Shameless Friday afternoon stuff: Geology/mineralogy may be enjoyed by other species too:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chimps-love-for-crystals-could-help-us-understand-our-own-ancestors-fascination-with-these-stones

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1633599/full

#Geology #Mineralogy #Chimpanzees

Yup. #Chimpanzees not more aggressive than #bonobos

"aggression patterns diverge by sex: Bonobos exhibit higher female-to-male aggression, while chimpanzees show the reverse."

#greatapes #violence

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adz2433?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ScienceAdviser&utm_content=distillation&et_rid=34814771&et_cid=5900653

Chimps’ Love for Crystals Could Help Us Understand Our Own Ancestors’ Fascination with These Stones

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chimps-love-for-crystals-could-help-us-understand-our-own-ancestors-fascination-with-these-stones/

Chester Zoo Chimpanzees New Videos soon on @SloggerVloggerSTEVIE grabs her brother's bum 🍑
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💪 Jambo Makes His Mark📣 See hairless chimp Jambo in his new habitat at Twycross Zoo returning to his old home where my journey started filming him 10 years ago.
#greatapes #sloggervlogger #chimpanzees

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A piece on the last two of the #ASL signing #chimpanzees Tatu and Loulis

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/chimpanzee-sign-language-experiments

Which Chimp Should Wield The Crystal?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/which-chimp-should-wield-the-crystal

We should give Chimps the technology of 'bags' so they can carry their precious gems in. 👜
Humans will try to exploit this gem collecting behaviour, watch out for us 😔

https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/researchers-discover-chimpanzees-collect-crystals-for-unexplained-reasons

#Chimpanzees #Personhood

Chimps' love for crystals could help us understand our own ancestors' fascination with these stones

Crystals have repeatedly been found at archaeological sites alongside Homo remains. Evidence shows that hominins have been collecting these stones for as long as 780,000 years. Yet, we know that our ancestors did not use them as weapons, tools, or even jewelry. So why did they collect them at all?

#crystals #chimpanzees #humanancestors

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-chimps-crystals-ancestors-fascination-stones.html