Great apes make much more sophisticated decisions than assumed
Chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos make more sophisticated decisions than was previously
News Section | Anthropology
Chimps warn their unaware friends about danger
A new study has found that chimpanzees are more likely to alarm call to a snake in the presence of
Chimps likely to warn groups unaware of dangers
Animals are known to sound alarm calls when predators are around, particularly when their kin are
World’s heaviest insect weighs 3 times more than mouse!
A giant insect, which weighs three times more than a mouse and eats carrots, has been recorded as the heaviest insect in the world
Spiders use chemical weapons to ward off invading ants!
Golden orb web spiders have an undisclosed weapon – a chemical repellent which they add to their web silk to fend off ants, a new study has suggested
Mother monkeys’ presence help sons find right girl for mating
The presence of mothers may help find and successfully mate with just the right girl at the right time, at least in northern muriqui monkeys
Anthropologist uses ‘doomsday dates’ to debunk unscientific myths and beliefs
A University of Kansas anthropologist, who has debunked predictions that the world would end on 11/11/11 or Dec. 21, 2012, is now using the doomsday dates to teach critical thinking
Culture in humans and great apes shares same evolutionary roots
A new research has claimed that culture is not unique to humans and that great apes also have the ability to learn socially and pass them down through a great many generations
Hunting in America 800-yrs older than earlier believed
A new study has claimed that hunters were present at least 800 years earlier than Clovis and that the first inhabitants arrived earlier to North America than previously thought
Chivalry is not dead, at least among crickets
Contrary to popular belief that chivalry – which is long dead and gone – is a trait only held by humans, new research has shown that some insects apparently put the lives of their mating partners ahead of their own
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