180,000 Great Apes Are at Risk Due to Efforts for Clean Energy [Study]

Medicine & Technology Apr 04, 2024

Great apes face potential risks from mining activities. Continue reading to learn more.

Great Apes Engage in Playful Teasing Like Humans, Revealing Surprising Similarities in Cognitive Skills

Feb 16, 2024

New research reveals that great apes engage in playful teasing, possibly laying the foundation for human humor with poking, tickling, and stealing behaviors. Read the article for more details.

Chimpanzee vs Gorilla vs Orangutan Difference: Which Is More Intelligent?

Dec 25, 2023

Which among these great apes is the smartest? Read to find out.

Great Apes Could Recognize a Face They Once Saw for Years [Study]

Dec 19, 2023

Great apes have sharp memories like elephants when it comes to recognizing faces. Continue reading to learn more.

Orangutans Have Distinct Vocal Personalities Influenced By Social Interactions Just Like Humans

Mar 22, 2022

Scientists found that social interaction shaped the languages of orangutans just like in human populations. Read the article to learn more.

Chimpanzees Involve in 'Lethal Attacks' Against Gorillas, Seen for the First Time

Jul 22, 2021

Lethal attacks by groups of chimpanzees on gorillas have been observed for the first time in the Loango National Park, Gabon. Researchers are investigating what triggered the fight between the two great ape species that killed some of the gorillas.

Orangutans and Bonobos Are First Non-Humans to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

Mar 05, 2021

San Diego Zoo's great apes are the first non-humans to be given COVID-19 vaccine. Specifically, 4 orangutans and 5 bonobos got their first shot of the vaccine.

Month-Old Ravens Could Rival Great Apes in Numerical Skills and Other Tasks

Dec 11, 2020

Researchers from Germany found that four-month-old ravens can learn numerical skills, understand cues, and perform other tasks that can take a lifetime for great apes to learn.

Great Apes Are Prone To Getting COVID-19 Infection, Here’s How Researchers Are Protecting Them

Dec 09, 2020

Humans studying and caring for the apes are taking extra precautions to prevent COVID-19 infection from spreading, including its unidentified impacts.

Scientists Warn COVID-19 Could be Catastrophic to Great Apes As They Too Can Be Infected

Apr 01, 2020

Experts warn that primates are susceptible to human respiratory diseases, and sometimes it can be fatal.

Pre-human 7.2 Million-Year-Old Remains Found: Study Reveals Europe Being Birthplace Of Mankind

May 25, 2017

The theory which states that Africa is the birthplace of mankind has been proved wrong in a new research discovery. Pre-human remains have been found in Europe, which is approx. 7.2 million years old.