Chimps Seem To Love Crystals. It Could Solve 780,000-Year-Old Mystery

Chimpanzee experiments suggest early humans were likely fascinated by crystals because of their unique transparency and geometric shapes.

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Kayla, a 37-year-old 61.2kg female, in the procedure room with her stomach shaved for an ultrasound at the Save the Chimps chimpanzee sanctuary, Fort Pierce, Florida. Socks have been placed on her extremities and a fur hat with flaps on her head to avoid hypothermia. Gold in the Nature photojournalism category.

Photograph: Alain Schroeder/World Nature Photography awards

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Too. Many. Ways. Of. Seeing.

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7-Jan-2026
Small #chimps, big risks: What chimps show us about our own #behavior

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1111535

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Small chimps, big risks: What chimps show us about our own behavior

A University of Michigan and James Madison University study examining risk behavior in chimps and humans finds that human intervention may be causing risky behavior to peak in adolescence. In chimps, this behavior peaks when the animals are infants. 

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In case you still needed a new year's resolution: here's one. Mine is to post more memes. You're welcome. #stuffifound #meme #memes #anticapitalism #EatTheRich #FeedThePoor #chimps #chimpanzee #ape #FinancialAdvice #anarchism #socialism #activism
(16 Nov) The evolution of rationality: How chimps process conflicting evidence Chimps can take in new evidence, evaluate its strength, and change their minds. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/l0188 #behavioral-science #beliefs #biology #chimps #evolution #science

(16 Nov) The evolution of rationality: How chimps process conflicting evidence

Chimps can take in new evidence, evaluate its strength, and change their minds.

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The evolution of rationality: How chimps process conflicting evidence

Chimps can take in new evidence, evaluate its strength, and change their minds.

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