Chimps may revise their beliefs in surprisingly human-like ways. Experiments showed they switched choices when presented with stronger clues, demonstrating flexible reasoning. Computational modeling ...

New research suggests chimpanzees can rethink their choices when new evidence emerges, a hallmark of human-like reasoning.

Chimpanzees mirror human thought processes in new study - The primates can critically assess the quality of evidence when faced with choices ...

A similar disorganized attachment can occur in captive chimpanzees, particularly orphans who are raised by humans. A lack of a permanent caregiver can lead to this more fearful behavior. However, in ...

Researchers have found two important building blocks of human speech in wild chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives. A pair of studies finds that chimp communication includes both rhythmic ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...

Uganda’s Ngogo chimpanzees are well known for their “chimpanzee warfare.” Primatologists have observed their brutal, lethal ...

The Ngogo chimpanzees of Uganda's Kibale National Park have long been known for violent clashes with neighboring groups, ...

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