Chimps take risks as babies—way before human teens. Here's what that tells us.

Are helicopter parents the reason kids don’t turn rebellious until their teenage years, when they finally get some autonomy?
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Researchers stunned to discover cause of change in chimpanzee mating behavior: 'Rarely been demonstrated before'

A recent study on chimpanzees in Taï National Park in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, revealed that chimpanzees are losing traditions of male mating gestures. This coincides with declining chimpanzee ...

Small chimps, big risks: What chimps show us about our own behavior

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

Chimpanzees engage in cheeky trendsetting behavior — proving they’re more human-like than you realize, study reveals

Move over, fashion week — the hottest accessory of the season is a blade of grass shoved in your ear. Or, for the truly daring: your butt. Chimpanzees at a Zambian wildlife sanctuary are going viral — ...

Risks young chimps take as they swing through the trees underscore role of protective parenting in humans

The youngest chimpanzees are the biggest risk-takers. Would humans show the same pattern if adults weren’t keeping such a ...
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Understanding aggressive behavior in chimpanzees will help protect the endangered species

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Anthropology Professor Jill Pruetz long suspected that man-made changes influenced the aggressive behavior researchers have observed among chimpanzees. However, her ...
The Daily Free Press

Male chimps like ’em young, BU, Harvard researchers say

If she were a chimp, Mrs. Robinson still would have brought Benjamin Braddock to his knees, researchers say. A team of researchers led by Boston University anthropology professor Martin Muller is ...