81 apes. 150 studies. 18 years. The largest open-access dataset of great ape cognition just dropped — and what it can tell us about the origins of human intelligence is just getting started. #Primatology #ComparativePsychology #OpenScience https://www.primatology.net/p/what-81-apes-can-tell-us-about-the
What 81 Apes Can Tell Us About the Origins of Human Thought

A new open-access dataset assembles 18 years of cognitive experiments from the world’s most-studied great ape population.

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81 apes. 150 studies. 18 years. The largest open-access dataset of great ape cognition just dropped — and what it can tell us about the origins of human intelligence is just getting started. #Primatology #ComparativePsychology #OpenScience https://www.primatology.net/p/what-81-apes-can-tell-us-about-the
What 81 Apes Can Tell Us About the Origins of Human Thought

A new open-access dataset assembles 18 years of cognitive experiments from the world’s most-studied great ape population.

Primatology.net

...“It seems to be a recurring thing in our field where people come up with reasons why humans are special and unique, and then scientists like me test it out, and we find that, actually, maybe we’re not that special after all,” says the study’s lead author, Amalia Bastos....

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/23/apes-behaviour-bonobo-chimpanzee-humans-science-aoe

#primatology #intelligence

Bonobos enjoy pretend tea parties and chimps think rationally: why apes are more like us than we ever thought

A series of stunning findings about great apes’ mental capabilities in recent years has transformed how we see our closest relatives

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‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time

After a two-year wait, video of a young male crossing above a road gives hope that critically endangered species can survive habitat fragmentation

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‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time

After a two-year wait, video of a young male crossing above a road gives hope that critically endangered species can survive habitat fragmentation

The Guardian
Bonobos enjoy pretend tea parties and chimps think rationally: why apes are more like us than we ever thought

A series of stunning findings about great apes’ mental capabilities in recent years has transformed how we see our closest relatives

The Guardian

🌍🐒 Dr. Jane Goodall collaborated with #Google to share an environmental message for #EarthDay. This animated #biography explains her work as an ethologist and her dedication to protecting the planet.

The #video also highlights Roots and Shoots, a program that supports young people in over 140 countries who are working on environmental and humanitarian issues in their local communities.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/dr-jane-goodalls-google-doodle-for-earth-day-2018?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=jane-goodall-earth-day

#animals #animation #anthropology #conservation #diy #earth #ecology #environment #nature #primatology #science #womeninSTEM #tksst

Gibraltar’s monkeys eat mud ‘to avoid upset stomachs from tourist junk food’

Macaques have learned to eat soil to avert gut irritation caused by salty and sugary snacks, researchers believe

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🦧📉 Researchers at #Uganda’s #Kibale National Park tracked a decade-long conflict after a massive community of #chimpanzees divided. The study in the journal #Science documents how former social partners became rivals when their connecting social ties decayed.

👉 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5781149/chimpanzee-civil-war-primate-conflict-anthropology

#primatology #anthropology #wildlife #evolution #nature #biology #primates #apes

New research finds orangutans and chimpanzees match each other’s laugh faces with surprising precision — and the ability likely traces back 10–16 million years to our last common ancestor. #Primatology #HumanEvolution #Emotions https://www.primatology.net/p/great-apes-match-each-others-laugh
Great Apes Match Each Other’s Laugh Faces with Surprising Precision

A new study on orangutans and chimpanzees suggests the fine-tuning of facial mimicry runs deep in primate evolution

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