Jane Goodall documented chimpanzees performing rhythmic, repetitive movements at waterfalls — behavior she described as driven by awe, not survival. Ethologists have since recorded elephants touching ...

The mirror test has fascinated scientists for decades due to its simplicity and revealing nature. First introduced in 1970 by ...

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The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison ...

The youngest chimpanzees are the biggest risk-takers. Would humans show the same pattern if adults weren’t keeping such a ...

The work suggests it may be because human parents and caregivers are able to keep a closer eye on human babies, while chimp mothers can curtail their children’s behavior for only as long as they can ...

The man tracking chimpanzee movements in a rainforest is required to follow the primates wherever they go—except up in the trees. Onesmas Ainebyona stalks the chimps with such spiritual determination ...

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Highly cooperative meerkats depend on teamwork to survive. Individuals that fail to act as lookouts or ignore group signals ...