Chimpanzee Studies

Scientist Jane Goodall landed in Tanzania?s Gombe Stream National Park in 1960 and spent years living among and observing the park?s chimpanzees. The research program she founded upon arriving is still in operation, making it the longest running study of wild animals in the world. Here, Goodall observes a group of chimps grooming each other. (Hugo Van Lawick/National Geographic Stock)Mutual trustMany of Goodall?s observations demonstrated that man and chimpanzee use similar gestures. On the...Read Full Story

Scientist Jane Goodall landed in Tanzania?s Gombe Stream National Park in 1960 and spent years living among and observing the park?s chimpanzees. The research program she founded upon arriving is still in operation, making it the longest running study of wild animals in the world. Here, Goodall observes a group of chimps grooming each other. (Hugo Van Lawick/National Geographic Stock)Mutual trustMany of Goodall?s observations demonstrated that man and chimpanzee use similar gestures. On the...Read Full Story

More than a decade ago, more than 265 chimpanzees -- including Howard, pictured here in 2002 -- spent their days at a New Mexico medical research facility being poked, prodded and confined to small cages. Then, the Save the Chimps foundation intervened. After nearly a decade of rehabilitation, the chimps were transported to a 150-acre sanctuary in Florida. CNN went along with the last group as they made the journey and experienced their first time outdoors. Preparing the chimpanzees for...Read Full Story

A US Senate bill that would phase out ongoing federally funded invasive research on chimpanzees and prohibit future projects received its first hearing on 24 April. The Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act includes a three year phase out of invasive research on chimpanzees and other great apes funded on federal dime, guarantees retirement to sanctuary habitats for the roughly 500 chimps currently owned by the government, and prohibits breeding and transport for invasive research purposes...Read Full Story

Chimpanzee behavior suggests tree-to-ground transition occurred before emergence of ancient humansThe first study into rarely documented ground-nest building by wild chimpanzees offers new clues about the ancient transition of early hominins from sleeping in trees to sleeping on the ground. While most apes build nests in trees, this study, published in theAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology, focused on a group of wild West African chimpanzees that often shows ground-nesting behaviour...Read Full Story

I just randomly happened upon this story about Chimpanzee Island from CNN yesterday, and it was as fascinating as it was distressing. I’ve mentioned before that it was spending time in a lab that was conducting research on chimpanzees that convinced me I could not pursue a career in lab animal or primate medicine. It felt wrong, deep in my bones. I was not the only one who felt this way. In the past ten years, the scientific community has refined protocols, developed alternatives, and made a...Read Full Story

Chimpanzees are interested in social cohesion and have various strategies to guarantee the stability of their group. Anthropologists from the University of Zurich reveal that chimpanzees mediate conflicts between other group members, not for their own direct benefit, but rather to preserve the peace within the group. Their impartial intervention in a conflict – so-called “policing” – can be regarded as an early evolutionary form of moral behavior. Chimpanzees are interested in social...Read Full Story

Does everybody know what time it is? It’s Tool Time! That’s right, Disneynature is proud to present Freddie “The Tool Man” from its newest documentary, “Chimpanzee.” The movie chronicles the true story of Oscar, a young baby that was orphaned and left to fend for himself in the wild. Incredibly, filmmakers were able to record Oscar’s adoption into a neighboring chimp community, and chronicle his upbringing and growing pains. In this exclusive sneak peek, audiences learn how the primates...Read Full Story

USA TODAYMovie review: Monkeying around with 'Chimpanzee'Morton Times-NewsBy Bob Tremblay Parents of young children will be pleased to know that no chimpanzees get abused by humans and no humans get abused by chimpanzees in Disneynature's “Chimpanzee.” However, the film continues the Disney “tradition” of killing a parent.Review: 'Chimpanzee' is a kid-friendly swing through natureLos Angeles TimesNature, with some cute polar bears, stars in Earth Day filmsUSA TODAYFilm Review: Attractive...Read Full Story

Click Here to see more reviews about: Fisher-Price Rainforest Peek-A-Boo Leaves Musical Mobile Baby Planet – click on the image below for more information. Features 3 soothing settings: music, motion and lights; Music and motion or music with night light Leaves wave gently up and down while a smiling dragonfly plays peek-a-boo to musical accompaniment Use the remote to start classical music from Bach, Beethoven and Mozart Converts to a music box with soft, glowing night light Baby can enjoy...Read Full Story