Tag: chimps
Chimps, Humans and Macaques All Have a Drive to ‘People Watch’
The Primal Pull of People Watching Our social voyeurism may have deep evolutionary roots By Clarissa Brincat edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Macaques. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! The human fascination with watching others—whether through reality TV, Instagram stories or overheard drama—is often dismissed as nosiness. But new research suggests this impulse may be…
Peeing Is Contagious among Chimps
Peeing Is Contagious among Chimps Just as people often yawn or scratch themselves when they see someone else do so, for chimpanzees, peeing is contagious By Meghan Bartels edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) urinating in tree, Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda, Africa. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Some primates pee together. Ena…