The University of Wisconsin African Studies Program welcomed assistant professor in anthropology Margaret Bryer March 4 as a guest speaker for their Africa at Noon weekly lecture series, which has run ...

The study of foraging behaviour and cognitive ecology in primates reveals a fascinating interplay between ecological challenges and evolved cognitive strategies. Primates navigate complex environments ...

Humans perceive emotional expressions displayed by non-human primates and spontaneously mimic these expressions, according to ...

For decades, scientists believed that bonobos, one of our closest living relatives, were among the most peaceful primates. Nature seemed to reassure us that, within the world of primates, aggressive ...

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In a series of tea party-like experiments, a bonobo was able to identify imaginary juice and grapes. Kanzi was a famous bonobo who could understand spoken English and taught scientists a lot about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jane Goodall, whose lifelong work as a primatologist helped broaden the world’s understanding of animal behavior and emotions, has ...

Historically considered a more peaceful species than their chimpanzee cousins, bonobos are actually just as aggressive -- but target their ire most often at males, according to a study published ...

How do animal behavior researchers feel about the feelings of animals? A new survey helps to answer that question. The journal Royal Society Open Science published a survey of 100 researchers of ...

Observations of “alpha male” behavior among apes — including some of humans’ closest relatives in the animal kingdom — have helped shape the archetype of the dominant male into a controversial ...