Wild Chimpanzees Love to Eat Boozy Fruit. Scientists Say the Proof Is in Their Pee The work further hints that humans may have inherited our penchant for alcohol from our ape ancestors

Wild Chimpanzees Love to Eat Boozy Fruit. Scientists Say the Proof Is in Their Pee: The work further hints that humans may have inherited our penchant for alcohol from our ape ancestors @SmithsonianMag #Chimpanzees #Wildlife #AnimalBehavior #PrimateScience #BoozyFruit

Science is showing us that same-sex behavior in primates — from bonobos to macaques — might be about much more than reproduction. It may help species navigate complex social lives and environmental challenges. 🌿📖

#PrimateScience #LGBTQInNature #EvolutionaryBiology

Groundhog Day predicts seasons with shadows. Rhesus macaques use real environmental cues—daylight, temperature, and food availability—to time behavior and survival.

Who would you trust? 🐵

#MonkeyMonday #GroundhogDay #PrimateScience

🐒💡 Gelada mums are don’t mess around

New research shows they fake fertility when a new male arrives to protect their babies from infanticide.

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Female Bonobos Unite to Outrank Males, Study Reveals - Ferox A new study about wild bonobos reveals that females gain power over males not through size or strength, but by forming alliances. Reviewing three decades of data across six bonobo communities, researc...

🐒 Female bonobos rule not by size, but teamwork! Groundbreaking 30-year study shows 85% of their coalitions target males 🚀. How they outrank chimps’ brute force 👇🔗 #PrimateScience #AnimalBehavior

Patterns of Technical Variation in Chimpanzee Termite Fishing Behavior in Mbam and Djerem National Park, Cameroon Chimpanzees exhibit considerable inter- and intra-community variation in cognitively complex tool use behaviors, often attributed to social, genetic, and environmental factors. Termite fishing is a w...

📢 Exciting Research Alert! 🧪🐵

🐒🔬 Aggie undergrads helped uncover 46 unique chimpanzee termite fishing techniques in Cameroon!

👏 Kudos to Andrea Eysseric, Viviana Borzym, and Tabitha Wilke!

🔗 Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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A New Dimension in Primate Studies: Unveiling the Morphosource Dataset How 3D models of primate skeletons are reshaping evolutionary science and global collaboration.

The Primate Phenotypes dataset’s 6,000 3D scans transform primate morphology into a global, collaborative science. This open-access treasure is a leap for phenomics and evolutionary research. #PrimateScience #3DMorphology #PrimateEvolution #OpenAccess #Primatology