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Being Intelligent About Intelligence

Being Intelligent About Intelligence

02.20.2013
Tetsuro Matsuzawa, a researcher at Kyoto University, showed that a chimpanzee named Ayumu clearly out-performed humans on some working...
'Useless' Organ May Have Function After All, Researchers Say

'Useless' Organ May Have Function After All, Researchers Say

02.14.2013
By Colin Barras The appendix may not be useless after all. The worm-shaped structure found near the junction of the small and large intestines...
Real Time With the Ape and the Donald

Real Time With the Ape and the Donald

02. 9.2013
Upon learning on Monday that Trump had sued Maher for $5 million dollars in the wake of the remark, Koko the Gorilla has gone apesh*t....

Planet Without Apes?

11. 5.2012
Against all odds, the great apes have hung on in remote pockets of the world into the 21st century. Their fate will decided in the remainder...
Imperiled Orangutans Need Key Forest Corridor

Imperiled Orangutans Need Key Forest Corridor

10.16.2012
From OurAmazingPlanet Staff: Sumatran orangutans are in trouble: Only about 6,600 of the animals are left, scattered throughout the northern...
7 Primates With Expressive Faces

7 Primates With Expressive Faces

08.24.2012
Here’s a look at some of our favorite photos of expressive primates — from grumpy gorillas to spooked spider monkeys.
LISTEN: Helium-Sucking Apes Sing For Scientists

LISTEN: Helium-Sucking Apes Sing For Scientists

08.23.2012
By: Megan Gannon, News Editor Published: 08/23/2012 12:14 PM EDT on LiveScience Gibbons effortlessly use the same techniques as professional...
Husbands: The Gorillas in our Midst

Husbands: The Gorillas in our Midst

07.30.2012
Do women have keener ears when it comes to children? I was at the zoo recently when I witnessed a scenario that made me both frustrated...
Chimps Who Attacked Student Return To Animal Refuge

Chimps Who Attacked Student Return To Animal Refuge

07.30.2012
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Officials say the two chimpanzees that mauled a U.S. college student at an animal refuge in South Africa are being...
Is This Smoking Orangutan Going To Kick Her Bad Habit?

Is This Smoking Orangutan Going To Kick Her Bad Habit?

07. 6.2012
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Tori is a teenager with a bad habit. The 15-year-old orangutan has been smoking cigarettes at an Indonesian zoo for...
Latest Animal Intelligence Findings Surprise Even Experts

Latest Animal Intelligence Findings Surprise Even Experts

06.24.2012
WASHINGTON -- The more we study animals, the less special we seem. Baboons can distinguish between written words and gibberish. Monkeys...
WATCH: Colbert Found The Next Big Terrorist Threat

WATCH: Colbert Found The Next Big Terrorist Threat

06.14.2012
With all of the drone talk going on, it's only logical to wonder what the next terrorist attack might look like. Many experts say computers...
Humans Originated In Africa? New Fossils Suggest Otherwise

Humans Originated In Africa? New Fossils Suggest Otherwise

06. 4.2012
By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 06/04/2012 03:14 PM EDT on LiveScience The ancestors of monkeys, apes and humans...
Apes Have People-Like Personalities? What Scientists Now Say

Apes Have People-Like Personalities? What Scientists Now Say

05.29.2012
What makes you you? Psychologists say human personalities include what they call "the big five” traits: agreeableness, openness to experience,...
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