its forehead making it look like it is thinking.
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Bonobos Can Work Out What You Know, And Also What You Don't

clock-iconFebruary 4, 2025
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Bonobos: The "Hippies" Of The Primate World? Not So Much, Says New StudyLarge bonobo reclined in the forest surrounded by leaves and branches.

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Bonobos: The "Hippies" Of The Primate World? Not So Much, Says New StudyLarge bonobo reclined in the forest surrounded by leaves and branches.
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Bonobos: The "Hippies" Of The Primate World? Not So Much, Says New Study

clock-iconApril 12, 2024
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A Third Of Africa's Great Apes Are Under Threat From Mining For Battery MetalsA chimpanzee in Guinea, an African nation where the mining boom is coming head to head with great apes.

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A Third Of Africa's Great Apes Are Under Threat From Mining For Battery MetalsA chimpanzee in Guinea, an African nation where the mining boom is coming head to head with great apes.
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A Third Of Africa's Great Apes Are Under Threat From Mining For Battery Metals

clock-iconApril 5, 2024
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Champions For Chimpanzees, Bonobos, And Painted Dogs Win At Tusk 2023a baby bonobo on parent's back

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Champions For Chimpanzees, Bonobos, And Painted Dogs Win At Tusk 2023a baby bonobo on parent's back
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Champions For Chimpanzees, Bonobos, And Painted Dogs Win At Tusk 2023

clock-iconNovember 28, 2023
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Our Curiosity Could Be What Most Distinguishes Humans From ApesTwo children and adult orangutan looking at each other through glass

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Our Curiosity Could Be What Most Distinguishes Humans From ApesTwo children and adult orangutan looking at each other through glass
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Our Curiosity Could Be What Most Distinguishes Humans From Apes

clock-iconMay 31, 2023
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Apes Getting Dizzy On Purpose May Explain Humans' Love Of Mind-Altering Substancesgreat apes dizzy

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Apes Getting Dizzy On Purpose May Explain Humans' Love Of Mind-Altering Substancesgreat apes dizzy
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Apes Getting Dizzy On Purpose May Explain Humans' Love Of Mind-Altering Substances

clock-iconMarch 14, 2023
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Online Game Reveals Humans Can Understand 50% Of Primate Gestures, Can You?chimpanzee bonobo gesture quiz

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Online Game Reveals Humans Can Understand 50% Of Primate Gestures, Can You?chimpanzee bonobo gesture quiz
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Online Game Reveals Humans Can Understand 50% Of Primate Gestures, Can You?

clock-iconJanuary 24, 2023
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Mysterious "Ghost" Species Of Chimpanzee Discoveredarticle image

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Mysterious "Ghost" Species Of Chimpanzee Discoveredarticle image
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Mysterious "Ghost" Species Of Chimpanzee Discovered

clock-iconJune 1, 2018

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Bonobos Will Help Strangers Without Any Obvious Rewardarticle image

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Bonobos Will Help Strangers Without Any Obvious Rewardarticle image
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Bonobos Will Help Strangers Without Any Obvious Reward

clock-iconNovember 9, 2017

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Sex Differences In Chimp Tool Use Switch Later In Lifearticle image

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Sex Differences In Chimp Tool Use Switch Later In Lifearticle image
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Sex Differences In Chimp Tool Use Switch Later In Life

clock-iconOctober 8, 2015