The research, titled "Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs," was carried out by a team including UC Berkeley ...

Researchers found that chimpanzees update their beliefs based on evidence, showing a human-like ability to reason and reflect ...

In a series of experiments designed to test the metacognition of these fascinating apes, psychologist Hanna Schleihauf of ...

The experiment suggests that the animals are “not just driven by simple, emotional responses” but “have rather complex awareness.” ...

Grunts, barks, screams and pants ring through Taï National Park in Cȏte d’Ivoire. Chimpanzees there combine these different calls like linguistic Legos to relay complex meanings when communicating, ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos structure their social relationships in similar ways to humans, according to a new international study led by researchers from Utrecht University and Universidad Carlos III de ...

A similar disorganized attachment can occur in captive chimpanzees, particularly orphans who are raised by humans. A lack of a permanent caregiver can lead to this more fearful behavior. However, in ...

Researchers have found two important building blocks of human speech in wild chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives. A pair of studies finds that chimp communication includes both rhythmic ...

Denisovans, a mysterious human relative, left behind far more than a handful of fossils—they left genetic fingerprints in modern humans across the globe. Multiple interbreeding events with distinct ...

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