Chimpanzees

Tool‑using, social primates with complex cultures and emotions.

  • 66 Tracked terms
  • Last 30 days Feed window

What this topic collects on

An article joins this feed when it matches these terms. Each one is also a search of its own.

  • +26 more

Latest in Chimpanzees


greatergood.berkeley.edu > article > item > are_chimps_less_likely_to_steal_from_friends

Are Chimps Less Likely to Steal From Friends?

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (664+ words) In recent years, scientists have shown that chimpanzees favor certain peers by picking whom they prefer to groom and selectively sharing food. The behavior offers a glimpse into humanity’s prosocial evolutionary past. But a question has lingered: How might a…...


studyfinds.com > new-chimpanzee-research-shows-friendship-can-hold-back-bad-behavior

New Chimpanzee Research Shows Friendship Can Hold Back Bad Behavior

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (357+ words) Reviewed by Patrisha Antonaros Research led by Oded Ritov (University of California, Berkeley) (Credit: © Kletr - stock.adobe.com) Chimpanzees given an easy chance to steal food took it 70 percent of the time when the victim was a stranger, but only…...


aol.com > articles > chimpanzees-less-likely-steal-food-171439000.html

Chimpanzees are less likely to steal food from their friends - AOL

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1216+ words) Friendship is not only about helping someone when things are going well. Close relationships also depend on what happens when there is competition, disappointment, or a chance to take something at another person’s expense. Humans often expect better treatment from…...


news.berkeley.edu > 09/30/2026 > chimps-plunder-less-pineapple-from-friends-and-expect-them-to-do-the-same

Chimps plunder less pineapple from friends??? and expect them to do the same

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (629+ words) UC Berkeley researchers also found that stealing from non-friends caused more agitation, providing a window into how chimpanzee emotions may be similar to our own. Satya deep via Unsplash In recent years, scientists have shown that chimpanzees favor certain peers…...


kottke.org > 26 > 09 > 0049642-deliberately-teach-other-

Chimpanzees use tools to collect food and deliberately teach...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (106+ words) Kottke.org This site is made possible by member support. 💞 Big thanks to Arcustech for hosting the site and offering amazing tech support. kottke.org. home of fine hypertext products since 1998. Beloved by 86.47% of the web. 🍔 💀 📸 😭 🕳️ 🤠 🎬 🥔 Chimpanzees use tools to…...


earth.com > animals > chimpanzee-mothers-appear-to-teach-their-daughters-how-to-use-tools

Chimpanzee mothers appear to teach their daughters how to use tools

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1169+ words) Camera traps in Senegal caught chimpanzee tool use passing from mother to daughter, and a juvenile helping an infant crack open a baobab. Young chimpanzees pick up their tool skills mostly by watching adults work. In one reserve in southeastern…...


aol.com > articles > chimpanzee-mothers-appear-teach-daughters-001100000.html

Chimpanzee mothers appear to teach their daughters how to use tools - AOL

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1146+ words) Young chimpanzees pick up their tool skills mostly by watching adults work. In one reserve in southeastern Senegal, some adults did more than set an example. A mother stopped dipping for ants, left her stick standing in the nest, walked…...


nature.com > articles > s41562-026-02601-6

What chimpanzees at war have taught me about being human - Nature Human Behaviour

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (185+ words) Nature Human Behaviour (2026) Cite this article Seeing a deadly ‘civil war’ unfold among chimpanzees has been a painful experience for John Mitani. His decades of watching wild great apes now evoke his family’s experience with xenophobia. But to him, the…...