News articles tagged with 'ape'
Apes unwilling to gamble when odds are uncertain
— 30 Nov 2010 21:18 | BiologyHumans are known to play it safe in a situation when they aren't sure of the odds, or don't have confidence in their judgements. We don't like to choose the unknown…
Great apes might be misunderstood
— 7 Oct 2010 14:42 | BiologyGreat apes might be much more similar to us - and just as smart - than science has led us to believe…
Owl monkeys need moonlight as much as a biological clock for nocturnal activity
— 4 Sep 2010 10:06 | BiologyAn international collaboration led by a University of Pennsylvania anthropologist has shown that environmental factors, like temperature and light, play as much of a role in the activity…
Not enough hours in the day for endangered apes
— 23 Jul 2010 10:05 | EnvironmentA study on the effect of global warming on African ape survival suggests that a warming climate may cause apes to run 'out of time.' The research, published today in Journal of Biogeography,…
Fossil find puts a face on early primates
— 15 Jul 2010 14:46 | Geology and palaeontologyWhen palaeontologist Iyad Zalmout went looking for fossil whales and dinosaurs in Saudi Arabia, he never expected to come face-to-face with a significant, early primate fossil…
Study looks at gorillas, elephants and logging in Congo
— 7 May 2010 11:16 | BiologyThe Wildlife Conservation Society announced the results of the first-ever evaluation of a large, 'landscape-wide' conservation approach to protect globally important populations of…
Great apes know they could be wrong
— 25 Mar 2010 11:37 | BiologyGreat apes - orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas - realise that they can be wrong when making choices, according to Dr Josep Call from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary…
Study suggests environment may impact apes' ability to understand declarative communication
— 16 Mar 2010 08:34 | BiologyWhen we notice somebody pointing at something, we automatically look in the direction of the gesture. In humans, the ability to understand this type of gesturing (known as declarative…
First molars provide insight into evolution of great apes, humans
— 1 Jan 2010 10:01 | BiologyThe timing of molar emergence and its relation to growth and reproduction in apes is being reported by two scientists at Arizona State University's Institute of Human Origins in the…
Among apes, teeth are made for the toughest times
— 18 Dec 2009 15:01 | BiologyThe teeth of some apes are formed primarily to handle the most stressful times when food is scarce, according to new research performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology…