Tag: chimpanzee
Chimpanzee Metacognition Allows Humanlike Belief Revision
Chimps Can Weigh Evidence and Update Their Beliefs Like Humans Do Are we the only rational thinkers? New research on our primate cousins suggests otherwise By Cody Cottier edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Chimpanzees show the capacity to revise their beliefs when presented with new evidence. You generally have reasons, good or bad, for your…
Chimpanzee Consumption of Boozy Fruit May Illuminate Roots of Humanity’s Love of Alcohol
Chimpanzee Consumption of Boozy Fruit May Illuminate Roots of Humanity’s Love of Alcohol Wild chimps ingest the equivalent of multiple alcoholic beverages a day By Kate Wong edited by Jeanna Bryner A chimpanzee eats fruit in the rainforest of Kibale National Park in Uganda. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! When chimpanzees eat ripe figs…
Jane Goodall chimpanzee conservation project in Tanzania hit by USAID cuts
US agency had pledged almost $30m over five years to Hope Through Action initiative, which was launched in 2023 USAID has been subjected to swingeing cuts under Donald Trump, with global effects that are still unfolding. Now it has emerged that the agency will withdraw from the Hope Through Action project managed by the Jane…
Surprising Chimpanzee Signal Reveals Secrets of Ape Communication
Surprising Chimpanzee Signal Reveals Secrets of Ape Communication A rare and deliberate signal between a mother chimpanzee and her daughter raises new questions about ape communication, culture and the meaning of sharing a language By Avery Schuyler Nunn edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier A mother chimpanzee, Beryl, sits by her infant, Lindsay, in a remote…