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Enforcement Directorate

21 Sep 2019

In a first, ED attaches three chimpanzees and four marmosets under PMLA

The ED probe revealed that Supradip Guha was running an organised wildlife smuggling racket.

14 Dec 2017

This is how chimps died in Uganda

Rhinovirus C is one of three rhinovirus species, each causing respiratory disease in humans. But rhinovirus C is notably more severe than its relatives, rhinoviruses A and B.

Endangered species

29 Oct 2017

Lions, chimpanzees among 34 endangered species to receive special protection

These species were selected to receive heightened conservation efforts at the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) conference that just concluded in Manila.

30 Sep 2017

Even chimps can use tools flawlessly

Researchers have looked for the spontaneous re-occurrence of a tool-use behaviour practiced in wild chimpanzees where sticks are used to scoop algae from the top of water surfaces.

11 Aug 2017

Chimps can play rock-paper-scissors game: Study

Seven chimpanzees of different ages and sexes living in the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University were part of the experiment.

09 Jun 2017

Chimps are not people, cannot be freed from custody: New York court

Chimpanzees do not deserve the same rights as people, a New York state appeals court unanimously concluded on Thursday, as it refused to order the release of two of the animals to a primate sanctuary.

29 Apr 2017

Bonobos more closely linked to humans than chimps: Study

Scientists believe that modern human and common chimpanzee/bonobo lineages split about eight million years ago with the two great ape species splitting about two million years ago.

wild chimpanzees

21 Mar 2017

Wild chimpanzees have surprisingly long life spans, says study

Do you know that wild chimpanzees have surprisingly long life spans?

20 Mar 2017

Chimp mother filmed cleaning dead son's teeth for first time – Watch emotional video

Researchers, including those from University of St Andrews in the UK, filmed a female chimpanzee sitting down near the dead body of a young male, selecting a firm stem of grass, and intently removing debris from his teeth – hinting that animals, like humans, too have mortuary practices.

09 Mar 2017

Vaccine created to protect Ebola-ravaged chimps

The vaccine is given orally, the developers said, which means it could be disguised in food and left out for the animals to eat – easier and less traumatic than darting.

09 Feb 2017

Decoded: How humans got their foot structures to walk upright

A new study has revealed that human feet are more mobile than those of chimpanzees.

09 Nov 2016

Chimpanzees are good fathers, devoted to their offspring than thought!

The study showed that male chimpanzees spend time with non-mating female chimpanzees that are caring for their offspring.

14 Oct 2016

Hilarious! How this chimp reacts on seeing a man in King Kong suit- Must Watch

Something of similar sort has been experimented by researchers when they made a person wear a King Kong suit and recorded a chimp's reaction, with another human actor participating in the act.

12 Oct 2016

Apes may also understand what others are thinking

To explore whether apes can also read minds, researchers studied three different species of apes -- chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans -- as they watched two short videos, tracking their gaze using an infrared eye-tracker installed outside these animals' enclosures.

07 Mar 2016

Do chimps believe in God? Mysterious `ritual` captured

Experts have stated that there is no reason why they should be doing this, potentially meaning that it is the beginning of ritual behaviour.

19 Nov 2015

US government ends research on all chimpanzees

Chimpanzees will no longer be used for US government research and the remaining 50 chimps in federal custody will be sent to a sanctuary for retirement, health authorities said on Thursday.

09 Oct 2015

Why humans are good with tools but chimps are not

Humans use what's known as a vision for action system.

Young female chimpanzees

08 Oct 2015

Young female chimps smarter than males

Researchers found that male chimpanzees showed higher object manipulation rates than females.

26 Sep 2015

2 million-years-old fossils reveal what our ancestors` hearing was like

Research into human fossils, dating back to approximately two million years ago, has revealed what our ancestors` hearing was like.

26 Sep 2015

Early humans had hearing abilities similar to chimps: Study

Early humans who lived around two million years ago had hearing abilities similar to chimpanzees but with some slight differences in the direction of modern humans, new research that looked into ancient human fossils has revealed.

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