Chimpanzees can change their minds like humans: What it means and why a new study is making scientists rethink logic and rationalityA groundbreaking study published in Science reveals that chimpanzees can rationally revise their beliefs much like humans. Conducted by res...
31 Oct, 2025, 09.58 PM IST
Chimpanzees regularly drink alcohol, scientists find they get daily buzz from fermented fruitA new study reveals that wild chimpanzees consume ethanol from fermenting fruit, averaging about 14 grams daily, equivalent to one US drink...
21 Sep, 2025, 02.18 PM IST
Chimpanzees caught copying human habits in bizarre new 'fashion trend', scientists stunned by viral primate cultureChimpanzees at a Zambian wildlife sanctuary have developed a unique "fashion trend" of dangling grass or sticks from their ears, and even i...
20 Jul, 2025, 02.25 PM IST
What a chimp did to this man who gave him bananas left internet in tears. Watch viral videoA viral video showing a chimpanzee reuniting with the man who rescued him years ago has deeply moved social media users. Shared by a nature...
30 Jun, 2025, 11.08 PM IST
Are Chimpanzees speaking English? New study reveals surprising findings from old footageA recent study casts doubt on the notion that only humans are capable of speaking simple phrases by indicating that chimpanzees may also be...
01 Aug, 2024, 09.30 PM IST
Viral video of baby chimp playing with tiger cubs wins the internet; watchThe superstar in this video is a baby chimp named Angad, who has left the netizens in complete awe with his cute behaviour. Angad tries to ...
13 Oct, 2022, 01.52 PM IST
Women's Day: Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati says Jane Goodall embodies all that is right about humanityOver these decades Jane has continued to be an extraordinary source of inspiration and strength.
08 Mar, 2020, 10.54 AM IST
The Human TakeoverManaging the anxiety and pressure that comes with competitive sport is often the difference between the winner and the rest.
21 Jul, 2019, 11.36 PM IST
- Chimps prefer to choose genetically different mates: Study
New York, Jan 12 (IANS) When seeking a mate, chimpanzees get more selective and choose a partner whose genetic makeup most differs from the...
12 Jan, 2017, 04.47 PM IST
Being sociable may transmit 'good' gut microbesSpending time in close contact with others ups the risk of catching germs but it can also transmit 'good' gut microbes.
17 Jan, 2016, 05.02 PM IST
Chimps, like humans, make friends based on trust: StudyThe findings suggest that friendship based on trust has evolved much earlier than previously thought.
15 Jan, 2016, 06.13 PM IST
Gene tweaking may have helped humans walk uprightResearchers studied a tiny fish called the threespine stickleback that has evolved radically different skeletal structures to match environ...
08 Jan, 2016, 04.47 PM IST
Chimps sensitive to what is right and wrongChimps, like humans, are sensitive to what is right and wrong but will only react if someone is trying to harm a member of their own group,...
26 Jun, 2015, 02.16 PM IST
- Mysore Zoo to get two chimps from Singapore
Two years after green anacondas arrived from Sri Lanka, the Mysore Zoo is getting chimpanzees from Singapore on Saturday.
26 Nov, 2013, 10.17 PM IST
- Chimpanzees use wood and stone tools to chop food
In a discovery that further affirms the fact that chimpanzees are very much like humans, British researchers have found the primates in the...
25 Dec, 2009, 06.52 PM IST
- Paris Hilton locks lips with chimp
Socialite Paris Hilton has gone a step ahead to express her love for animals by kissing a chimp.
11 Oct, 2009, 06.18 PM IST
- Now chimpanzees hit by Facebook bug
After humans, the bug of social networking online has hit chimpanzees, it appears.
07 Jun, 2008, 02.01 PM IST