Tag: chimpanzees
Jane Goodall, Conservationist Who Transformed Our Understanding of Chimpanzees, Dies at 91
By Meghan Bartels edited by Kate Wong Jane Goodall speaks onstage at the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum 2025 at the Plaza Hotel on September 24, 2025, in New York City. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Goodall was best known for her pioneering studies of chimpanzees in the wild. She visited Tanzania for the first…
Wild chimpanzees filmed by scientists bonding over alcoholic fruit
Humans have gathered to feast and enjoy a tipple together for thousands of years, but research suggests chimpanzees may also bond over a boozy treat. Wild chimpanzees in west Africa have been observed sharing fruit containing alcohol – not in quantities to get roaring drunk but, possibly, enough for a fuzzy beer buzz feeling. The…
Peeing is contagious in chimpanzees, study suggests
By Jonathan Lambert While watching a group of captive chimpanzees for her graduate research, Ena Onishi noticed something odd about the primates. “They seemed to have a tendency to urinate around the same time,” said Onishi, a wildlife researcher at Kyoto University. “It reminded me of some human behaviors of going to the bathroom together,…