Tag:
Primates
Jul 9, 2018
Sex Roles Are Flexible in Chimpanzees and Bonobos. What Does That Say About Human Evolution?
A new study shows that chimpanzees and bonobos are far more similar in their gender roles than previously thought. In order to understand the range of complexity in our evolutionary cousins’ social lives, perhaps we first need to recognize the range of complexity that exists in our own.
Jun 12, 2018
Can Monkeys Be Gay? What Homosexual Behavior in Primates Can Tell Us About the Evolution of Human Sexuality
Recent observations of homosexual behavior in male spider monkeys adds to our knowledge of these behaviors and may help us answer questions about the evolutionary functions homosexual behaviors may play.
Aug 22, 2012
Bonobo Genius Makes Stone Tools Like Early Humans Did
The findings will fuel the ongoing debate over whether stone tools mark the beginning of modern human culture.
Apr 17, 2012
How Orangutan Engineers Build Safe and Comfortable Treetop Beds
"evolution of intelligence can be driven by the need to deal with the mechanical environment, rather than the prevailing orthodoxy that it’s only the social environment that’s important"