A new study from Uganda shows that chimpanzee culture and learning are much more complex than scientists once believed.

Scientists have identified dozens of previously overlooked cultural behaviors in wild chimpanzees, suggesting that the great ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Anthropology Professor Jill Pruetz long suspected that man-made changes influenced the aggressive behavior researchers have observed among chimpanzees. However, her ...

Researchers Watched Chimp Teenagers for Years and the Behavior Looked Strangely Familiar ...

AMES, Iowa – Shocking is one word Jill Pruetz uses to describe the behavior she witnessed after a chimp was killed at her research site in Fongoli, Senegal. The fact that chimps would kill a member of ...

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Chimpanzee nest-building behavior may reveal an ability to respond to weather cues before nighttime conditions fully arrive.