Chimpanzees can change their minds when the facts no longer support their previous beliefs – a rational level of thinking that was once considered uniquely human. In a series of experiments designed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chimpanzees show the capacity to revise their beliefs when presented with new evidence. (Innocent Ampeire/Ngamba Island Chimpanzee ...

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KIBALE NATIONAL PARK, Uganda — The man tracking chimpanzee movements in a rainforest is required to follow the primates wherever they go — except up in the trees. Onesmas Ainebyona stalks the chimps ...

Ever find yourself people-watching in a cafe, or tuning into reality TV just to see who's arguing with who? You're not alone—and it turns out, you might have more in common with chimpanzees than you ...

Al and Kamaka, two old friends who are both in their 50s, are experiencing a whole new world. Part of what's novel: females. "Right off the bat, they were just enamored with the ladies in the group," ...

“This research can help us think differently about how we approach early education or how we model reasoning in AI systems,” said Emily Sanford, a researcher at UC Berkeley. “We shouldn’t assume ...

Chimps at a safari park have taken part in an Easter egg hunt as part of a project educating children about animal care. Primates living at Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park near Stirling ...

Ever find yourself people-watching in a cafe, or tuning into reality TV just to see who’s arguing with who? You’re not alone - and it turns out, you might have more in common with chimpanzees than you ...