by Christine Kenneally BH | Jul 8, 2007 | Altruism, Chimpanzees, Infants
The latest research on altruism in apes may not be as surprising as the selfless rats in the previous post–because, of course, chimpanzees and humans are much more closely related–but it’s all good, solid evidence that sharing can be as sensible an...
by Christine Kenneally BH | Jun 27, 2007 | Bonobos, Chimpanzees, Gesture
Meaningful, communicative gestures are shared by humans and other great apes. As with human groups, different groups of chimpanzees and bonobos may use the same gesture to mean completely different things. New Scientist, The Economist, PNAS.
