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Chimpanzees can “catch” yawns from an android robot imitating human facial expressions, according to a new study that raises ...
Kiss the Chimp is the new name for what was formerly known as Cafe 502 in Sprowston Park & Ride. The owners revealed the plans in a social media post that read: "We are back better than ever! "Same ...
Chimpanzees drum rhythmically, suggesting the roots of human musicality may predate our species. New research by cognitive ...
Western chimpanzees typically drummed more often and faster, while eastern chimpanzees drum more slowly and start drumming later in their hooting. Hobaiter thinks these differences are shaped by ...
Distinct differences also emerged between subspecies: Western chimpanzees tended to produce more evenly timed beats, while eastern chimpanzees more frequently alternated between shorter and longer ...
Researchers observing two communities of eastern chimpanzees in Uganda’s Budongo Forest have discovered that chimps regularly wipe themselves after pooping using leaves. Sometimes they even help ...
Their results, publishing in the Cell Press journal Current Biology in May, show that eastern and western chimpanzees—two distinct subspecies—drum with distinguishable rhythms. The researchers ...
Eastern and western subspecies also exhibited different drumming patterns; western chimpanzees used evenly spaced hits while eastern chimpanzees more often alternated between hits at shorter and ...
Not only do chimpanzees maintain a rhythm while drumming on tree roots, but two subspecies use distinct tempos and techniques, according to a new study ...
Distinct differences also emerged between subspecies: Western chimpanzees tended to produce more evenly timed beats, while eastern chimpanzees more frequently alternated between shorter and longer ...