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Scientists discover that chimpanzees and bonobos build layered social circles much like humans. The study hints at deep evolutionary roots for friendship, selectivity, and time-limited social bonds. #primatology #evolution #socialbehavior #anthropology www.primatology.net/p/circles-in...
Circles in the Forest
What great apes and humans share about friendship, hierarchy, and the limits of social time
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October 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Scientists discover that chimpanzees and bonobos build layered social circles much like humans. The study hints at deep evolutionary roots for friendship, selectivity, and time-limited social bonds. #primatology #evolution #socialbehavior #anthropology www.primatology.net/p/circles-in...
Chimpanzees in Uganda show a capacity to weigh evidence and revise decisions, hinting at ancient roots of rational thought shared with humans. Science edges closer to Darwin’s idea of cognitive continuity. #primatology #cognition #evolution www.primatology.net/p/minds-in-t...
Minds in the Forest
How chimpanzees weighing evidence might push us to rethink the roots of reason
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October 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Chimpanzees in Uganda show a capacity to weigh evidence and revise decisions, hinting at ancient roots of rational thought shared with humans. Science edges closer to Darwin’s idea of cognitive continuity. #primatology #cognition #evolution www.primatology.net/p/minds-in-t...
Young chimpanzees invent tools, modify adult techniques, and explore in ways that spark cultural change. New research suggests childhood curiosity may have fueled innovation long before Homo sapiens shaped history. #Anthropology #Primates #Evolution #Science www.primatology.net/p/the-little...
The Little Inventors of the Forest
Young chimpanzees build tools, break rules, and may hold clues to how culture first evolved
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October 31, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Young chimpanzees invent tools, modify adult techniques, and explore in ways that spark cultural change. New research suggests childhood curiosity may have fueled innovation long before Homo sapiens shaped history. #Anthropology #Primates #Evolution #Science www.primatology.net/p/the-little...
Female mountain gorillas in Bwindi live for years after their last birth, reshaping group life and stability. A study finds they may hold the evolutionary key to post-reproductive survival. #Primatology #BehavioralEcology #Gorillas #Evolution www.primatology.net/p/the-elder-...
The Elder Apes of Bwindi
How Post-Reproductive Female Gorillas Redefine Life, Death, and Social Balance in the Forest
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October 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Female mountain gorillas in Bwindi live for years after their last birth, reshaping group life and stability. A study finds they may hold the evolutionary key to post-reproductive survival. #Primatology #BehavioralEcology #Gorillas #Evolution www.primatology.net/p/the-elder-...
New research shows that ancient “toothpick grooves” also occur in wild primates, suggesting they formed naturally—not from tool use. Even our oldest dental marks may be more biology than culture. #Anthropology #Dentistry #Evolution #Primates www.primatology.net/p/the-toothp...
The Toothpick Myth: What Wild Primates Reveal About Ancient Human Teeth
A new study finds that the small grooves once thought to prove “toothpick” use in early humans also appear naturally in wild primates—suggesting a far less cultural, and far more biological.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
New research shows that ancient “toothpick grooves” also occur in wild primates, suggesting they formed naturally—not from tool use. Even our oldest dental marks may be more biology than culture. #Anthropology #Dentistry #Evolution #Primates www.primatology.net/p/the-toothp...
We're heartbroken to share that Jane Goodall has died. She wasn't just a scientist; she was an iconoclast who showed the world that chimps have tool-making, complex emotions, and families... just like us.
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Jane Goodall, chimpanzee expert and animal rights campaigner, dies age 91 - follow live
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October 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We're heartbroken to share that Jane Goodall has died. She wasn't just a scientist; she was an iconoclast who showed the world that chimps have tool-making, complex emotions, and families... just like us.
#JaneGoodall #Chimpanzees #Conservation #RootsAndShoots #Legend
#JaneGoodall #Chimpanzees #Conservation #RootsAndShoots #Legend
Mushrooms aren’t just for humans. In Tanzania’s Issa Valley, baboons, chimpanzees & monkeys rely on fungi to navigate food scarcity—offering clues to early human diets. #Anthropology #HumanEvolution #Primates #Foraging www.primatology.net/p/how-primat...
How Primates in Tanzania Reveal the Hidden Role of Mushrooms in Early Human Diets
New research from the Issa Valley in western Tanzania shows how three primate species carve out unique food niches—and why fungi may have been more central to human evolution than once thought.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Mushrooms aren’t just for humans. In Tanzania’s Issa Valley, baboons, chimpanzees & monkeys rely on fungi to navigate food scarcity—offering clues to early human diets. #Anthropology #HumanEvolution #Primates #Foraging www.primatology.net/p/how-primat...
New research suggests primates evolved in cold, seasonal habitats—not tropical forests. This climate-forged adaptability shaped the lineage leading to humans. #Anthropology #Archaeology #HumanEvolution #Primates #PNAS www.primatology.net/p/from-ice-t...
From Ice to Tropics: How Early Primates Conquered the Cold
New fossil evidence and climate models reveal that our earliest primate ancestors thrived in seasonal, cold landscapes before moving into the tropics.
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September 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
New research suggests primates evolved in cold, seasonal habitats—not tropical forests. This climate-forged adaptability shaped the lineage leading to humans. #Anthropology #Archaeology #HumanEvolution #Primates #PNAS www.primatology.net/p/from-ice-t...
Wild chimps consume the equivalent of ~2 drinks daily from fermenting fruit. This new study links our alcohol tolerance to a deep primate past. #Chimpanzees #Evolution #Anthropology #AlcoholOrigins
Chimps and the Ancestry of Alcohol: What a New Study Reveals About Our Shared Evolutionary Past
A new study finds that wild chimpanzees regularly consume alcohol from fermenting fruit, reshaping our understanding of primate diets and the deep roots of human drinking behavior.
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September 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Wild chimps consume the equivalent of ~2 drinks daily from fermenting fruit. This new study links our alcohol tolerance to a deep primate past. #Chimpanzees #Evolution #Anthropology #AlcoholOrigins
Young Sumatran orangutans learn to build treetop nests by watching their mothers, proving that “know-how” and “know-what” pass culturally. Culture lives in the canopy. #Primatology #Orangutans #HumanEvolution
Learning in the Canopy: How Young Orangutans Master the Architecture of Survival
Peering, Practice and the Cultural Life of Wild Apes
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September 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Young Sumatran orangutans learn to build treetop nests by watching their mothers, proving that “know-how” and “know-what” pass culturally. Culture lives in the canopy. #Primatology #Orangutans #HumanEvolution
Humans and chimps don’t share 99% of their DNA after all. New genome research shows the difference may be closer to 15%, with regulatory switches—not proteins—shaping what makes us distinct. #Anthropology #HumanEvolution #Genomics
Beyond the 99%: What Ape Genomes Really Tell Us About Being Human
New complete ape genomes reveal that humans and chimpanzees are more different than the textbook 98.8% suggests — and those differences may matter most in the hidden parts of our DNA.
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September 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Humans and chimps don’t share 99% of their DNA after all. New genome research shows the difference may be closer to 15%, with regulatory switches—not proteins—shaping what makes us distinct. #Anthropology #HumanEvolution #Genomics
Lemurs didn’t diversify in one big leap. A new study finds multiple bursts of speciation—fueled by hybridization—shaped Madagascar’s primate diversity into the Pleistocene. What does this mean for evolution and conservation? #Anthropology #PrimateEvolution #Lemurs
When Lemurs Took the Long Road to Diversity
New research shows Madagascar’s primates didn’t diversify in one great leap, but in a series of evolutionary surges—with hybridization playing a surprising role.
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August 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Lemurs didn’t diversify in one big leap. A new study finds multiple bursts of speciation—fueled by hybridization—shaped Madagascar’s primate diversity into the Pleistocene. What does this mean for evolution and conservation? #Anthropology #PrimateEvolution #Lemurs
A bonobo named Kanzi can mentally track multiple hidden caregivers—matching voices to faces and locations. A glimpse into the deep roots of social intelligence. #Bonobos #HumanEvolution #Anthropology #Primates #Primatology #PrimateBehavior
Out of Sight, Still in Mind: What a Bonobo Tells Us About the Evolution of Social Intelligence
A single ape’s memory game offers fresh clues about how humans and our closest relatives keep track of each other
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August 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A bonobo named Kanzi can mentally track multiple hidden caregivers—matching voices to faces and locations. A glimpse into the deep roots of social intelligence. #Bonobos #HumanEvolution #Anthropology #Primates #Primatology #PrimateBehavior
Chimpanzees learn to blend sounds and gestures from their mothers, not fathers. New research in Uganda suggests maternal “communication templates” shaped ape societies for millions of years. #Primates #HumanEvolution #Anthropology #Primatology #Chimpanzee #Linguistics #Communication
Mothers as Communication Teachers: What Young Chimpanzees Reveal About the Deep Roots of Human Language
A new study from Kibale National Park shows that chimps learn how to combine gestures and vocalizations from their mothers, not their fathers—pointing to maternal influence as an ancient foundation
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August 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Chimpanzees learn to blend sounds and gestures from their mothers, not fathers. New research in Uganda suggests maternal “communication templates” shaped ape societies for millions of years. #Primates #HumanEvolution #Anthropology #Primatology #Chimpanzee #Linguistics #Communication
Female mountain gorillas choose new groups based on old friendships, often reuniting with familiar females after years apart—showing deep-rooted social bonds in our great ape cousins. #Primatology #Gorillas #AnimalBehavior
When Female Gorillas Move, Friendship Matters
How old bonds shape the shifting social world of Gorilla beringei beringei
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August 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Female mountain gorillas choose new groups based on old friendships, often reuniting with familiar females after years apart—showing deep-rooted social bonds in our great ape cousins. #Primatology #Gorillas #AnimalBehavior
Primate teeth record daily histories of rainfall, drought, and dehydration. A new study shows how oxygen isotopes in enamel can reconstruct climate week by week, unlocking secrets of ancient migration. #Anthropology #Paleoecology #Primatology #TeethAsTimeCapsules
Molars, Monsoons, and Migration: What Primate Teeth Reveal About Ancient Climates
A new study tracks rainfall and water stress in the lives of primates—week by week—through stable isotopes in tooth enamel. The implications reach deep into the past of human and primate evolution.
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August 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Primate teeth record daily histories of rainfall, drought, and dehydration. A new study shows how oxygen isotopes in enamel can reconstruct climate week by week, unlocking secrets of ancient migration. #Anthropology #Paleoecology #Primatology #TeethAsTimeCapsules
Why do humans feast and drink together? New research suggests it started 10 million years ago—when apes scrumped fermented fruits off the forest floor. 🍌🍷 #Anthropology #Primates #HumanEvolution #Feasting #Alcohol #Scrumping
Scrumping Apes and the Ancient Roots of Human Feasting
How fallen fruit, fermentation, and social sharing shaped our evolutionary appetite
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July 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Why do humans feast and drink together? New research suggests it started 10 million years ago—when apes scrumped fermented fruits off the forest floor. 🍌🍷 #Anthropology #Primates #HumanEvolution #Feasting #Alcohol #Scrumping
New study on Issa Valley chimpanzees shows bipedalism may have evolved in trees, not just on the ground. Foraging needs in open woodlands kept apes climbing. Rethinking human origins? 🐒🌳 #HumanEvolution #Primatology #Anthropology #Archaeology #Bipedalism
July 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
New study on Issa Valley chimpanzees shows bipedalism may have evolved in trees, not just on the ground. Foraging needs in open woodlands kept apes climbing. Rethinking human origins? 🐒🌳 #HumanEvolution #Primatology #Anthropology #Archaeology #Bipedalism
Elderly wild chimpanzees show steep, uneven declines in tool use. A 17-year study finds aging affects not just strength but cultural memory. Could this mirror aging in early hominins? #Primates #Anthropology #HumanEvolution #ToolUse #Chimpanzees
Stone, Nut, and Memory: How Old Age Shapes the Technological Lives of Wild Chimpanzees
A new study reveals how elderly chimps slowly withdraw from one of their most iconic cultural behaviors, stone tool nut cracking, & what this might tell us about the of aging and skill loss in humans
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July 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Elderly wild chimpanzees show steep, uneven declines in tool use. A 17-year study finds aging affects not just strength but cultural memory. Could this mirror aging in early hominins? #Primates #Anthropology #HumanEvolution #ToolUse #Chimpanzees
Chimpanzees in Zambia have started a new trend: sticking blades of grass in their ears and butts. It’s not grooming. It’s fashion. And it's spreading. #Primates #AnimalCulture #Chimpanzee #SocialLearning #Primatology #PrimateCulture #AnimalBehavior
The Grass-Fashioned Chimpanzees of Zambia
What a Blade of Grass Can Teach Us About Primate Culture
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July 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Chimpanzees in Zambia have started a new trend: sticking blades of grass in their ears and butts. It’s not grooming. It’s fashion. And it's spreading. #Primates #AnimalCulture #Chimpanzee #SocialLearning #Primatology #PrimateCulture #AnimalBehavior
New primate research shows female dominance is not an exception but a recurring pattern in species with monogamy, arboreality, and less sexual dimorphism. Patriarchy may not be as "natural" as once thought. #Primates #Anthropology #GenderRoles @pnas.org
Power and the Primates: Rethinking Dominance Between the Sexes
What intersex aggression in primates reveals about the evolution of gender roles
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July 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
New primate research shows female dominance is not an exception but a recurring pattern in species with monogamy, arboreality, and less sexual dimorphism. Patriarchy may not be as "natural" as once thought. #Primates #Anthropology #GenderRoles @pnas.org
Chimp moms with strong female friendships are more likely to raise surviving babies—even without kin. New research from Gombe reshapes how we think about social bonds and infant survival. #Primates #Anthropology #Evolution #Gombe #Chimpanzees
The Company She Keeps: How Chimpanzee Friendships Shape Infant Survival
A new study of wild chimpanzees finds that social moms raise stronger babies—even without family ties
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June 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Chimp moms with strong female friendships are more likely to raise surviving babies—even without kin. New research from Gombe reshapes how we think about social bonds and infant survival. #Primates #Anthropology #Evolution #Gombe #Chimpanzees
Why do humans "baby talk"? A new study shows we're the only great ape that does so regularly—and it may have shaped the evolution of language. #PrimateCommunication #HumanEvolution #BabyTalk #Anthropology #Linguistics #CognitiveScience @carolinefryns.bsky.social @franziswegdell.bsky.social
Why Humans Talk to Babies: The Evolutionary Puzzle of Infant-Directed Speech
Among all great apes, only Homo sapiens showers its infants with babbling, cooing, and high-pitched “baby talk.” A new study shows just how rare—and recent—this trait may be.
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June 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Why do humans "baby talk"? A new study shows we're the only great ape that does so regularly—and it may have shaped the evolution of language. #PrimateCommunication #HumanEvolution #BabyTalk #Anthropology #Linguistics #CognitiveScience @carolinefryns.bsky.social @franziswegdell.bsky.social
Chimpanzees and preschoolers both choose social scenes over snacks—some even pay for the drama. This shared ‘nosey’ behavior hints at deep evolutionary roots in our lineage. #Primatology #ChildDevelopment #EvoAnthropology
A Shared Fascination: Social Curiosity in Pan troglodytes and Human Children
A new lens on our evolutionary past
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June 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Chimpanzees and preschoolers both choose social scenes over snacks—some even pay for the drama. This shared ‘nosey’ behavior hints at deep evolutionary roots in our lineage. #Primatology #ChildDevelopment #EvoAnthropology
Chimpanzees in West Africa strike stones against trees in rhythmic displays. Is it dominance? Culture? Long-distance calls? A new study hints at the roots of communication. #Chimpanzees #AnimalCulture #Primatology #Evolution #Sound
Stone, Sound, and Signal: Chimpanzees and the Drums of the Forest
What stone-throwing chimpanzees in West Africa reveal about the roots of culture, communication, and noise-making among our primate cousins.
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June 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Chimpanzees in West Africa strike stones against trees in rhythmic displays. Is it dominance? Culture? Long-distance calls? A new study hints at the roots of communication. #Chimpanzees #AnimalCulture #Primatology #Evolution #Sound