Chimpanzee

What the Chimps of Gombe Taught Me About Parenting

John Crocker | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Parenting, Chimpanzee, Disneynature Chimpanzee, Jane Goodall, Chimps, Parents-Dads, Disneynature, Lake Tanganyika, Humanity, Disney Chimpanzee, Parents News

As a family doctor and the father of two boys, I realize each day how much these chimps living in remote valleys along the shores of Lake Tanganyika taught me about parenting and healing.

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How To Chase Chimps Through A Rainforest With A Camera And Face Mask

HuffingtonPost.com | Joanna Zelman | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Chimp Conservation, Mark Linfield, Jane Goodall, Video, Chimps, Chimpanzee, Earth Day, Alastair Fothergill, Disneynature, Bushmeat, Chimpanzee Movie, Chimpanzees, Deforestation, Chimpanzee Movie 2012, Green News

Chasing chimpanzees up to 15 miles per day through a dense African forest, fighting thick vines and torrential rain, and donning a face mask and big r...

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Chimpanzee -- A Disney Film Well-Worth Seeing!

Jay Weston | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Chimpanzee, Chimpanzee Movie, Chimpanzee Film, Chimpanzee Disney, El Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles News

Narrated by Tim Allen, Chimpanzee is the story of a lovable young chimpanzee, Oscar, who -- deep in the forest in Africa -- is living with his family, mom Isha and the group's savvy leaer, Freddie.

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Review: Disneynature's Chimpanzee, at Home in the Cote d'Ivoire

Carole Mallory | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Oscar, Jon Stewart, Jane Goodall, Chimpanzee, Richard Leaky, Alastair Fothergill Mark Linfield, England, Freddie, The Daily Show, Tanzania, Disney, Entertainment News

Watching a giant chimpanzee named Freddie groom his tiny son, Oscar, is one of the highlights of the Disneynature film Chimpanzee. By unfolding each s...

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Movie Review: Chimpanzee

Marshall Fine | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Movie Reviews, March of the Penguins, Documentary, Disney, Nature Film, Chimpanzee Movie Review, Movies, Tim Allen, Wildlife, Chimpanzee, Entertainment News

A film that took more than four years and an extravagant amount of luck to make, Chimpanzee is an exceptional wildlife movie that should hold the interest of viewers from youngest to oldest.

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Stars Come Out To Support Jane Goodall & 'Chimpanzee'

Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Natalie Portman, Video, Mariska Hargitay, Jane Goodall, Christopher Meloni, Padma Lakshmi, Chimpanzee Film, Chimpanzee, Disneynature, Disney, Disney Chimpanzee, Chimpanzee Jane Goodall, Slidepollajax, Entertainment News

Some of Hollywood's most famous faces -- including Natalie Portman, Dave Matthews and Mariska Hargitay -- joined chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall to cel...

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Scientists Discover Strange Link Between Chimps And Toddlers

Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Video, Animal Psychology, Social Strategy, Chimpanzee, Biology, Children, Babies Kids, Sociology, Orangutans, Toddlers, Psychology, Animals, Social Experiments, Science News

By: Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 04/12/2012 12:26 PM EDT on LiveScience Chimps and toddlers rely on the "wisdom of t...

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Chimp Moms Teach Young Secrets Of 'Speaking' To Humans

Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Chimpanzee Intelligence, Intelligence, Video, Ape, Chimpanzee, Chimp, Chimp Mothers, Animal Behavior, Chimp Research, Communication, Science News

By: Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 03/20/2012 08:42 PM EDT on LiveScience Captive chimpanzees learn from their mothers to ...

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Jane Goodall: Chimps Need Our Help 'Desperately'

HuffingtonPost.com | Joanna Zelman | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Chimp Conservation, Jane Goodall Chimp, Jane Goodall, Chimps, Chimpanzee, Jane Goodall Chimpanzee, Bushmeat, Chimpanzees, Chimpanzee Movie, Deforestation, Green News

Dr. Jane Goodall hates apathy. The world-renowned chimp expert is the first to acknowledge that saving threatened species is an uphill battle, but...

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Chimpanzee 'Cops' Help Apes Avoid Conflict, Scientists Say

Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Chimp Police, Chimp, Animal Behavior, Video, Ape, Chimpanzee, Primate Police, Science News

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 03/07/2012 05:16 PM EST on LiveScience Chimpanzees have police, too. Now, researchers are d...

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WATCH: The Inside World Of Filming 'Chimpanzee'

The Huffington Post | James Gerken | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Video, Chimps, Chimpanzee, Chimpanzee Protection, Disneynature, Conservation, Apes, Chimpanzees, Disney, Animals, Orphaned Chimpanzees, Chimpanzee Disney, Green News

An upcoming documentary from Disney will give audiences the chance to not only see chimpanzees, but also save them. "Chimpanzee," opening in theate...

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PHOTOS: Adorable Chimp REALLY Loves Valentine's Gift

Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Zoo Miami, Bubbles the Chimp, Bubbles Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day, Valentines Day, Zoo Miami Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Animals, Chimpanzees, Valentine's Day 2012, Animals, Bubbles Zoo Miami, Zoo Animals, Bubbles Loves a Box, Animals Getting Valentines, Chimpanzee, Miami News

"Life is like a box of chocolates or fruits and peanut butter," says Zoo Miami. "You never know what you’re gonna get." But on Valentine's Day, ...

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Bonobo Cooks His Own Food

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Kanzi Chimp, Bonobo Cooks, Bonobo Fire, Chimps, Trained Chimpanzees, Chimp Cooks, Chimpanzee, Chimpanzee Research, Chimp, Chimpanzee Videos, Chimpanzees, Chimpanzee Tricks, Chimp Lights Fire, Green News

Anyone who's ever seen "Planet of the Apes" or the recent "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," knows this is exactly how it starts. And it's all downhill...

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WATCH: Are We Not Apes?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Video, Bonobo, Chimpanzee, Human Sexuality, Talk Nerdy to Me, Frans De Waal, Make Love Not War, Great Apes, Stephen Jay Gould, Animal Sexuality, Education News

Although chimpanzees and bonobos are practically equivalent to humans in terms of our shared DNA compliment, they are not the same species by any stretch.

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Orphan Baby Chimp Dances Until He's Dizzy

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.11.2011

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Remember when you were little and you would stretch your arms out and spin until you got dizzy? Apparently that's not a uniquely human pastime. ...

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Stop the Insanity: Please get a grip!

Randall | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Texas, Chimpanzee, Honey Badger Don't Care, UK Badgers, Texas Wildfires, Mitt Romney, Science, Badgers, Presidential Debates, Prime Minister David Cameron, London, Randall's Animals, Rick Perry, Banff National Park, Republicans, Video, Comedy News

So much has been going on recently...seriously? It's been beyond craazzzy. David Cameron and Parliament seem to have their heart set on a mass badger killing, Texas was hit by wildfires and Republicans have been debating up a storm. But at least those laboratory chimps got released. Thank goodness!

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Animal Photos Of The Week

Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Animal Pictures, Baby Lions, Baby Animal Photos, Chimpanzee, Baby Red Pandas, Animal-Photos-of-the-Week, Pangolin, Baby Animals, Animal Photos, Tiger Cubs, Animal Photos of the Week, Green News

New discoveries, gruesome deaths and major rescues made this week a busy one for animals around the world. Good news first -- 12 new frog species ...

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Experiments on Chimpanzees Are a Dirty Toilet

Ingrid Newkirk | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Animal Experiments, Animal Rights, Peta, Chimpanzee, Green News

Finally, the chimpanzees' moment is approaching. Get ready for celebratory pant hoots from the general direction of Dr. Jane Goodall.

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Chimps Shed Selfish Title

Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Video, Chimps, Co-Operate, Chimpanzee, Chimpanzees Sharing Food, The National Academy of Sciences, Altruism, Generous, Pro-Social, Animals, Monkey, Monkeys, Selfish, Green News

Chimpanzees may be more generous than we thought. Chimps spontaneously displaying empathy by consoling each other after fights and sharing food ha...

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Biology Is Not Destiny in the Evolution of Sexual Coercion

Eric Michael Johnson | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Abortion, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Bonobos, Rape, Chimpanzee, Primates, American History, Biology, Colonial America, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Coercion, Science, Evolution, Feminism, Sexual Assault, Patriarchy, Women News

Cross-posted at Scientific American. Warning: content may be triggering for survivors of sexual assault/abuse. Elizabeth Wilde's mouth was stuffed w...

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Frans de Waal on Politics, Fairness, and Human Nature

Eric Michael Johnson | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: CEO Pay, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Primates, Chimpanzee, Cooperation, Human Evolution, Charles Darwin, Frans De Waal, Economic Crisis, Jimmy Carter, Evolution, Newt Gingrich, Social Darwinism, Fairness, Politics News

The theme of Frans de Waal's newest book is the culmination of his work to date and presents a synthesis of the factors that account for cooperative behavior in the natural world.

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Are "Humanzees" Possible?

David Mizejewski | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: National Wildlife Federation, Humanzee, Animal Planet, Cold War, Chimpanzee, Human-Animal-Hybrids, Green News

Shockingly, during the Cold War, Russian scientists actually carried out experiments where they inseminated unsuspecting human females with hybrid embryos created in a lab.

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Monkeying Around at Facebook

Mike Spicer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Upgrades, Monkey Cartoon, Social Media, Celebrity Clerks, Chimpanzee, Facebook, Satire, Technology News

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A Happier Ending: Finding Permanent Sanctuary for Laboratory Chimps

Anjelica Huston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anjelica Huston, Alamogordo Primate Facility, Jane Goodall, Chimpanzee, Save the Chimps, Video, Impact News

Taxpayer dollars being used to relocate the chimps, construct new housing in San Antonio and provide for their daily care in the laboratory should instead be used to fund their lifetime care in a sanctuary.

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Chimps at the Super Bowl

Ryan Huling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Super Bowl Commercials, Animal Rights, Super Bowl Ads, Peta, Careerbuilder, Chimpanzee, Animal Abuse, Green News

It's unusual that a company has chosen to include something in their upcoming Super Bowl ad that young people overwhelmingly disagree with: cruelty to animals.

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