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Great Apes and Humans Share a 15‑Million‑Year Rhythm in Laughter

Researchers say the conserved isochronous timing points to an ancestral vocal trait that helped build the vocal flexibility later used in human speech.

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Great Apes' Laughter Shares a 15‑Million‑Year Rhythm

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Chimp Drums With Tools While Vocalizing, Offering Clues to Music’s Origins

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Major Review Finds Same-Sex Sexual Behavior Common in Primates, Linked to Social and Environmental Pressures

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Jellyfish and Sea Anemones Without Brains Shown to Sleep

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Humans Rank Seventh in New Mammal Monogamy Study, Below Beavers and Above Meerkats

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Oxford Study Traces Mouth-to-Mouth Kissing to Great Apes’ Ancestor 17–21 Million Years Ago

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Researchers Trace the Origins of Kissing to Great Apes 21.5 Million Years Ago

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PNAS Study Links Chimp Territorial Killings to Short-Term Reproductive Gains

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Global Study Finds Birds Share a Learned Anti-Cuckoo Alarm Understood Across Species

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Global Study Finds Predator Pressure Decides When Camouflage or Warning Colors Work

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Female Mountain Gorillas Use Long-Term Bonds to Navigate Group Transfers

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Cats Sleep Mostly on Their Left Side to Aid Survival

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Wild Orangutans Nap to Offset Sleep Lost to Social Nesting

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Early Father Bonds Extend Female Baboon Lifespans, Study Finds

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Chimpanzees Catch Yawns From Android Head

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Chimpanzees Found to Drum with Rhythmic Intent, Revealing Subspecies-Specific Patterns

Animal Behavior

Great Apes and Humans Share a 15‑Million‑Year Rhythm in Laughter

Great Apes' Laughter Shares a 15‑Million‑Year Rhythm

Chimp Drums With Tools While Vocalizing, Offering Clues to Music’s Origins

Major Review Finds Same-Sex Sexual Behavior Common in Primates, Linked to Social and Environmental Pressures

Jellyfish and Sea Anemones Without Brains Shown to Sleep

Humans Rank Seventh in New Mammal Monogamy Study, Below Beavers and Above Meerkats

Science Study Finds Trained Macaques Keep Time With Human Songs

Study Traces Primate Kissing to a Common Ape Ancestor 16–21 Million Years Ago

Oxford-Led Study Traces Kissing to Great-Ape Ancestor 21 Million Years Ago

Oxford Study Traces Mouth-to-Mouth Kissing to Great Apes’ Ancestor 17–21 Million Years Ago

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Researchers Trace the Origins of Kissing to Great Apes 21.5 Million Years Ago

PNAS Study Links Chimp Territorial Killings to Short-Term Reproductive Gains

Global Study Finds Birds Share a Learned Anti-Cuckoo Alarm Understood Across Species

Global Study Finds Predator Pressure Decides When Camouflage or Warning Colors Work

Female Mountain Gorillas Use Long-Term Bonds to Navigate Group Transfers

Cats Sleep Mostly on Their Left Side to Aid Survival

Wild Orangutans Nap to Offset Sleep Lost to Social Nesting

Early Father Bonds Extend Female Baboon Lifespans, Study Finds

Chimpanzees Catch Yawns From Android Head

Chimpanzees Found to Drum with Rhythmic Intent, Revealing Subspecies-Specific Patterns

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Animal Behavior