| 单词 | great ape |
| 例句 | These diseases are also shared with, or similar to the diseases of, our closest wild relatives, the African great apes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They were like a troupe of great, strange animals, of two different species; great apes with intelligent eyes, all of them in hit, in kemmer....They took my hand, touched me, held me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It would be nice to know how different other intelligences can be; so we study the whales and the great apes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z With him is a great ape: Big Foot. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He was, after all, just another great ape. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z So, in French, I asked him if he could tell me where a great ape release site was nearby. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z They were way less famous than the other great apes, the chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, even though a recent study showed they were our closest relatives, sharing over 98.7 percent of our DNA. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Like it or not, we are members of a large and particularly noisy family called the great apes. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I am a great ape, and you are a great ape, and so are chimpanzees and orangutans and bonobos, all of us distant and distrustful cousins. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z We are both great apes, and we are both artists. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z All great apes were naturally wary, but, because of my mother’s painstaking work, these bonobos had become accustomed to seeing humans as allies. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Before them, something like a great ape was sitting asleep with its head between its knees. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The infant is the second bonobo born this year in what zookeepers say is a hopeful sign for the zoo's population of endangered great apes, one of the closest primate species to humans. Bashful baby bonobo born in Belgium 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Jason discovers the importance of William Smith's ammonites and why Guy the silverback gorilla changed how we view great apes for ever. Science Weekly Podcast: Caleb Scharf on gravity's engine, the black hole 2012-11-26T12:42:35Z First, he said, man didn’t evolve from an ape, but man and the other great apes share a common ancestor. Make them talk about evolution: Why won’t a single Republican presidential candidate admit that Darwin’s right 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z One of my top priorities was to pay another visit to Asia’s only great ape, the orangutan, which is endemic to Borneo and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. In Borneo, City Pleasures and Jungle Adventure 2011-01-21T19:55:00Z The International Union for Conservation of Nature has considered the species of great apes, known for their long red hair, endangered since Sumatran orangutans face threats such as hunting and forest and peat swamp destruction. Bottle-fed baby orangutan at New Orleans zoo fascinates other apes 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z Zookeepers plan to show her the Asian elephants up close, including Shanthi who plays harmonica with her trunk, as well as the popular pandas, the great apes and the Panamanian golden frog. Betty White heads to Washington to see the animals 2012-05-16T16:48:09Z A remote group of frizzy-haired orangutans on the Indonesian island of Sumatra seems to be a new species of great apes, scientists say. Scientists name new species of orangutan but warn that it could soon disappear 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Though the test does not eliminate the possibility that the book is bound by the skin of a “great ape or a gibbon,” scientists claim this is “extremely unlikely.” Harvard is pretty sure it owns a book bound by human skin 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Naomi Watts is the blonde who captures the great ape’s affection; Andy Serkis does double duty as Kong and a cook named Lumpy; and Jack Black is the director who started the whole mess. What to Watch Friday 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Gorillas are great apes — shouldn’t they be smarter than a macaque? Answering the Many Questions About ‘The One and Only Ivan’ 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Supported by clouds, model-scale biplanes with working propellers buzz around that great ape. High-End Works Toying With Politically Loaded Signifiers 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Neither the green servers nor the second-story dining room — a barren, glass-enclosed space in which diners play the role of great apes in a zoo exhibit — exude the necessary polish. Urban Heights review: In Bethesda, this revival needs more reviving 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z In between his great ape tale “King Kong” and “The Hobbit,” Jackson directed just such a smaller film with 2009′s “The Lovely Bones,” an afterlife drama centered on a murdered girl. Jackson confesses: 2012-07-18T17:16:00Z The signaling pathways and connections in human frontal lobes appear to be somewhat more elaborate than those of the great apes. This is your brain on murder: What the mind of a psychopath looks like 2014-03-09T18:30:00Z The great apes most closely related to humans have two pairs of 24 chromosomes while humans have two pairs of 23, so if Darwin was right about common ancestry, where did the 24th chromosome go? Make them talk about evolution: Why won’t a single Republican presidential candidate admit that Darwin’s right 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z It’s the first species of great ape to be discovered by scientists in nearly 90 years. Scientists name new species of orangutan but warn that it could soon disappear 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z At this time, Leakey was looking for someone to study chimpanzees in the wild and to find evidence of shared ancestry between humans and the great apes. Jane Goodall: 50 years working with chimps 2010-06-26T23:05:00Z Taste and buy wine to support Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, home to chimpanzees and advocates for all great apes, 1-4 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2014-02-24T18:13:19Z The infant is the second bonobo born this year in what zookeepers say is a hopeful sign for the zoo's population of endangered great apes, one of the closest primate species to humans. Bashful baby bonobo born in Belgium 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z We succeeded in eliminating the Neanderthals and are currently on the road to extinguishing our first cousins, the great apes. A journalist investigates the planet’s ‘Sixth Extinction’ 2014-02-14T01:35:58Z A study published last week in the journal Current Biology said there are no more than 800 of the primates, which researchers named Pongo tapanuliensis, making it the most endangered great ape species. Scientists name new species of orangutan but warn that it could soon disappear 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z In his picture, which is meticulously researched, the desire for status and competitiveness was no weaker in forager societies than it was with their great ape ancestors and than it is in modern society. Sharing is in our nature 2012-08-13T11:45:00Z That may hurt the gorilla tourism in Rwanda and Uganda where a permit to see the great apes their forested habitat costs about $600. Rampant Ebola fear takes toll on Africa tourism 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z Some scientists also classify humans as great apes, but others argue for a separate categorization. Scientists name new species of orangutan but warn that it could soon disappear 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z In between his great ape tale "King Kong" and "The Hobbit," Jackson directed just such a smaller film with 2009's "The Lovely Bones," an afterlife drama centered on a murdered girl. Jackson confesses: he's no superhero comic fan 2012-07-18T17:02:10Z The orangutan, orange-est of all the great apes, is featured on a new "Nature." TV This Week Feb. 22-28: 'Good Witch' on Hallmark 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Its nickname was Bonobo, the same as a species of great ape. How (not) to do Juneteenth 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z The last of the great apes to be discovered, bonobos are so physically similar to chimpanzees that their skeletons laid in museums for fifty years before it was noticed that they were a separate species. Did Capital Punishment Create Morality? 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Two great ape movies hit the cinemas this week, both directed by British film-makers. is the Hollywood blockbuster, helmed by Rupert Wyatt; Project Nim is the latest from Oscar-winning Man On Wire director James Marsh. Trailer trash 2011-08-06T23:06:18Z "For example, the chromosomes of lions and domestic cats hardly differ at all. There appear to be far fewer duplications, rearrangements, and other types of variation than what are commonly found in great apes." New secrets about cat evolution revealed 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The great ape, it appeared, had undergone menopause—a reproductive shutdown that researchers have only documented in humans and a handful of whale species. Menopause may be widespread among mammals, challenging famed hypothesis 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z In species with pronounced size dimorphism, larger males compete with one another for access to females, and among the great apes larger males socially dominate females. The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z They found that Pierolapithecus shares similarities in overall face shape and size with both fossilized and living great apes, but it also has distinct facial features not found in other Middle Miocene apes. Extinct ape gets a facelift, 12 million years later 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Western lowland gorillas are a highly endangered species of great ape, found in West Africa's rainforests. Belfast Zoo: UK's oldest gorilla, Delilah, celebrates 60th birthday 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z In the primate order, this kind of genetic variation has led to the evolution of different species -- including humans and great apes. New secrets about cat evolution revealed 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z In the 1970s and 1980s, for example, several experiments attempted to take chimpanzees and other great apes and integrate them into human households to see if they could learn language. Can Dogs Use Language? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Modern humans have low sexual size dimorphism compared with the other great apes. The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The results are consistent with the idea that this species represents one of the earliest members of the great apes and human family. Extinct ape gets a facelift, 12 million years later 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Orangutans, our distant primate cousins, are fascinating great apes that belong to the Pongo genus. Orangutans are being pushed to the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time? 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z "The great ape genomes tend to break and rearrange, and even human genomes have very unstable regions," Murphy said. New secrets about cat evolution revealed 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z There are more than 500 species of primates, including lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, Old and New World monkeys, the "small apes" - gibbons and siamangs - and the "great apes" - orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos. What makes us human? Primate genome study offers some clues 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Studying how long-lived animals in the wild respond to early-life adversity is difficult, and until now, researchers did not have much insight into the impact such events have on nonhuman great apes. Gorillas’ Resilience after Early-Life Trauma Holds Lessons for Humans 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The evolutionary tree shows the relationship between humans and the great apes. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Transmitted by bats and great apes, this virus can cause death in 70–90 percent of the infected within two weeks. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z So far this problem has largely escaped the notice of most groups tasked with protecting Africa’s great apes: chimpanzees, bonobos, and two species of gorillas. Baby apes are being stolen for pets—and little is being done to stop it 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z The study is remarkable for what it says about the evolution of language and of the intelligence of the great apes. Scientists figured out chimpanzees have a rudimentary language by pranking them with snakes 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Despite the significant differences between humans and our closest great ape relatives, Rosenbaum emphasizes that “we do have a tremendous amount of things in common.” Gorillas’ Resilience after Early-Life Trauma Holds Lessons for Humans 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z All great apes, including baboons, gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, humans, and human ancestors, belong in the superfamily Hominoidea. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But it turns out that it’s pretty typical behavior: Other great ape species also seem to regularly enjoy stimulating their senses through spinning, according to a recent study. Your Thursday Briefing 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z According to findings published last month in the journal Primates, other great ape species also seem to regularly enjoy stimulating their senses through spinning, possibly even in pursuit of altered mental states. Why Do Apes Like to Spin? Maybe for the Same Reasons as People. 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Many great apes in captivity are being retired from medical research, making the hundreds of videos in existence an invaluable resource. Why Primates (Including Humans) Love to Spin Ourselves around until We All Fall Down 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Many questions remain, including whether early-life adversity causes any impacts to gorillas’ health and also what biological mechanisms underpin resilience in the great apes. Gorillas’ Resilience after Early-Life Trauma Holds Lessons for Humans 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Australopithecus had a number of characteristics that were more similar to the great apes than to modern humans. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “As we’ve seen in western lowland gorillas in other parts of Africa, great apes are impacted by Ebola virus in very similar ways to humans,” Evans says. Can we make gorillas sick? Study reveals much about them — and us. 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z He amassed nearly 400 videos showing great apes and other primates engaged in spinning behaviors, including somersaulting, rolling down hills, backflipping and pirouetting. Why Do Apes Like to Spin? Maybe for the Same Reasons as People. 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z My patient roster expanded to include great apes, bears, lions and raptors, among others. Here’s What Scientists Are Learning about Women’s Health from Other Female Animals 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z But Goffin’s cockatoos have large brains compared with other birds, just as humans and chimps are big-brained compared with other great apes—and that may be the key trait necessary for anticipatory planning, Byrne says. Watch this genius bird plan for its ‘handyman’ job 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z The brain size of Australopithecus relative to its body mass was also smaller than modern humans and more similar to that seen in the great apes. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Understanding what is circulated in great apes that are overlapping with other wildlife reservoir populations, such as bats, can provide very important information for both great ape and human health.” Can we make gorillas sick? Study reveals much about them — and us. 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Of special concern are cases when encounters between humans or domestic animals and wildlife directly pass diseases to threatened species, as with respiratory diseases and great apes. Race to vaccinate rare wild monkeys gives hope for survival 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Like other great apes, these animals have a rich social life, communicating with their fellows using some 80 types of gestures. Humans Can Correctly Guess the Meaning of Chimp Gestures 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z They previously discovered that the great apes use a whole "lexicon" of more than 80 gestures, each conveying a message to another member of their group. Signs used by apes understood by humans - research 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Of these great apes, all but baboons and gibbons belong in the family Hominidae. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He became an ambassador for orangutans, a critically endangered species of great ape found only in the wild on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Rudi, oldest male orangutan in North America, dies at 45 in Houston 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z The ruling could force the agency to transfer the great apes, though the details remain to be worked out. NIH can’t deny former research chimps sanctuary retirement, federal judge rules 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z One possibility is that all great apes, including humans, inherit a common set of gestures. Humans Can Correctly Guess the Meaning of Chimp Gestures 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The gestures people can innately understand may form part of what Dr Graham described as "an evolutionarily ancient, shared gesture vocabulary across all great ape species including us". Signs used by apes understood by humans - research 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z He and his colleagues have also traced the evolution of human metabolism—we use a good deal more energy than other great apes—and provide even more evidence that what makes humans human is cooperation. How Metabolism, Heavy Elements and Quantum Entanglement Really Work 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z The presence of peaceable interactions between two species of great ape has intriguing implications for our own evolutionary history. Primate Pals: When Chimps and Gorillas Form Rainforest Friendships 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Chimp Haven has lamented NIH’s decision, arguing that the great apes deserve to live out their lives in a more natural setting. NIH can’t deny former research chimps sanctuary retirement, federal judge rules 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Another is that humans and other great apes share the ability to use body movements as communication tools, what Graham calls “embodied communication.” Humans Can Correctly Guess the Meaning of Chimp Gestures 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z It’s also the only nation in Africa where all four of the continent’s great apes — chimpanzees, bonobos, mountain gorillas and Grauer’s gorillas — live. 3 Chimpanzees Kidnapped for Ransom From Congo Sanctuary 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Scientists have taught sign language to great apes, chatted with grey parrots and even tried to teach English to bottlenose dolphins. Did My Cat Just Hit On Me? An Adventure in Pet Translation 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Similar behaviors are found in other primates, especially in the great apes. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Plugging in “great apes” and “Africa,” for instance, produces five results, including Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Kenya. How to choose a wildlife experience that does no harm 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z A third explanation is that the similarity in body shape among humans and other great apes, combined with humans’ cognitive abilities, makes it easy for people to infer meaning from ape movements. Humans Can Correctly Guess the Meaning of Chimp Gestures 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The area is also home to Indigenous peoples, hundreds of bird species and the world’s largest population of great apes. Congo tests boundaries of democracy, climate action during Blinken visit 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z It hosts over a thousand bird species and more primates than any other place in the world, including the great apes: gorillas, chimpanzees and Bonobos. Oil block auction in DRC punctures Africa’s climate goals 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Humans are not the only species to use plants for medicinal reasons: the great apes, orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas have all been observed self-medicating with plants. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The other anthropoid branch includes the Old World monkeys and great apes and evolved from Africa and Asia. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z But Rossano is not convinced that humans and other great apes share an innate repertoire of gestures. Humans Can Correctly Guess the Meaning of Chimp Gestures 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The other great apes, orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas have all been observed self-medicating with plants. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Those language skills may exist in a limited capacity in our nearest evolutionary neighbors, the great apes, many of whom have been trained to communicate via sign language by human researchers. Chimpanzees have their own language — and scientists just learned how they put "words" together 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Transmitted by bats and great apes, this disease can cause death in 70–90 percent of infected humans within 2 weeks. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In the wild world of animal medication, known as zoopharmacognosy, various creatures ranging from great apes to insects utilize natural remedies to stay healthy. Dolphins Rub against Mucus-Oozing Corals to Soothe Skin 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z “Maybe this is something that was shared with our last common ancestor and that we, in fact, retain, this ability to understand and use the great ape gestures,” Graham says. Humans Can Correctly Guess the Meaning of Chimp Gestures 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Species threatened by the bush meat trade are mostly mammals including many monkeys and the great apes living in the Congo basin. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Yet while sign language is communicated physically, researchers did not believe that great apes possessed their own comparable, complex spoken language. Chimpanzees have their own language — and scientists just learned how they put "words" together 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Next, they compared those measurements with the teeth of other humans and great apes. This unusual tooth is the first fossil evidence of Denisovans in Southeast Asia 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z The report goes so far as to offer support for rights of great apes akin to those held sacrosanct for humans. "More human than we thought": Orangutans have their own "dialects," just like us 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Scientists have learned that great ape vocabularies overlap extensively: about 95 percent of bonobos’ gestures are the same as those chimpanzees use. Humans Can Correctly Guess the Meaning of Chimp Gestures 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The skull dates from the time that scientists believe the ancestors of humans split from the great apes. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And great apes, which frequently encounter tourists and researchers, are vulnerable to other respiratory viruses. The Coronavirus Menagerie 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z But in trying to control an extraordinary health threat, officials may have also alleviated a more everyday one — the routine transmission of respiratory diseases from humans to great apes. When People Take Pandemic Precautions, Gorillas Breathe Easier 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z The dire conditions of orangutans and other great apes in the wild are a testament to a failure of human stewardship of our planet, much to the contrary of the human superiority complex. "More human than we thought": Orangutans have their own "dialects," just like us 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z “Unpicking whether we still have access to that great ape gesture communication is really difficult just by observing people,” Graham says. Humans Can Correctly Guess the Meaning of Chimp Gestures 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The great apes with long red hair are considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Best name for cute baby orangutan: Rudy, Roux or Maymuun? 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z The great apes named for their long red hair are considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Endangered orangutan in New Orleans has 1 healthy baby 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z “The takeaway is these best-practice measures for protecting great ape populations appear to be working,” said Dr. Gilardi, who reported the findings in Nature this month. When People Take Pandemic Precautions, Gorillas Breathe Easier 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z These critically endangered great apes also share a similar knack for communication. "More human than we thought": Orangutans have their own "dialects," just like us 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Orangutans, a critically endangered species, belong to the family Hominidae, which includes all four great apes: gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans. Melati, Woodland Park Zoo’s oldest orangutan, dies while recovering from surgery 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z “Worldwide, this virus has been reported mainly in great apes and felines.” Snotty-nosed hippos test positive for coronavirus in Belgium, the first known cases in species 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z "To my knowledge, it's the first recorded contamination among this species. Throughout the world this virus has mostly been seen in great apes and felines," said Antwerp Zoo vet Francis Vercammen. Belgian zoo hippos test positive for Covid 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z But scientists have also documented numerous instances in which human pathogens, including the rhinoviruses and coronaviruses responsible for common colds, found their way into great apes. When People Take Pandemic Precautions, Gorillas Breathe Easier 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Indeed, orangutans, like other great apes, have long been known to exhibit high levels of cognitive functioning. "More human than we thought": Orangutans have their own "dialects," just like us 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z "To my knowledge, this is the first time in this species. Worldwide, this virus has been reported mainly in great apes and felines," said the zoo's vet, Francis Vercammen. Two hippos in Belgian zoo test positive for COVID-19 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z “To my knowledge, it’s the first recorded contamination among this species. Throughout the world this virus has mostly been seen in great apes and felines,” Antwerp Zoo vet Francis Vercammen said. Belgian zoo says its 2 very runny-nosed hippos have COVID-19 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z As the wilderness has opened up, hunting has increased; great apes have either disappeared or learned to fear and avoid humans. Great Apes’ Biggest Threat Is Human Activity, Not Habitat Loss 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z To curb this cross-species disease transfer, the International Union for Conservation of Nature issued a set of guidelines in 2015 for scientists, tourists and other people who might encounter great apes. When People Take Pandemic Precautions, Gorillas Breathe Easier 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z However, Lameira cautiously avoided describing verbal skills of orangutans or other great apes as a "language." "More human than we thought": Orangutans have their own "dialects," just like us 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z The team said the zoo was still waiting for shipments of animal vaccines, which it will initially administer to species that face the highest risk of getting the virus, including big cats and great apes. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z The great apes named for their long red hair have been decimated by hunting as well as the destruction of the forests and peat swamps where they spend nearly all their time up in trees. Endangered orangutan in New Orleans expecting twins 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Kühl’s local observations turn out to apply across most of Africa’s great ape range. Great Apes’ Biggest Threat Is Human Activity, Not Habitat Loss 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Other great ape sites are currently collecting their own data on how, and whether, the incidence of infectious disease has changed since the beginning of the pandemic, Dr. Gillespie said. When People Take Pandemic Precautions, Gorillas Breathe Easier 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Studying great apes is the key to understanding the origin of humanity's linguistic abilities. "More human than we thought": Orangutans have their own "dialects," just like us 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Harambe was shot and killed in May 2016 when a 3-year-old boy got into his enclosure, but the great ape has found new life as a meme over the past five years. Harambe statue pops up on Wall Street opposite the Charging Bull sculpture 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z But Project Chimps is the first U.S. sanctuary accredited to house great apes retired from research labs, the pet trade, and the entertainment industry to do so. News at a glance: Third vaccine doses, revised guidance on aspirin, and a research reactor leak 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z This conclusion has serious implications for determining what strategies can best protect great apes. Great Apes’ Biggest Threat Is Human Activity, Not Habitat Loss 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z On Thursday, Mr Bauma said that getting to know Ndakasi had "helped me to understand the connection between humans and great apes and why we should do everything in our power to protect them". In pictures: The life of Ndakasi, a gorilla who went viral 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The great ape had been anesthetized for the removal of two teeth, which were damaged and causing an infection in her gums, official’s said. Zoo Miami: Orangutan dies following dental surgery 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z But humans and our cousins the great apes lack them. ‘Jumping gene’ may have erased tails in humans and other apes—and boosted our risk of birth defects 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The San Diego Zoo said some of its great apes got an experimental vaccine from Zoetis after some of its gorillas tested positive for the virus. Lions, tigers at National Zoo in D.C. test positive for the coronavirus 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Based on the relationships among those variables and the site-level population data, the researchers were able to predict the abundance of great apes across their entire range. Great Apes’ Biggest Threat Is Human Activity, Not Habitat Loss 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z The San Diego Zoo said that some of its great apes got an experimental vaccine from Zoetis after some of its gorillas tested positive for the virus. Lions, tigers at National Zoo test positive for COVID 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Zoo said that some of its great apes got an experimental vaccine from Zoetis after some of its gorillas tested positive for the virus. Maryland Zoo is one of 70 U.S. facilities vaccinating wild animals against the coronavirus 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z In a gene called TBXT, he found a strong suspect, a short DNA insertion called an Alu element that was present in all great apes but missing in other primates. ‘Jumping gene’ may have erased tails in humans and other apes—and boosted our risk of birth defects 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The other variety of play that appears to be unique to great apes is make-believe. Play Is Serious Business for Elephants 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Human footprint—a measure that includes population density, levels of infrastructure and development, light pollution and the presence of roads—was the factor that inversely correlated most significantly with the number of great apes present. Great Apes’ Biggest Threat Is Human Activity, Not Habitat Loss 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z “These new images show lots of touching of many different types, probably related to different kinds of emotions, much like the complex social dynamics we see in great apes.” Killer whales form killer friendships, new drone footage suggests 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Later, eight gorillas at San Diego Zoo in California became the first known great apes to test positive for Covid-19. Covid: Will your pet need a coronavirus vaccine? 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z “We will jump at the opportunity to get the Zoetis vaccine for our own great apes,” said Oakland Zoo’s veterinary director Alex Herman, who is ordering 100 doses. Zoos, scientists aim to curb people giving virus to animals 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Eight gorillas at the zoo became the first great apes in the world to test positive for Covid-19 in January. Covid-19: San Diego zoo apes given experimental vaccine 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z In general, the model revealed that the highest densities of great apes now occur in Central Africa, while the lowest occur in relatively more developed West Africa. Great Apes’ Biggest Threat Is Human Activity, Not Habitat Loss 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Several great apes at the San Diego Zoo received two doses each of a COVID-19 vaccine in February, National Geographic reports. Great apes receive COVID-19 vaccine at San Diego Zoo 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z At the same time, Leendertz is worrying about how the coronavirus might affect great apes if it spreads to those vulnerable species. This wildlife vet tracks deadly microbes in the African jungle. Now, he’s on the trail of COVID-19 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z By the latest counts, some 60% of primate species are facing extinction, including most lemurs and all great apes—chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. No more cuddly selfies with our ape cousins, top conservation body warns scientists 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z But Ms Lamberski told National Geographic that vaccinating the zoo's great apes was worth the risk. Covid-19: San Diego zoo apes given experimental vaccine 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Additionally, only 11 percent of great apes live within national parks or reserves. Great Apes’ Biggest Threat Is Human Activity, Not Habitat Loss 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z It is called the lesser ape to distinguish it from great apes like gorillas and chimpanzees, but the gibbon is remarkable in its agility. After Bars and Beaches, Gibbons Await a New Home in Thailand 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z “Fabian’s work has really changed how we view biosafety and biosecurity around great apes in the wild,” says disease ecologist Anthony Goldberg of the University of Wisconsin, Madison. This wildlife vet tracks deadly microbes in the African jungle. Now, he’s on the trail of COVID-19 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z After pangolins and elephants, Cassinga says, great apes are the most highly sought animals by poachers. Largest confiscation of smuggled monkeys sheds light on African trafficking network 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Ham, a chimpanzee, received daily training before becoming the first great ape to be launched into space in 1961, successfully carrying out his brief mission before safely splashing down into the ocean. Revealed: Nasa killed all 27 monkeys held at research center on single day in 2019 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z For starters, she says, the boundaries of protected areas should be expanded to include more great ape populations that currently live outside of parks and reserves. Great Apes’ Biggest Threat Is Human Activity, Not Habitat Loss 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Jonathan Epstein, vice president for science and outreach at EcoHealth, has one concern at the top of his list: great apes. Do we need a COVID-19 vaccine for pets? 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Only around 14,000 of the great apes with long red hair are believed to exist in the wild. Prague zoo’s month-old Sumatran orangutan finally has a name 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Import permits are required for species granted the highest level of protection under CITES, including all great apes. Largest confiscation of smuggled monkeys sheds light on African trafficking network 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Protecting this part of the vast Congo basin forest, a “hotspot for great apes and elephant poaching”, is intended to create a wildlife corridor between other protected areas and combat the rampant illegal wildlife trade. 'You have stolen our forest': rights of Baka people in the Congo ignored 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Ultimately, though, a lot more is needed—and quickly—to save great apes and the biodiversity they share a landscape with. Great Apes’ Biggest Threat Is Human Activity, Not Habitat Loss 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z He’s also worried about great apes at zoos and sanctuaries—places where tigers and other animals have become infected. Do we need a COVID-19 vaccine for pets? 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z But unlike the great apes, with their relatable facial expressions, a slow loris’s misery may be hard to spot. Bridge over troubled forests: how Java's slow lorises are creeping back 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z “All great apes – gorillas, bonobos and chimpanzees – and pangolins are fully protected.” More than 25 apes trafficked from Congo recovered in Zimbabwe 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z The patch will fade when the great ape is 3 to 4 years old, according to the zoo’s news release. Tiny critically endangered gorilla baby born in New Orleans 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z The coronavirus can probably infect great apes — putting endangered animals in Africa and Asia at risk. Daily briefing: Convalescent serum — the antibody-laden blood of survivors — lines up as first-choice treatment for coronavirus 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z Now, as COVID-19 spreads closer to endangered great apes in Africa and Asia, researchers and veterinarians are gearing up to protect the apes as well as local people. Primatologists work to keep great apes safe from coronavirus 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z “Out of over 600 primate species, we have five great apes, and everybody wants to study them,” she says. Bridge over troubled forests: how Java's slow lorises are creeping back 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z It's not known if great apes can contract the virus, but precautionary measures are being taken. Fears for future of endangered chimps in Nigeria 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre on the island of Borneo is one of many sanctuaries for great apes that has closed its doors to the public. Great apes on lockdown over threat of coronavirus 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z There is no evidence yet of great apes, all species of which are endangered, becoming infected with the virus that causes covid-19 in humans. Coronavirus could threaten endangered great apes, scientists warn 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Conservation experts are calling for urgent action to protect our closest living relatives, the great apes, from the threat of coronavirus. Calls to protect great apes from coronavirus 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z But many great apes are already at risk of extinction due to forest destruction and poaching, so the researchers say closing national parks, reserves and zoos must be seriously considered. Coronavirus poses lethal threat to great apes, experts warn 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Australia does not allow medical or scientific testing on great apes. Sydney baboon escape: the questions that remain 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z It's not known if great apes can contract the virus, but there are growing fears that our closest living relatives might be equally at risk. Great apes on lockdown over threat of coronavirus 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z The letter is also directed at zoos and sanctuaries that keep great apes, said Dominic Travis, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine and co-author of the letter. Coronavirus could threaten endangered great apes, scientists warn 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Habitat loss and poaching are big threats to the survival of great apes, but viruses are also a concern. Calls to protect great apes from coronavirus 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z “It’s also a potentially dire situation for great apes. There is a lot at stake for those in danger of extinction.” Coronavirus poses lethal threat to great apes, experts warn 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z “We are so distantly related to dogs and yet, in some ways, we are more similar to dogs than to great apes,” he says. Perspective | Babies are bad at listening in noisy places. Dogs aren’t. My pets took part in a study to learn why. 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z “And I was struck by how like humans the bodies of the great apes looked when transformed by the fire.” German zoo blaze was caused by New Year gesture gone wrong: police 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z The findings “raise fundamental questions about our previous understanding of the evolution of the great apes and humans,” Madelaine Boehme of the University of Tuebingen, Germany, who led the research, told The Associated Press. Ancient upright ape 'Danuvius' that had human legs discovered by scientists 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Infectious disease is now listed among the top three threats to some great ape groups. Calls to protect great apes from coronavirus 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z It is the only great ape believed to be increasing in number. Coronavirus poses lethal threat to great apes, experts warn 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Living African ape species inhabit the equatorial region of Africa, but, during certain times of the Miocene, many ancestral great apes were living throughout Europe and Asia and migrating both to and out of Africa. Fossil ape hints at how walking on two feet evolved 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Females weighed about 18 kg, less than any great ape alive today. 'Astonishing' fossil ape discovery revealed 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z The findings “raise fundamental questions about our previous understanding of the evolution of the great apes and humans,” said Madelaine Boehme of the University of Tuebingen, Germany, who led the research. Standing tall: Scientists find oldest example of upright ape 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z While many viruses, bacteria and parasites circulate in great apes without causing harm, some are known to cause disease. Calls to protect great apes from coronavirus 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Instead, a concerted and sustained conservation campaign has averted the worst and given a second chance to these great apes, which share about 98% of human DNA. How do you help endangered gorillas? With lots of human help 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Combined with a flexible elbow and hand bones indicating a powerful, grasping thumb and curved fingers, the forelimb has the telltale signs of arboreal suspension found in all living great apes. Fossil ape hints at how walking on two feet evolved 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z "It was astonishing for us to realise how similar certain bones are to humans, as opposed to great apes." 'Astonishing' fossil ape discovery revealed 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z “It was astonishing for us to realize how similar certain bones are to humans, as opposed to great apes,” Boehme said. Standing tall: Scientists find oldest example of upright ape 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Prof Wich said a detailed assessment was needed of all projects in great ape habitats to evaluate what the risks are. Calls to protect great apes from coronavirus 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z “With tourism, the tension is always not to overexploit,” says Dirck Byler, great ape conservation director at the nonprofit Global Wildlife Conservation, which is not involved in the Rwanda gorilla project. How do you help endangered gorillas? With lots of human help 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z A top-down approach to assessing how our early ancestors might have evolved bipedalism focuses on possible modes of ancestral locomotion by considering how living great apes move around. Fossil ape hints at how walking on two feet evolved 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z “With tourism, the tension is always not to overexploit,” says Dirck Byler, great ape conservation director at the nonprofit Global Wildlife Conservation, which is not involved in the Rwanda gorilla project. How do you help endangered gorillas? With lots of human help 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Instead, a concerted and sustained conservation campaign has averted the worst and given a second chance to these great apes, which share about 98% of human DNA. How do you save endangered gorillas? With lots of human help 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Humans are closely related to great apes, sharing a common ancestor several million years ago. Calls to protect great apes from coronavirus 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z “With tourism, the tension is always not to overexploit,” says Dirck Byler, great ape conservation director at the nonprofit Global Wildlife Conservation, which is not involved in the Rwanda gorilla project. How do you save endangered gorillas? With lots of human help 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z However, the lower limb of D. guggenmosi tells a different story, and one that is more reminiscent of human lower limbs than of those of other great apes. Fossil ape hints at how walking on two feet evolved 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z African great apes were the original host to the parasite. Deadly parasite 'jumped' from gorillas to humans 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z “With tourism, the tension is always not to overexploit,” says Dirck Byler, great ape conservation director at the nonprofit Global Wildlife Conservation, which is not involved in the Rwanda gorilla project. How do you save endangered gorillas? With lots of human help 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Scientists long thought that the capacity of great apes to control their voice was just as limited as that of their fellow mammals. Perspective | When orangutans played kazoos, they produced evolutionary news 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z From one branch of monkeylike creatures, he concludes, "flow the various streams which lead some to the modern monkeys, some to the great apes, and one, at least, to man." Winston Churchill’s Thoughts on Evolution 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z More studies need to be done to see whether such short-term interactions, like sharing a video, strengthen great ape relationships in the long run, the team notes. Chimpanzees grow closer when they watch a movie together 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z The bone, Welker said, is definitely not a modern human “or some other kind of great ape.” Jaw from a mysterious human species shows early embrace of the high life 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Like the other great apes – orangutans, gorillas and bonobos – chimpanzees are considered to be endangered, threatened by habitat loss, poaching and introduced diseases. Chimpstagram: video of ape browsing app goes viral – what is going on? 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z But when the ancestors of great apes and humans evolved, it seemed to disappear. Sore knee? Maybe you have a fabella 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z While the other eastern gorilla subspecies – the mountain gorilla – is the only great ape to see its numbers rising, the eastern lowland’s are in steady decline. Deadly appetite: 10 animals we are eating into extinction 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Previously, the great apes' nests had to be tracked by teams using binoculars. What good can drones do? 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Zoo officials said that all its great apes attempt to sneak their fingers through to grab things and that it’s a known behavior staff must watch for while they’re near the enclosure. Orangutan bites volunteer at Ohio zoo during encounter, detaches thumb 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Zoo officials say all its great apes attempt to sneak their fingers through to grab things and that it’s a known behavior staff must watch for while they’re near the enclosure. Orangutan bites zoo volunteer, detaches her thumb 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z An estimated 3,000 great apes, two-thirds of which are chimpanzees, are lost from the wild every year as a result of the illegal trade, according to the UN Environment Programme. Facial recognition targets chimp trade 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Suppose that all of the great apes were either endangered or critically endangered. Hope for the Great Apes, and Maybe for Us 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z But while mountain gorillas are increasing in number, the great ape remains endangered. Hope for mountain gorilla and fin whale 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Drawing on 20 years of comparative studies on humans and great apes, psychologist Michael Tomasello theorizes that human cognition arose from social cooperation. The evolution of music, algorithmic culture, and the cut and thrust of medicine: New in paperback 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Animal care staff at the zoo in suburban Royal Oak on Wednesday provided special seasonal munchies to anteaters, great apes, grizzly bears, penguins and vultures, among others. Halloween arrives early for inhabitants of Detroit Zoo 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Yet the trade also affects many other species, from great apes to helmeted hornbills and pangolins. Follow the money – not the animal – to save lives 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z These kinds of variations aren’t unusual; the heel bones of modern great apes vary between species. What Makes the Human Foot Unique? 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Gibbons are apes, and are classified by science as among the lesser apes, whereas humans, gorillas and chimpanzees, for example, fall into the great ape category. Aged gibbon, seeker of attention, keeper favorite, dies at National Zoo 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z They’re being guarded by their parents in the African bird habitat, not far from great apes. 5 flamingo chicks born in recent weeks at Detroit Zoo 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Modern human brains are about threefold larger than those of our earliest hominin ancestors and living great ape relatives. What Makes the Human Brain Special 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z MISSOULA, Mont. — In the summer of 2012, the same year that scientists fully decoded the genome of the bonobo, the last great ape, my partner and I were stalked by a female grizzly bear. Opinion | The Beast in Me 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Habitat destruction is one of the main reasons why all great apes are at the edge of extinction. Warning of palm oil threat to primates 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z At Evolang, other researchers zeroed in on bonobos, great apes that show some signs of self-domestication, including low levels of aggression and sensitivity to the gaze of others. Can these birds explain how language first evolved? 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z She said the zoo is revitalizing its bird house, and that it wants to renovate its reptile center and great ape house. Smithsonian scraps plan for National Zoo parking garage 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z One reason why structural variation is important, particularly on the short evolutionary timescale that separates humans and other great apes, is that it provides a way for genomes to evolve rapidly. Newfound differences between great apes 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z She collaborated on a project with a nearby hospital that is using ultrasounds to test gorillas for heart disease — aimed at learning more about the disease in humans and other great apes. Doctor, Your Patient Is Waiting. It’s a Red Panda. 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z The Gorilla Foundation, a nonprofit that works to study and protect great apes, said in a statement that Koko will be most remembered “as the primary ambassador for her endangered species.” Koko, the beloved gorilla that learned to communicate using sign language, has died 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z In these two great apes there were two NOTCH2NL genes, but they seemed to be inactive. A history of big-headedness 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Many of the largest living primates, such as gorillas and orangutans, also build elevated platforms because tree branches alone can't support the weight of great apes. Chimpanzee nests have fewer poop germs than human beds, study finds 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z While this species infects and often kills people when injected through the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito, there are many other related species which infect some of our great ape cousins - chimpanzees and gorillas. DNA shows how malaria turned deadly 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z The study, “Evidence for a Midlife Crisis in Great Apes Consistent with the U-Shape in Human Wellbeing,” says the U “may lie partly in the biology we share with closely related great apes.” Review | Yes, you do get wiser and happier after age 50 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z All great apes are protected species under national and international conventions; it is illegal to kill or capture them, or to buy and sell their body parts. A Census of Gorillas and Chimpanzees Finds More Than Expected 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z By looking at minor differences between the various NOTCH-related genes in the three human species and the two great apes, the researchers were able to estimate when the active NOTCH2NL arose: 3m-4m years ago. A history of big-headedness 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Writing in the journal Science Advances, international researchers argue that great ape populations require more attention than they currently receive. 'Guns, germs and trees' determine gorilla's fate 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Last November scientists made a jaw-dropping announcement: they’d discovered a new great ape hiding in plain sight, only the eighth inhabiting our planet. World’s newest great ape threatened by Chinese dam 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z According to the zoo, heart disease became known as a major cause of death in the early 1990s among all four great apes: gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos. 40-year-old Leo the gorilla died of heart disease, says Woodland Park Zoo doc 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Researchers have now found something similar in bonobos, great apes closely related to chimpanzees but with longer legs, pink lips, and long hair that’s parted in the middle on their heads. Chimpanzees, bonobos, and even humans may share ancient body language 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z He said the suspects admitted they shot, stabbed and clubbed the great ape, which they considered a pest because it ruined the family’s pineapple plantation. Police arrest 5 who killed orangutan in Borneo with air gun 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z But the findings are on par with other declines in great ape populations, she said. The world's orangutan population shrank by half in 16 years 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z The Tapanuli orangutan survives in northern Sumatra and it is already the most endangered great ape in the world; researchers estimate less than 800 individuals survive. World’s newest great ape threatened by Chinese dam 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z In the long-term, she added, the aim was to replant forests and make space for the great apes. '100,000 orangutans' killed in 16 years 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Such gestures, common among humans, are also surprisingly similar among chimpanzees and bonobos, our closest great ape relatives. Chimpanzees, bonobos, and even humans may share ancient body language 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z In their field studies, the team also found no evidence of lethal diseases, like Ebola, that kill great apes in Africa. Nearly 150,000 Bornean Orangutans Lost Since 1999, Cutting Population By Half 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and other institutions said the original population of the gentle ginger-haired great apes is larger than previously estimated but so is the rate of decline. Borneo’s orangutan population plunged by 100,000 since 1999 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z It would also be the first extinction of a great ape – our closest relatives – in millennia. World’s newest great ape threatened by Chinese dam 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Local police chief Teddy Ristiawa said Wednesday that the great ape was still alive when he was taken Monday to a hospital in the town of Bontang. Orangutan shot with air gun 130 times in 2nd Borneo killing 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Vila was the matriarch of five generations of gorillas, largest of the great apes, the zoo’s website said. One of world's oldest gorillas dies at San Diego Zoo 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z Compared with other primates, both humans and great apes had elevated levels of two neurochemicals, serotonin and neuropeptide Y, in the basal ganglia. Dopamine may have given humans our social edge over other apes 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z The great apes, our closest evolutionary cousins, are the anomalies, with oddly shrunken brains considering their overall heft. To Unlock the Brain’s Mysteries, Purée It 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z The two great apes share more than 98 percent of their DNA with each other, and with humans. Another Heart-Warming Way Apes Beat Us at Being Human 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The organoids from great apes and people grew in remarkably similar ways. Lab-grown 'minibrains' are revealing what makes humans special 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Vila was the matriarch of five generations of gorillas, largest of the great apes, the zoo’s website said. One of world's oldest gorillas dies at San Diego Zoo 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z “Transporting an adult chimp is like transporting a crate of dynamite,” said Doug Cress, who until recently was the head of the Great Apes Survival Partnership, a U.N. program to help great apes. Smuggled, beaten and drugged: The illicit global ape trade 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z In the wild, modern great apes spend about eight hours a day foraging just to meet their minimal caloric requirements, and they routinely lose weight when food is scarce. To Unlock the Brain’s Mysteries, Purée It 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z The cinnamon-colored animals — the only great apes native to Asia — live nowhere else but Indonesia and Malaysia. New species of orangutan is the rarest great ape on the planet 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z “Transporting an adult chimp is like transporting a crate of dynamite,” said Doug Cress, who until recently was the head of the Great Apes Survival Partnership, a United Nations program to help great apes. Smuggled, Beaten and Drugged: The Illicit Global Ape Trade 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z Fewer than 800 individuals remain, making it one of the world’s most endangered great apes. Top stories: Dancing Ph.D. students and unearthing the Great Pyramid’s secrets—with cosmic rays 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z They live more solitary lives than other great apes, sleeping and eating fruit in the forest canopy and swinging from branch to branch. Going ape: new orangutan species identified in Sumatra 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z "There are only seven great ape species - not including us," he said. New great ape species identified 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Orangutans may be the oddest of our great ape relatives. New species of orangutan is the rarest great ape on the planet 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Previous population analyses suggest there are fewer than 800 individuals, making it the most endangered of the great apes. Newly discovered orangutan species is also the most endangered 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Conservationists hope the find—the first new species of great ape to be discovered since the bonobo in 1929—will help raise awareness of the plight of orangutans. New great ape species found, sparking fears for its survival 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z That would bring to seven the number of great ape species worldwide aside from people, alongside Africa’s eastern and western gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos. Going ape: new orangutan species identified in Sumatra 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z It is the first new great ape to be described for almost a century. New great ape species identified 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z A study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology said there are no more than 800 of the primates, which researchers named Pongo tapanuliensis, making it the most endangered great ape species. Frizzy-haired, smaller-headed orangutan may be new great ape 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Named Pongo tapanuliensis, the newly identified great ape is described in Current Biology1 on 2 November by a team that included most of the world’s orangutan experts. Newly discovered orangutan species is also the most endangered 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Only a few other species are known to pass the test, including corvids—such as New Caledonian crows, rooks, and Eurasian jays—and great apes. Raccoons Pass Famous Intelligence Test—By Upending It 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z That would bring to seven the number of great ape species worldwide aside from people, alongside Africa’s eastern and western gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos. Going ape: new orangutan species identified in Sumatra 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z But this newly described great ape will be added to the list of Critically Endangered species, just as it is added to the zoological textbooks. New great ape species identified 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z It’s the first great ape species to be proposed by scientists in nearly 90 years. Frizzy-haired, smaller-headed orangutan may be new great ape 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Those great apes migrated to what is now Sumatra, when sea levels were lower and the lands were connected. Newly discovered orangutan species is also the most endangered 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z The great apes are only found on two islands, Sumatra and Borneo, which Indonesia shares with Malaysia. AP PHOTOS: Palm oil kills orangutans in Indonesia peat swamp 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z They live more solitary lives than other great apes, sleeping and eating fruit in the forest canopy and swinging from branch to branch. Going ape: new orangutan species identified in Sumatra 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z These so-called hominoids — that is, the gibbons, great apes and humans — emerged and diversified during the Miocene epoch, approximately 23 million to 5 million years ago. Fossil Reveals What Last Common Ancestor of Humans and Apes Looked Liked 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Modern great apes and humans are the descendants of one of these Miocene ape lineages. Amazing 13-Million-Year-Old Ape Skull Discovered 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Scientists from Sweden say ravens are able to think about the future, showing a general planning ability previously documented only in people and great apes. Evermore: ravens can plan for the future, scientists say 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z “They combine these skills in a similar fashion as great apes,” Osvath says. Ravens—like humans and apes—can plan for the future 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z A thicket of cameras watched, as TV anchors channelled their inner David Attenborough, interpreting the body language of the two great apes under surveillance. No wonder Trump is Putin’s favourite: he’s making America weak again | Jonathan Freedland 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z These findings and others show that humans are a lot like other great apes. Chimps and people console victims in surprisingly similar ways 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z The scans gave Nengo’s team 3-D reconstructions of the teeth, and their distinctive shapes firmly placed the skull among the nyanzapithecenes, an extinct sister group to gibbons, great apes, and humans. Amazing 13-Million-Year-Old Ape Skull Discovered 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Chimps and other great apes differ, of course, from many other animals. The Self-Medicating Animal 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The foundation is collecting information on albinism in great apes to help decide the primate’s future. Albino orangutan named ‘Alba’ after worldwide appeal 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z These great apes – a different species from those in Borneo – are classified as critically endangered and have a total population of around 14,000. Conservationists plan expedition to secret ‘Noah’s Ark’ in Sumatra 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation spokesman Nico Hermanu said Wednesday that the 5-year-old great ape is being kept in a dimly lit enclosure with round the clock veterinarian care after being rescued on April 29. Name sought for rare albino orangutan rescued in Indonesia 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Walsh launched a campaign to convince primatologists, conservationists and the public that the survival of Africa's great apes depends on vaccination against diseases such as Ebola. Ebola: The great ape gamble : Nature : Nature Research 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z He added that most other parts of the world either have moratoriums or bans on great ape research, and said that sanctuaries and zoos were either unwilling or unequipped to carry out trials. Ebola vaccine shows promise for gorillas and chimps - BBC News 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Unlike foxes, great apes are very wary about baits. Ebola vaccine for great apes shows promise, but ethical hurdles may block further research 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Daniel Johan said Tuesday the workers shot the great ape after it ventured onto a plantation in a remote area of Central Kalimantan province, probably looking for crops to eat. Indonesia lawmaker: Palm oil workers shot orangutan for meat 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z The scientists say helping save the great apes is a gift from “Alabama to the world.” Alabama scientists help save gorillas 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z “Do we need to develop the capacity to vaccinate against infectious diseases in great apes? The answer is definitively yes,” he says. Ebola: The great ape gamble : Nature : Nature Research 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Past outbreaks have devastated great ape populations, particularly gorillas, where the virus is estimated to have wiped out a third of the primates. Ebola vaccine shows promise for gorillas and chimps - BBC News 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Still, Ebola is a real and possibly growing threat to great apes, says epidemiologist Fabian Leendertz of the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin, who studies pathogens in nonhuman primates. Ebola vaccine for great apes shows promise, but ethical hurdles may block further research 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z The great ape is a critically endangered species in its native habitat in the jungles of southeast Asia. Baby orangutan entertains visitors to Czech zoo 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z The sophistication of the elephant’s neural circuitry ranks up there with those of humans, great apes, and some dolphins — the most intelligent animals, as far as we can tell. Look Again: The day’s most compelling images from around the globe 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Not everyone is yet convinced, but follow-up studies are likely to be in the works—and not just on great apes. From AI to protein folding: Our breakthrough runners-up 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z And Ebola in humans and great apes is closely linked. Ebola vaccine shows promise for gorillas and chimps - BBC News 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Yet the vaccine may never reach these great apes. Ebola vaccine for great apes shows promise, but ethical hurdles may block further research 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z In this exemplary study, he plunges instead into the “murky, unseen social world” during the 6 million to 8 million years since the hominin lineage diverged from that of other African great apes. Books in brief : Nature : Nature Research 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z The zoo says bonobos, also known as pygmy chimpanzees, are the smallest and rarest great ape species. Columbus Zoo celebrates birth of endangered great ape 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z The other four great apes—gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos—appear to laugh, especially when they’re tickled. Rats Can Laugh—Provided You're Willing to Tickle Them 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Liz Macfie, vice chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature's section on great apes, said that the results of the trial were encouraging and promising. Ebola vaccine shows promise for gorillas and chimps - BBC News 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z New research reveals that chimps mixed it up with bonobos at least twice during the 2 million years since these great apes started evolving their own identities. Chimps and bonobos had flings—and swapped genes—in the past 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z This series of shots illustrates the pressure the Asian great ape is under because of habitat loss. Ape’s fig challenge wins photo award - BBC News 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Chimpanzees and other great apes seem to understand the beliefs of others, suggesting that this ability is not unique to humans. Cognition: Human-like ape expectations : Nature : Nature Research 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z A sharp boundary that separates human thinking from great ape thinking may be getting blurrier. Study says apes think like humans in an important way 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Comprehensive data on the illicit trade in great apes is rare. New data shows 'staggering' extent of great ape trade - BBC News 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z “Humans emerged from a very long lineage of species: great apes and before them the primates, that all expressed relatively high levels of lethal violence,” he said. Natural born killers: humans predisposed to murder, study suggests 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z The question now is, are there morally significant differences between the great apes and other primates? Second Thoughts of an Animal Researcher 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Earlier this week, the International Union for Conservation revealed that four of the six great ape species – which includes gorillas, orangutans and chimps – are now critically endangered. Mass chimpanzee transfer begins in effort to protect endangered species 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The group downgraded the species, one of the six great apes, from endangered to critically endangered after what it called “a devastating population decline” of more than 70 percent in the last 20 years. The Giant Panda Is No Longer Endangered. It’s ‘Vulnerable.’ 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z A new database suggests say there has been a dramatic under-reporting of the live, illegal trade in great apes. New data shows 'staggering' extent of great ape trade - BBC News 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Four of the six great ape species — the Eastern gorilla, Western gorilla, Bornean orangutan and Sumatran orangutan — are now listed as “critically endangered,” while the chimpanzee and bonobo are listed as “endangered.” World’s largest gorilla moved to ‘critically endangered’ status 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Four out of six of the Earth's great apes are now critically endangered - the eastern gorilla, western gorilla, Bornean orangutan and Sumatran orangutan. Giant pandas rebound off endangered list - BBC News 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z The other two species of great apes, chimpanzees and bonobos, are rated endangered. Hunting pushes Eastern gorillas close to extinction: Red List 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Of all the great ape species — the eastern gorilla, western gorilla, Bornean orangutan, Sumatran orangutan, chimpanzee and bonobo — only the chimpanzee and bonobo are not considered critically endangered. Eastern gorilla gets added to critically endangered list 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z The new Apes Seizures Database paints a more detailed picture, compiling figures for any seizure of a great ape in an unlawful situation dating back to 2005. New data shows 'staggering' extent of great ape trade - BBC News 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z “The idea of losing great apes is so difficult to comprehend that when push comes to shove I think we will invest resources into conserving them. But they really are down to the wire.” Eastern gorilla now critically endangered due to illegal hunting 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z But to some, it also opened up the possibility that the internet public would try to co-opt the zoo's contest to honor another great ape. The Philadelphia Zoo Is Having a Naming Contest for Its Newborn Gorilla 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z For International Orangutan Day, we celebrate the red-haired great apes with lively and vibrant photos from our archive. 13 Pictures of Beautiful, Endangered Orangutans For context, they're only about 15 million years younger than the dinosaurs, and some 35 million years older than the oldest great apes. Scientists finally found Zenkerella, the world’s most mysterious mammal 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z When Piltdown Man was unveiled before a meeting of London geologists in 1912, he was heralded as paleoanthropology's "missing link," the long-sought transitional form between modern humans and our great ape ancestor. We finally know who forged Piltdown Man, one of science’s most notorious hoaxes 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Humanity has moved a step closer to wiping out our closest evolutionary relatives, with four of the six great ape species now listed internationally as critically endangered. Eastern gorilla now critically endangered due to illegal hunting 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Bonobos are endangered great apes native to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa. Baby bonobo born at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z The great apes’ primary threat is the rapid deforestation of their habitats. 13 Pictures of Beautiful, Endangered Orangutans Twycross Zoo recently started a study into heart disease in great apes. Twycross Zoo's hairless chimp Mongo dies 'unexpectedly' - BBC News 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z “We don’t know exactly how human language emerged, but we do know that great apes have the cognitive ability to understand language,” said Robert Shumaker, executive vice president and zoo director at the Indianapolis Zoo. Watch: This orangutan is uprooting what we previously knew about language 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z The parlous state of eastern gorillas is matched by three of the other great ape species already listed as critically endangered, a classification that is just one rung above extinction. Eastern gorilla now critically endangered due to illegal hunting 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z It had been thought these great apes were unable to do this and, since human speech is a learned behaviour, it could not have originated from them. Orangutan 'copies human speech' - BBC News 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z The bacteria examined were in fecal samples from wild African great apes -- chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas -- and from Connecticut residents. Did Your Gut Bacteria Evolve Over Millions of Years? 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Researchers are to look into why great apes are susceptible to heart disease while in the care of humans. Twycross Zoo begins great ape heart disease study - BBC News 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z It had yet to be conclusively demonstrated that a great ape could control the pitch and volume of its vocalizations — until Wednesday. Watch: This orangutan is uprooting what we previously knew about language 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z In this book, Darwin first establishes that humans carry indelible signs of our origins, such as physiological similarities to the great apes. Summer books : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z Guests were uploading videos of the great ape climbing a tree on Friday. Orangutan escapes enclosure at Busch Garden Tampa 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z The study revealed that these types of gut bacteria were present in a common ancestor of humans and African great apes that lived more than 10 million years ago. Did Your Gut Bacteria Evolve Over Millions of Years? 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Unlike humans, experts do not believe the disease in great apes is linked to poor diet and lifestyle. Twycross Zoo begins great ape heart disease study - BBC News 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z “There are people, even academics, who will assert that great apes have little to no control over their vocalizations,” Shumaker said. Watch: This orangutan is uprooting what we previously knew about language 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z He’s fighting on behalf of those species that science has deemed to be the most intelligent: great apes, elephants, whales and dolphins. The lawyer fighting for animal rights in 'Unlocking the Cage' asks: 'What kind of being are you?' 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z There are two separate species of orangutan, the world’s largest arboreal animal and the only great ape in Asia: Bornean and Sumatran, which come from two separate Indonesian islands. Teaching an Orangutan to Breast-Pump 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z The bacteria evolved into distinct strains as humans and great apes went their separate evolutionary ways, the researchers said. Did Your Gut Bacteria Evolve Over Millions of Years? 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z There’s a reason humans and the great apes are bunched together taxonomically in the superfamily Hominidae. After Harambe’s Death, Debating Whether Gorillas and Great Apes Belong in Zoos 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Rocky, who lives in the Indianapolis Zoo, has indicated that great apes could go beyond uncontrollable reactions. Watch: This orangutan is uprooting what we previously knew about language 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z But when I spend time with great apes I am thinking they also have a life story; they have personalities. The Bittersweet Life Story of a Captive Orangutan They say that recent surveys of several populations of great apes have revealed devastating drops in numbers and that protective steps must now be taken as a matter of urgency. Last hope for great apes is vaccination against the rapid onslaught of disease 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Gorillas are threatened throughout their range in Africa's tropical forests and are among humanity's closest living relatives, along with the other great apes, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans. Illegal mining hits Congo gorilla population: conservationists 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z The great apes also exhibit basic temperamental differences. After Harambe’s Death, Debating Whether Gorillas and Great Apes Belong in Zoos 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The University of Washington lab that spearheaded the study is working to create a comprehensive catalogue of genetic differences between humans and the great apes: gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos. The gorilla genome shows we’re very similar to them 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z "Captive great apes interact more with human beings than with other apes," says Herzfeld. The Bittersweet Life Story of a Captive Orangutan One report, published last week, revealed that numbers of Grauer’s gorilla, the largest of all the great apes, had plunged from 17,000 to fewer than 4,000 over the past 20 years. Last hope for great apes is vaccination against the rapid onslaught of disease 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z The University of Washington lab that spearheaded the study is working to create a comprehensive catalog of genetic differences between humans and the great apes: gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos. A gorilla named Susie illustrates genome similarities with humans 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z “But for great apes, the record now is excellent,” he said. After Harambe’s Death, Debating Whether Gorillas and Great Apes Belong in Zoos 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Interbreeding between Sumatran and Bornean orangutans, the only great apes native to Asia, ended after zoologists established that specimens from each island belonged to distinct species, she said. One of Seattle zoo's twin orangutans dies at age 48 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z In a zoo, great apes don’t have a lot of activity. The Bittersweet Life Story of a Captive Orangutan In each case, serious depletion of great ape numbers has occurred, undermining decades of conservation work by primatologists such as Jane Goodall, who has worked extensively with chimpanzees. Last hope for great apes is vaccination against the rapid onslaught of disease 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Parrot partisans say the birds easily rival the great apes and dolphins in all-around braininess and resourcefulness, and may be the only animals apart from humans capable of dancing to the beat. Parrots Are a Lot More Than ‘Pretty Bird’ 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Lastly, researchers keep finding new surprises about parrots, which they say rival the great apes and dolphins for intelligence and resourcefulness. Your Monday Evening Briefing: Cuba, iPhone, Donald Trump 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Orangutans are the world's largest tree-climbing mammal - and Asia's only great ape. Orangutan population up but threats remain - BBC News 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Less attention is paid to captive great apes, and I think it’s important to understand that they also have a life, an existence, in the zoo. The Bittersweet Life Story of a Captive Orangutan These groups are the focus of a major wildlife tourism industry that has been hailed as playing a key role in protecting great apes. Last hope for great apes is vaccination against the rapid onslaught of disease 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z After all, chimpanzees are great apes like us, and they've been known to kill members of competing groups for resources like food. Skeletons from a 10,000-year-old massacre have archaeologists in a fight of their own 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z To map the extent to which laughter is used in the animal kingdom, Marina Davila-Ross, a psychologist at the University of Portsmouth, went searching for it amongst our closest relatives: the great apes. Tickling rats and giggling dolphins: do animals have a sense of humour? 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Two of the great apes were born at the center. Thailand returns 14 smuggled orangutans to Indonesia 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z That’s one of the main characteristics of both great apes and ourselves. The Bittersweet Life Story of a Captive Orangutan “Unless we do something now, great apes will no longer be part of the functioning ecosystems of Africa or of Asia,” he said. Last hope for great apes is vaccination against the rapid onslaught of disease 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Its teeth look primitive compared to today's apes including both the small-bodied "lesser apes" like gibbons and siamangs and the larger-bodied "great apes" like orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees. Fossil unearthed in Spain sheds light on ape evolution 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z From sturdy chimpanzees to massive gorillas to humans themselves, the living great apes are all large-bodied, weighing between 30 and 180 kilograms. Mother of all apes—including humans—may have been surprisingly small 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Now, Mr. Cress says, about two great apes are seized from smugglers each week by enforcement officials. African Conservation Group With Unusual Mission: Enforcement 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z We think that, like us, female great apes have a maternal instinct. The Bittersweet Life Story of a Captive Orangutan Vaccine campaigns to protect wild chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans could be the only hope of preventing the planet’s remaining great apes from suffering catastrophic population crashes, scientists have warned. Last hope for great apes is vaccination against the rapid onslaught of disease 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z And there are thousands of fossils documenting progressively more human-like species in the evolution of our lineage after it split from the other great apes and later from chimps and bonobos. Human Evolution 101 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z But it also had more modern or derived traits that link it to great apes, including a short, wide cranium. Mother of all apes—including humans—may have been surprisingly small 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z We've also got lowland gorillas and chimpanzees, so it’s the only park in the world that has three types of great apes. In Congo, refuge is a fragile one for gorillas 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z The great apes, and especially Wattana, show me how to be quiet in life. The Bittersweet Life Story of a Captive Orangutan The problems facing the great apes are alarming, but scientists stress that there are still reasons for optimism. Last hope for great apes is vaccination against the rapid onslaught of disease 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z The chimpanzee then inspected the downed drone with other great apes. Eagle attacking drone mid-air shows animals as averse to UAVs as humans 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z If so, Pliobates knocks Proconsul from its perch as the previous closest ancestor and suggests “the last common ancestor of great apes and lesser apes looked nothing like chimpanzees or gorillas,” Alba says. Mother of all apes—including humans—may have been surprisingly small 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Weird Animal Question of the Week decided to get up close and personal with these great apes, our closest relatives along with chimpanzees. Bonobo "Baby Talk" Reveals Roots of Human Language 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z She was raised by humans since she was a baby and learned a different way of life, which combined the human way of life and the great ape way of life. The Bittersweet Life Story of a Captive Orangutan The great apes, which are as closely related to humans as chimpanzees, were recently found to be communicating with one another in the wild in ways previously thought to be uniquely human. Rare bonobo monkey born at Twycross Zoo - BBC News 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Dominating the fruit on offer, the male great ape dared the other orangutan in the trees to challenge him for the food. Fight to save Indonesia's jungle corridors key for endangered orangutan 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z That would mean it was the great apes, not the lesser ones, which diverged most from their ancestral petite body plan. Mother of all apes—including humans—may have been surprisingly small 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Turns out, all species of free-living great apes use gestures to communicate. Here's What Would Happen If Animals Could Talk 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z The couple arrived when the great apes were resting in the enclosure. The Bittersweet Life Story of a Captive Orangutan The great apes — chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas — succeed at nearly all of these tasks, from making and using tools to learning large vocabularies of symbols, as well as recognizing themselves in mirrors. Who ya callin’ bird brain? 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Bonobos, endangered great apes considered—along with chimpanzees—the closest living relative to humans, spend most of each day climbing through trees, collecting fruit and leaves. Why humans are the fat primate 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z “Our use of technology is very consistent with our nature as great apes,” said Marino. Why Dinosaurs Would Have Never Built Spaceships 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z Fewer people, however, support medical research on chimpanzees and other great apes. A chimp is not a monkey, you ape 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z I am not saying it’s good to make great apes captive. The Bittersweet Life Story of a Captive Orangutan Unlike other great apes, no mountain gorillas live in captivity. Mountain gorillas stuck in genetic bottleneck 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z "That is the most extreme inbreeding reported in any of the great apes," says Tyler-Smith, "far more extreme than in any human population. So that very large amount of inbreeding was a surprise." Unlocking the genes of mountain gorillas could help fight extinction 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z But while people in the Congo Republic mostly stopped eating great apes in the wake of the 2002 Ebola outbreak, pigs are still sold in markets around the country. Deep in the jungle, hunting for the next Ebola outbreak 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z By applying detailed acoustic examination of the sounds these great apes produce, he says that researchers are gradually piecing together the puzzle of how language developed. Do orangutans lie about their size? 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z For me, it’s really interesting to examine great apes in the human world because you are at the nexus of culture and nature. The Bittersweet Life Story of a Captive Orangutan The Central African park, which consists mostly of rainforest, hosts gorilla researchers and tourists who join expeditions tracking the great apes. Missing US pilot, plane frustrate searchers in Africa 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z On a broad scale, humans are genetic outliers among the great apes — we’re a single species that lives in huge numbers all over the world. Unlocking the genes of mountain gorillas could help fight extinction 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z His team’s tracking of great apes living in the area also found there had been no recent drop in their numbers. New clues to where the Ebola epidemic started 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Chimpanzee and gorilla viruses use a protein called Nef to sabotage the action of great ape tetherins, but this viral protein is unable to interfere with the human version of tetherin. HIV: Why is virus so 'successful'? 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z At the age of three months, she was transferred to another zoo in Stuttgart, Germany, which specializes in baby great apes. The Bittersweet Life Story of a Captive Orangutan But Ebola also is a crisis that Allen began paying attention to earlier than most, helping pay for early vaccine trials in chimps and great apes years ago. Billionaire Paul Allen pledges $100 million in Ebola fight 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z “It is not too late to save the great apes,” she writes. ‘Among Chimpanzees’ Documents the Many Threats to a Species’ Survival 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Although baboons and other primates have been observed catching fish, these are the only great apes currently known to systematically hunt and eat fish. An Orangutan Learns to Fish 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z They also may explain why gibbons are so diverse compared with the great apes — humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. How gibbons got their swing 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z When great apes are transferred from one zoo to another, they keep these bonds with the zookeeper and with their close relatives, which may be in the same enclosure. The Bittersweet Life Story of a Captive Orangutan Gibbons are small arboreal apes that display an accelerated rate of evolutionary chromosomal rearrangement and occupy a key node in the primate phylogeny between Old World monkeys and great apes. Gibbon genome and the fast karyotype evolution of small apes : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z And programs that improve human health also lower the odds that we will pass diseases along to great apes. ‘Among Chimpanzees’ Documents the Many Threats to a Species’ Survival 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z The orangutans, the rarest — and arguably most intelligent — of the great apes, are part of that urgent story. Saving Indonesian Rain Forests and Orangutans 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Gibbons are doing well compared to other great apes, but some species are at high risk of extinction. How gibbons got their swing 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z At other times, captive great apes will give gifts to their keepers, like straws pushed through the mesh. The Bittersweet Life Story of a Captive Orangutan In the primate phylogeny, gibbons diverged between Old World monkeys and great apes, providing a unique perspective from which to study the origins of hominoid characteristics. Gibbon genome and the fast karyotype evolution of small apes : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Bats, great apes, other primates and antelopes known as duikers are commonly eaten but also are among the animals most likely to be infected with Ebola, he says. The animal source of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa eludes scientists “Just under 50 percent of Ebola outbreaks have been due to known handling of primate, great ape carcasses,” says Michael Jarvis, a virology and immunology expert at Britain’s Plymouth University. Smuggled Bushmeat Is Ebola's Back Door to America A recent academic report noted that more than half of oil-palm concessions in Africa infringe on the habitat of great apes. Grow but cherish your environment 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z One of the most touching parts of your book is your description of the deep bonds captive great apes form with their keepers. The Bittersweet Life Story of a Captive Orangutan Poached ivory fetches at least $165 million a year in Asia while our closest living relatives—great apes like chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans—are being kidnapped from the wild and sold to private collectors. Environmental Crime Funds Terrorism 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z "In humans and in great apes in general... it's males that are most likely to get into fights, and it's also males that are most likely to get injured," he told BBC News. Male faces 'evolved to take punches' 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z The project is a national effort to investigate cardiovascular disease in great apes in hopes of curbing the number of such deaths. Doctors team with Chattanooga Zoo 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Indianapolis Zoo was planning a new exhibit on great apes. Orangutan researcher finds his home in Indy 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z The makeup of our cerebral cortex most closely resembles that of our closest relatives the great apes and then other primates and so forth. What's Special, Or Not, About Human Brain Anatomy 2014-05-06T19:29:53Z He chose these animals in large part because New York’s common laws are favorable to habeas corpus lawsuits, and because there are great ape sanctuaries that could accommodate them. Op-Docs: ‘Animals Are Persons Too’ 2014-04-23T09:06:52Z There is even evidence that great apes are averse to inequality. Economic View: A Top-Heavy Focus on Income Inequality 2014-03-08T15:52:27Z And on December 3, the European Union allocated 12.3 million euros to a program aimed at protecting elephants, great apes and other imperiled species. Can We Avert the End of Elephants? 2013-12-12T17:45:03.468Z Working with great apes, he says, helps him be a better father to his and wife Anne’s 12-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter. Orangutan researcher finds his home in Indy 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z In humans and great apes they are concentrated in parts of cerebral cortex involved with monitoring body states and integrating that information with decisions in the context of social interactions. What's Special, Or Not, About Human Brain Anatomy 2014-05-06T19:29:53Z One affidavit is from Matthias Osvath, of Lund University in Sweden, who studies the thinking ability of animals, particularly great apes and some birds. News Analysis: Considering the Humanity of Nonhumans 2013-12-09T23:07:28Z Suddendorf, exercising his own fine scenario-building skills, asks whether we will continue to widen the gap by driving the great apes, already endangered, to extinction. MIND Reviews: The Gap 2013-10-19T04:15:25.480Z Other great apes laugh, and some other animals may as well. Citizen Scientists Decode Meaning, Memory and Laughter 2013-09-23T21:45:05.140Z They also want to study other primates, especially the great apes. Monkey's Alarm Calls Reveal Predator's Who and Where 2013-09-04T15:15:00.687Z All of the major highways in the brain in humans are in common with great apes and monkeys. What's Special, Or Not, About Human Brain Anatomy 2014-05-06T19:29:53Z Neurons, on the other hand, are nearly identical in all mammals, from rodents to great apes like us. Human Cells Make Mice Smarter 2013-08-04T18:45:00.727Z Suddendorf reminds us that many extinct hominins shared both capacities, making them more similar to us than to the great apes. MIND Reviews: The Gap 2013-10-19T04:15:25.480Z Many people are unaware that vaccines have been administered to wild great apes. Op-Ed Contributors: Apes Need Vaccines, Too 2013-08-02T00:57:12Z Here we sequence to high coverage a total of 79 wild- and captive-born individuals representing all six great ape species and seven subspecies and report 88.8million single nucleotide polymorphisms. Great ape genetic diversity and population history 2013-07-24T17:21:11.837Z In her book “In the Shadow of Man” and in later works, she showed the world complex animals with intricate social lives and helped change the way the world looked at the great apes. Goal of Broader Protection for Chimpanzees Emerges From Changing Perspectives 2013-06-16T00:03:02Z The “threatened” designation also means that people can import, export or sell great apes with an FWS permit. Chimpanzees May Finally Gain Full Protection under the Endangered Species Act 2013-06-11T22:15:02.260Z Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal Tuesday to protect the great ape under the Endangered Species Act both in captivity and the wild. Fish and Wildlife Services proposes endangered listing for chimpanzees 2013-06-11T15:34:24Z Wild great ape populations are being decimated by diseases. Op-Ed Contributors: Apes Need Vaccines, Too 2013-08-02T00:57:12Z Arrows indicate heterozygosities previously reported for western and central chimpanzee populations. c, Runs of homozygosity among great apes. Great ape genetic diversity and population history 2013-07-24T17:21:11.837Z The studies analyzed the tooth enamel of ancestors of humans and great apes to show early man gained a taste for grasses and sedges, grass-like plants with edged stems. New research points to turning point in human diet 2013-06-05T03:37:08Z Concerned by mounting evidence of lasting trauma in great apes, the European Union banned their use in research in 2010. Psychiatry Tries to Aid Traumatized Chimps in Captivity 2013-04-02T11:45:00.670Z During that time only 27 arrests connected with the great ape trade were made in Africa and Asia, a quarter of which were never prosecuted. Great Apes in Crisis: Thousands Poached and Stolen from the Wild Annually 2013-03-07T17:45:05.270Z Sarah Brosnan, an ethologist at Georgia State University in Atlanta, says that this type of study is usually done with great apes and “it’s really interesting to see this in a monkey”. Monkeys Stay Away from Mean People 2013-03-05T21:15:00.710Z Bonobos and eastern lowland gorillas show an excess of inbreeding compared to the other great apes, suggesting small population sizes or a fragmented population. d, Genetic structure based on clustering of great apes. Great ape genetic diversity and population history 2013-07-24T17:21:11.837Z A bill to stop experiments on all great apes did not pass in the last Congress, but proponents hope to reintroduce it. N.I.H. Moves to Retire Most Chimps Used in Research 2013-01-22T22:24:57Z Current behavioral, ecological, and genetic data have revealed that there is an incredible and unexpected amount of chimpanzee subspecies variation that may require us to restructure African great ape taxonomy. Are Western Chimpanzees a New Species of Pan? 2012-12-13T14:15:00.213Z Rehab centers and sanctuaries play an increasingly large role in great ape survival. Great Apes in Crisis: Thousands Poached and Stolen from the Wild Annually 2013-03-07T17:45:05.270Z Population surveys of these great apes revealed a shocking truth. How Ebola virus affects primates 2012-12-07T05:05:35Z This comprehensive catalogue of great ape genome diversity provides a framework for understanding evolution and a resource for more effective management of wild and captive great ape populations. Great ape genetic diversity and population history 2013-07-24T17:21:11.837Z "These findings highlight how understanding the natural history of personality is vital to ensuring the continued health and well-being of humans, gorillas and other great apes," Weiss said. Outgoing Gorillas Live Longer Than Shy Ones 2012-12-06T20:15:00.780Z Pandemic viruses cause decline of endangered great apes. Are Western Chimpanzees a New Species of Pan? 2012-12-13T14:15:00.213Z The illegal trade is hardly the only threat great apes face. Great Apes in Crisis: Thousands Poached and Stolen from the Wild Annually 2013-03-07T17:45:05.270Z However, proving a definite link between virus infection and the great ape demise was not easy. How Ebola virus affects primates 2012-12-07T05:05:35Z Humans, western chimpanzees and eastern gorillas all show a remarkable dearth of genetic diversity when compared to other great apes. Great ape genetic diversity and population history 2013-07-24T17:21:11.837Z Extroverted gorillas in captivity outlive their shy brethren, a new study of these great apes in North American zoos and sanctuaries finds. Outgoing Gorillas Live Longer Than Shy Ones 2012-12-06T20:15:00.780Z The existence of a midlife crisis in the great ape strengthens the notion that the pattern of happiness throughout life is not due to socioeconomic factors. How happiness changes with age 2012-12-04T12:52:31Z All great ape species face dramatic habitat loss from logging, deforestation, agriculture and mining. Great Apes in Crisis: Thousands Poached and Stolen from the Wild Annually 2013-03-07T17:45:05.270Z As habitats are destroyed, great apes and a whole host of animals retreat into precious sanctuaries and protected parks. How Ebola virus affects primates 2012-12-07T05:05:35Z Most great ape genetic variation remains uncharacterized; however, its study is critical for understanding population history, recombination, selection and susceptibility to disease. Great ape genetic diversity and population history 2013-07-24T17:21:11.837Z An international team of researchers assessed the well-being and happiness of the great apes. 'Midlife crisis' for great apes 2012-11-19T20:00:53Z Then, just last month, a group led by from the University of Warwick, reported that happiness of our evolutionary cousins - the great apes - throughout life. How happiness changes with age 2012-12-04T12:52:31Z Mountain gorillas are the only great ape experiencing a population increase. Mountain gorilla numbers on up 2012-11-14T09:21:59Z Understandably, great ape conservation is a highly emotive subject. How Ebola virus affects primates 2012-12-07T05:05:35Z Bonobos and eastern lowland gorillas show an excess of inbreeding compared to the other great apes, suggesting small population sizes or a fragmented population. d, Genetic structure based on clustering of great apes. Great ape genetic diversity and population history 2013-07-24T17:21:11.837Z "It would be interesting to use the model we built but based on life history data of other species than dolphins, great apes for example." Dolphin 'sponging' spans centuries 2012-10-22T06:52:05Z But a wider perspective was missing; so various organisations and scientists joined to conduct the first continent-wide survey of suitable great ape habitat. Severe loss to great ape habitat 2012-09-28T00:36:28Z The zoo is home to three Sumatran orangutans, which zoo president Vikram Dewan describes as “the great ape closest to extinction.” Philadelphia zoo blazes new trails 2012-08-31T17:30:57Z Humans and great apes are closely related, creating the potential for diseases to jump between them. Killing Kong 2012-08-30T03:17:20Z Our analysis provides one of the first genome-wide views of the major patterns of evolutionary diversification among great apes. Great ape genetic diversity and population history 2013-07-24T17:21:11.837Z “But it gets tricky when we want to reintroduce those great apes into the wild.” Observatory: Drug-Resistant Human Strains of Staph Bacteria Are Found in Chimps 2012-08-27T18:20:13Z We then evaluated the environmental conditions at these locations and at all other locations across tropical Africa where great ape presence was not confirmed. Severe loss to great ape habitat 2012-09-28T00:36:28Z While this may be true for some mammals, it doesn’t seem to apply when comparing African great apes to humans. Generation Gaps Suggest Ancient Human-Ape Split 2012-08-13T20:05:00Z Populations of great apes; gorilla, chimp and orang-utan species, and the small apes, or gibbons, are dwindling around the world, and everything possible must be done to save them, they say. Killing Kong 2012-08-30T03:17:20Z We provide strong genetic support for distinct populations and subpopulations of great apes with evidence of additional substructure. Great ape genetic diversity and population history 2013-07-24T17:21:11.837Z Elephants are highly sociable mammals with a high level of intelligence similar to that of great apes and dolphins. Elephant pregnancy mystery solved 2012-06-20T07:29:06Z From several site and country level studies we knew that pressure on great apes is increasing enormously. Severe loss to great ape habitat 2012-09-28T00:36:28Z Battell’s narrative, much of which was received second hand and sure to be highly imaginative, was nevertheless one of Western society’s earliest introductions to our evolutionary cousins, the great apes. The Better Bonobos of Our Nature 2012-06-19T23:15:04.947Z But until now, this theory "hasn't actually really been tested in great apes." Chimpanzees behave 'like people' 2012-05-23T09:15:28Z Arrows indicate heterozygosities previously reported for western and central chimpanzee populations. c, Runs of homozygosity among great apes. Great ape genetic diversity and population history 2013-07-24T17:21:11.837Z I am a great ape, and you are a great ape and so are chimpanzees and orangutans and bonobos, all of us distant and distrustful cousins.” Review of ?The One and Only Ivan? 2012-02-02T22:37:27Z The pressures on the great apes vary significantly depending on region. Severe loss to great ape habitat 2012-09-28T00:36:28Z As the new physics and cosmological discoveries were destabilising humanity’s central position in the celestial order, biology and the discovery of great apes began to fracture a previously ordered hierarchy in the natural world. The Better Bonobos of Our Nature 2012-06-19T23:15:04.947Z Other great apes like Gorillas and Chimpanzees also build nests. Nature's brilliant builders 2012-04-17T06:22:58Z This model presents a complete overview of great ape divergence and speciation events in the context of historical effective population sizes. Great ape genetic diversity and population history 2013-07-24T17:21:11.837Z Well, for one thing, a study of wild orangutan feces has revealed that these great apes, unlike some other species, are not chronically stressed by ecotourism. Ecotourism Does Not Overly Stress Orangutans, Study Finds 2012-03-27T21:45:00.290Z The scientists would like to improve their study, which provides a large scale picture of the habitat loss suffered by great apes, by including more local data. Severe loss to great ape habitat 2012-09-28T00:36:28Z Research published in March, 2011 by the online journal PLoS Genetics is the latest to emphasise our close relationship to the great apes. The Better Bonobos of Our Nature 2012-06-19T23:15:04.947Z But that would be unlikely to happen with whales, dolphins, or even great apes. Nonhuman Personhood Rights (and Wrongs) 2012-03-09T16:15:00.240Z Table 1: Genetic variation summary by species and subspecies Figure 1: Samples, heterozygosity and genetic diversity. a, Geographical distribution of great ape populations across Indonesia and Africa sequenced in this study. Great ape genetic diversity and population history 2013-07-24T17:21:11.837Z This helps to clear up the evolutionary conundrum of the three types of great ape. Gorilla Joins the Genome Club 2012-03-07T23:45:07.543Z In Central Africa, huge swathes of pristine forest remain, but it is no longer suitable for great apes due to the extensive hunting that occurs within to supply the trade in bushmeat. Severe loss to great ape habitat 2012-09-28T00:36:28Z The study was the product of an international team who, for the first time, constructed a comprehensive family tree of all living primate species from the mouse lemur to the great apes. The Better Bonobos of Our Nature 2012-06-19T23:15:04.947Z Here we provide a reference assembly and initial analysis of the gorilla genome sequence, establishing a foundation for the further study of great ape evolution and genetics. Insights into hominid evolution from the gorilla genome sequence 2012-03-07T18:21:00.777Z Cetacean brains are also, scaled appropriately for body size, almost as big as those of humans and significantly bigger than those of great apes, which are usually thought of as humanity’s closest intellectual cousins. Animal rights: Whales are people, too 2012-02-23T17:07:45Z And how do we know there is no such Higher Being, or more than one, who might be to us as indistinguishable as man, the great ape, and the bear are to the bee? Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck 2012-02-19T03:00:16.920Z Comparative studies with humans and great apes indicate that this area is relatively larger and more richly interconnected in humans, whereas other frontal cortical areas are more equivalent in size and connectivity. Top Multitaskers Help Explain How Brain Juggles Thoughts 2012-02-16T16:45:00.243Z "Unfortunately, captive great apes often exhibit behavioural signs of boredom, frustration and stress," says Fay Clark from the Royal Veterinary College's Centre for Animal Welfare. Ape versus machine 2012-02-08T00:46:39Z Below are mean nucleotide divergences between human and the other great apes from the EPO alignment. b, Great ape speciation and divergence times. Insights into hominid evolution from the gorilla genome sequence 2012-03-07T18:21:00.777Z At least some can, for example, recognise themselves in a mirror—a trick that humans, great apes and elephants can manage, but most other species cannot. Animal rights: Whales are people, too 2012-02-23T17:07:45Z All great apes are threatened, but the orangutan — in the Malay language, the word means “person of the forest” — is going extinct. Green Blog: In a Mini-Eden for Threatened Orangutans 2012-01-06T17:50:22Z The 18-year time frame of human juvenility far exceeds that seen in any other great ape, Dr. Thompson said. Basics: Now We Are Six: The Hormone Surge of Middle Childhood 2011-12-26T17:56:47Z Because great apes are "highly individual", it is important to tailor challenges to them, says Ms Clark. Ape versus machine 2012-02-08T00:46:39Z We discuss these and other constraints on estimates of great ape speciation times in the . Insights into hominid evolution from the gorilla genome sequence 2012-03-07T18:21:00.777Z “He was white haired and looked like a great ape,” she gasped. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z Natives of Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are the only great apes found in Asia. Oldest Sumatran orangutan in U.S. dies at age 56 2011-10-19T02:31:22Z In April a bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill, the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act, to prohibit invasive research on great apes, including chimps. Ban Chimp Testing 2011-09-28T12:15:02.827Z But it is not just the great apes getting in on the interaction. Ape versus machine 2012-02-08T00:46:39Z |
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