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Language is often thought to be a uniquely human trait, but deep in the lush Kibale National Park in Uganda, a remarkable pair of chimpanzees are challenging that notion. Beryl, a chimpanzee ...

The study in 20 captive chimpanzees living at the Kumamoto Sanctuary in Japan shows that, when one chimp pees, others are more likely to follow. A new study reported in the Cell Press journal ...

Scientists suggest captive chimpanzees engage in ‘socially contagious urination’—that is, when one primate starts peeing, others quickly follow suit Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent A new ...

Humans are known to invent private hand gestures. Chimps in the wild do, too, a new study suggests. By Brandon Keim Parents and their children, or people who know each other well, often share some ...

Chimpanzees living at the Kumamoto Sanctuary in Japan are also more likely to relieve themselves when others are doing so nearby, and the behavior seems to be hierarchical, "flowing down" from ...

Researchers from the Taï Chimpanzee Project observed members of the four neighbouring communities of wild chimpanzees every day from the time they left their nests in the morning until they went to ...

The study in 20 captive chimpanzees living at the Kumamoto Sanctuary in Japan shows that, when one chimp pees, others are more likely to follow. "In humans, urinating together can be seen as a ...

A new study has found that chimpanzees may be far from shy bathroomgoers. A team of researchers spent more than 600 hours studying 20 captive chimpanzees to determine that chimps may experience ...

A study out this week shows that peeing can sometimes be contagious among chimpanzees, too. Scientists at Kyoto University in Japan led the research, which was published Monday in the journal ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Chimpanzees can produce rhythmic sounds and movements, each following their own unique beat, despite having a limited sense of rhythm. Observations of 132 ...