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Chimpanzee genes have changed over time to suit local conditions: New study
This is due to habitat destruction, hunting and infectious diseases, among other threats. Understanding how chimpanzees have ...
ZME Science4d
Wild Chimps Build Flexible Tools with Impressive Engineering Skills
The results were telling. Plants selected by chimpanzees to make tools were significantly more flexible — on average, 175% ...
'Chimpanzee 'engineers' have implications for understanding human technological evolution
A multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Dr. Alejandra Pascual-Garrido, Research Affiliate at the School of ...
The Debrief5d
Chimpanzee “Engineering” Observed in Groundbreaking Study Offers Clues to Ancient Human Tool Use
New research from Oxford University has revealed chimpanzee "engineering" capabilities that aid them in retrieving insects as ...
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Chimpanzees act as 'engineers', choosing materials to make tools based on structural and mechanical properties
Researchers have discovered that chimpanzees living in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania employ a degree of engineering when making their tools, deliberately choosing plants that provide ...
How we revealed the life story of PG Tips chimp – written in her bones
Osteobiography involves the analysis of bones and other tissue. It is more commonly used in archaeology to reconstruct the ...
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Chimpanzees understand material properties
This finding could help us understand how early humans developed their tool-making capabilities. "This is the first direct evidence that wild chimpanzees select plant materials for termite fishing ...