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Young Chimpanzees Develop Population-Specific Vocal Dialects

Researchers report social, environmental influences shape calls during infancy and juvenility, showing vocal development is not strictly genetic.

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Capuchin Monkeys Hunt More Small Vertebrates When Fruit Runs Low

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Names Bakari New Silverback Gorilla

Scientists Describe New Colobus Monkey From Lomami Forest

Scientists Name New Colobus Monkey Species From Congo Forest

Scientists Describe New Colobus Monkey, Colobus congoensis, From Congo Basin

Scientists Identify New Colobus Monkey Species in Central Congo

New Colobus Monkey Colobus congoensis Identified in Central Congo Basin

Science Study Documents Deadly Split Inside Uganda’s Ngogo Chimp Community

Science Study Documents Rare, Years-Long Lethal Conflict Within One Chimpanzee Community

Science Paper Details Rare, Lethal Split in Uganda’s Ngogo Chimpanzees

Study Documents Rare Chimpanzee Community Split and Years of Lethal Raids

Science Study Documents Rare Chimpanzee Community Split With Sustained Lethal Attacks

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

Study Finds Bonobos Are as Aggressive as Chimps, With Different Targets

Bonobo Kanzi’s Tea-Party Trials Provide First Controlled Evidence of Ape Make-Believe

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

Same-Sex Sexual Behavior Documented Across Dozens of Primate Species

Ai, Chimpanzee Central to Kyoto’s Cognition Studies, Dies at 49

Study Finds Chimpanzee Killings Expanded Territory and Boosted Reproduction