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Researchers stunned to discover cause of change in chimpanzee mating behavior: 'Rarely been demonstrated before'

A recent study on chimpanzees in Taï National Park in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, revealed that chimpanzees are losing ...
Mongabay

Study: Female chimps that don’t leave their birth groups can still avoid inbreeding

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Puberty comes with its challenges for Homo sapiens, but for female chimpanzees it presents a particular quandary: how to avoid mating with your ...
New Scientist

‘Peaceful’ male bonobos may actually be more aggressive than chimps

Have we misjudged our two closest relatives? Chimpanzees are known for lethal violence while bonobos are widely seen as paragons of peaceful coexistence, free love and female empowerment – but a new ...