Chimpanzee using floorboards for ‘drumming performance’ shows how music emerged in humans - Primate removes floorboards from ...

Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned about human nature ...

Chimpanzees can change their minds when the facts no longer support their previous beliefs – a rational level of thinking that was once considered uniquely human. In a series of experiments designed ...

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Chimpanzees in Michigan are not considered "persons" with human rights, according to the state's Court of Appeals. That means the owners of the DeYoung Family Zoo in the Upper Peninsula will not need ...

Chimpanzees consistently choose crystals over ordinary rocks, suggesting a curiosity that may echo early humans.

Chimpanzees in Michigan are not considered “persons” with human rights, according to the state’s Court of Appeals. That means the owners of the DeYoung Family Zoo in the Upper Peninsula will not need ...