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Scientists identify marks of differences between human and chimp genomes

November 6th, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): A team of researchers have carried out the largest study of differences between human and chimpanzee genomes, identifying regions that have been duplicated or lost during evolution ...

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Chimps too dole out tit-for-tat behaviour to friends and foes

October 29th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI -
London, October 29 (ANI): Chimpanzees very closely observe who all are grooming them, and ultimately return favours to them while freezing out others, according to a new study. Cristina Gomes, a ...

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Identity of ghost-writer behind Cheeta the chimp’’s ”autobiography” unveiled

October 21st, 2008 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, October 21 (ANI): The true identity of the ghost-writer behind Me Cheeta, the autobiography of Tarzan''s chimpanzee pal, has finally been revealed by a British newspaper. James Lever, 37, the ...

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Survey finds drastic decline in endangered chimpanzees in West Africa

October 14th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 14 (ANI): A population survey of West African chimpanzees living in Cote dIvoire (Ivory Coast) has revealed that this endangered subspecies has dropped in numbers by a whopping 90 ...

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Male chimps can recognise females just by looking at their butts!

Male chimps can recognise females just by looking at their butts!

September 23rd, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept 23 (ANI): Researchers from Emory University have found that chimps have a unique ability to recognize the faces of group members with photos of their behinds. They found that the ...

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Crows are cleverer than chimps in casual reasoning!

September 17th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI -
London, September 17 (ANI): Presenting six New Caledonian crows with a series of "trap-tube" tests, a team of scientists has come to the conclusion that the bird can use causal reasoning ...

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Tarzans Cheeta fails to bag star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

June 20th, 2008 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Jun 20 (ANI): Cheeta, the male chimpanzee who starred in the films Tarzan and Bedtime For Bonzo, has been denied a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Movie buffs campaigning ...

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Play can be fatal for young chimps

June 18th, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI -
London, June 18 (ANI): A study by German researchers suggests that playing can be fatal for young chimpanzees. Primatologist Christophe Boesch and his colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology ...

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Silence gets female chimps more sex

June 18th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 18 (ANI): When it comes to sex, female chimps can be really kinky. According to a new study, the females amongst our closest living relatives are more concerned with ...

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Even apes prefer their meals cooked

June 5th, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 5 (ANI): Scientists have shown that our ancestors had a natural liking for cooked meals, by finding that several great apes, like humans, seem to prefer cooked foods over ...

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Did walking begin with a chance shuffle?

May 30th, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 30 (IANS) It was perhaps when he stood up on his hind legs to reach for an overhanging fruit that the ancestor of primates and humans inadvertently learnt to walk ...

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Walking on 2 feet began with a shuffle

May 30th, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 30 (ANI): When babies learn to walk, they usually start covering short distances by shuffling. Now, a new research has suggested that our ancestors did the same before they ...

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Animal activists ask European court to declare chimp a person!

May 22nd, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 22 (ANI): Austrian animal rights activists are fighting to get a 26-year-old chimpanzee legally declared as a person so the animal can enjoy human rights. Paula Stibbe, a British woman, ...

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Like humans, monkeys too may form traditions and cultures

May 21st, 2008 - 5:39 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 21 (ANI): Just like humans, monkeys may form traditions and cultures, says a new research. In order to prove the finding, Scottish scientists are using a pioneering new research facility. On ...

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Evidence of Alzheimer’s-like brain tangles in nonhuman primates found

May 15th, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by admin -
Washington , May 15 (ANI): Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center , Emory University , have discovered the first conclusive evidence of Alzheimer's-like neurofibrillary brain tangles in an aged ...

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Eagles singer gets away with calling Bush chimp

May 9th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 9 (IANS) Don Henley, lead singer of the rock group The Eagles, is surprised that he has been allowed to openly criticise US President George Bush whereas others have been ...

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Animals beat the heat by cold drinks in Lucknow zoo

April 26th, 2008 - 2:52 pm ICT by admin -
By Kamna Mathur Lucknow, Apr 26 (ANI): Fruit juices and cucumbers helped a chimpanzee to beat the summer heat in a Lucknow zoo. The most striking incident happened when the chimpanzee drank fruit ...

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Christina Ricci groped by chimpanzee on movie set

April 24th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by admin -
Melbourne , Apr 24 (ANI): She has romped with some of the most famous actors in Hollywood onscreen, but Christina Ricci would have least expected to be groped by a chimpanzee ...

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Man began walking six million years ago

March 21st, 2008 - 5:39 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, March 21 (IANS) The latest and most authentic findings indicate that our remote ancestors learnt to walk six million years ago. The new findings are based on the first thorough analysis ...

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Fans celebrate chimp’s 16th birthday at Lucknow Zoo

March 19th, 2008 - 7:47 pm ICT by admin -
Lucknow, Mar.19 (ANI): Lucknow Zoo authorities today celebrated the 16th birthday of a chimpanzee with a lot of zing. With decorations adorning the wire fencing on the cage and a birthday cake ...

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Humans and chimps communication based on similar brain patterns

February 29th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Feb 29 (ANI): Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center have found that humans and chimps share similar brain patterns when communicating. They found that an area of the brain involved ...

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Monkey’s ‘jumping genes’ could pave way for new HIV treatments

February 19th, 2008 - 12:15 pm ICT by admin -
Washington , Feb 19 (ANI): Researchers at University College London (UCL) have discovered the mechanism by which retroviruses like HIV can travel between species and also the biological mechanisms behind the jumping ...

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Lucknow zoo celebrates a Chimpanzees birthday

February 13th, 2008 - 11:31 am ICT by admin -
By Kamna Mathur Lucknow, Feb.13 (ANI): Officials at a Lucknow zoo were unusually delighted this Monday, as they celebrated a 16-year-old chimpanzees birthday here. Many parents with their tiny-tots flocked the zoo to ...

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Difference in human and ape diets may have caused evolutionary changes

February 5th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by admin -
Washington , Feb 5 (ANI): In a study on mice, researchers at the Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig , Germany , have found that dietary differences between men and other apes ...

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Hollywoods Cheeta the Chimp set for his tell-all autobiography

January 27th, 2008 - 3:00 pm ICT by admin -
London, Jan 27 (ANI): Hollywoods star chimpanzee, Cheeta the Chimp, is all set to recall his experiences from Hollywood's golden age in his autobiography. The 75-year-old chimp has been approached by publisher Fourth ...

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Chimp beats British memory champ!

January 27th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): A seven-year old chimp from Japan has shocked everyone by beating the British memory champion in a computer game. The chimp, named Ayumu, trounced Ben Pridmore at a computer ...

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Chimps cannot be considered people, rules Austrian court

January 16th, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by admin -
London, Jan 16 (ANI): An Austrian animal rights groups hopes to have a chimpanzee declared a person have been dashed, after the countrys Supreme Court ruled that apes cannot be considered people. The ...

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Zookeepers trying hard to make a chimp kick the butt!

January 15th, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): Keepers of a zoo in China are trying really hard to make a resident chimpanzee quit smoking. Philly got addicted to the habit months earlier by picking up ...

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Like humans, chimps too have cultural differences among colonies

January 10th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Jan 10 (ANI): Its not just humans who have cultural differences, for a new study has suggested that socially learned cultural behaviour is also found among chimpanzees colonies. The study, led by ...

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Chimps self-medication may help humans discover new drugs

December 26th, 2007 - 1:24 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Dec 26 (ANI): Ugandan and French scientists have suggested that chimpanzees ability to treat ailments with plants might help humans discover new drugs. The study, led by Sabrina Krief, a French veterinary ...

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