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Chimpanzee Studies
Follow new studies of chimpanzee populations. Chimpanzees are humans' closest relative. We can learn a lot about evolutionary and developmental psychology from chimps.
Think first impressions are important? So do chimps. They’re more judgmental than creationists! From Science Daily:
Chimpanzees make judgments about the actions and dispositions of strangers by observing others’ behavior and interactions in different situations. Specifically, chimpanzees show an ability to recognize certain behavioral traits and make assumptions about the presence or absence of these traits in strangers in similar situations thereafter. These findings are by Dr. Francys...
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Gye Greene once compared the cognitive development of his kid to that of their Corgi dog. This struck me as a more useful tool than a calendar for measuring someone's age. That is, instead of wishing someone a happy birthday on a specific (fairly meaningless) date, it seems to me that we should do so when we notice a particular improvement in their intellectual capabilities. And when someone asks us how old we are, we simply respond with something to the effect of, "I'm smarter than a...
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Wow. The punkey propaganda machine is revving on all cylinders with this news from Science Daily:
Compared to their sex-mad, peace-loving bonobo counterparts, chimpanzees are often seen as a scheming, war-mongering, and selfish species. (They are!!) As both apes are allegedly our closest relatives, together they are often depicted as representing the two extremes of human behaviour.
Orlaith Fraser, who will receive her PhD from LJMU’s School of Biological Sciences in July 2008, has conducted...
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Scientists have long been fascinated with the studies of language, as it was potentially the most uniquely human cognitive ability. To test the hypothesis of the human-uniqueness of language, scientists have attempted to teach several species of great apes language. One early attempt was performed by Allen and Beatrice Gardner in the 1960s, in which they spent 51 months attempting to teach a chimpanzee named Washoe American Sign Language. Washoe learned 151 signs in those 51 months.[ Over a longer period of time, Washoe learned over 800 signs. However, there is still debate among some scientists about the great apes' ability to learn language.
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If you're old enough to read this review, you aren't the target audience for "Space Chimps," a movie about chimpanzees sent in search of intelligent life ...
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Misrepresentations of chimpanzees may not be as repugnant as racism, bigotry or sexism. But they can still serve as a benchmark for our society’s moral progress.
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Consider what a movie about three chimpanzees on a mission to space might resort to in order to entertain for 10 minutes.
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If you're old enough to read this review, you aren't the target audience for "Space Chimps," a movie about chimpanzees sent in search of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
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As if the stories about human suffering in Africa weren’t overwhelming enough, along comes one about the plight of many of our primate cousins — young chimpanzees that have been orphaned as a result of the illegal “bushmeat” trade in places ...
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If you’re old enough to read this review, you aren’t the target audience for “Space Chimps,” a movie about chimpanzees sent in search of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
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Rating:G. Cast & crew:Voiced by Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Daniels. Director: Kirk De Micco. Screenwriter: De Micco and Rob Moreland. Mini review: A group of chimpanzees are sent into space in search of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. 81 min. - Orlando Sentinel
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If you’re old enough to read this review, you aren’t the target audience for “Space Chimps,” a movie about chimpanzees sent in search of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. “Chimps,” from the animation studio that gave us “Valiant,” is more one of those cartoons parents at least won’t...
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Chimp Abuse? Did you see the op/ed piece by Steve Ross in today's New York Times , titled " Chimps Aren't Chumps " ? He wants an end to the use of cute chimpanzees on greetings cards and in ads and marketing - ...
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If you're old enough to read this review, you aren't the target audience for "Space Chimps," a movie about chimpanzees sent in search of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
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Modern chimpanzees use tools, and recent research indicates that chimpanzee stone tool use dates to at least 4300 years ago. A recent study revealed the use of such advanced tools as spears, which Common Chimpanzees in Senegal sharpen with their teeth, being used to spear Senegal Bushbabies out of small holes in trees. Prior to the discovery of tool use in chimps, it was believed that humans were the only species to make and use tools, but several other tool-using species are now known.
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