Jun 01 2011

Early Human Dads Stayed at Home While Females Roamed

Tag: Anthropology,Archaeologist,Chimpanzee,Fossils,Gorillas,Humans,Predators,Primates — Jennifer Viegas @ 5:00 pm
Although these early dads didn't travel, that doesn't mean they pitched in with raising the children.

Mar 10 2011

Humans Age at Same Rate as Chimps, Gorillas

Tag: Aging,Chimpanzee,Death and Dying,Evolution,Gorillas,Humans,Monkeys,Primates — Jennifer Viegas @ 7:00 pm
So much for the wonders of technology and medicine, for all our advances, human mortality rates are on par with chimps.

Sep 23 2010

Malaria Passed from Gorillas to Humans

Tag: Gorillas,Great Apes,Mosquito,Parasites — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 6:45 pm
The most lethal strain of malaria among humans came to us from one of our primate cousins.

Aug 10 2010

Orangutans Use Charade-Like Communication

Tag: Chimpanzee,Communication,Gorillas,Great Apes,Humans,Orangutan — Jennifer Viegas @ 11:00 pm
Orangutans act out meaning in a behavior that was previously thought to be uniquely human.

Jul 13 2010

You’re It! Gorillas Play Tag

Tag: Animals,Babies,Childhood,Communication,Evolution,Eye,Games,Gorillas,Great Apes,Humans,Kids,Life Science,Orangutan,Primates,Vocal Communication,Wolves — Jennifer Viegas @ 11:00 pm
Gorillas and other African great apes play tag, which suggests that this common childhood game has deep primate roots.

Jun 27 2010

Human Bite Stronger Than Thought

Tag: Chimpanzee,Gorillas,Great Apes,Humans,Primates — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 12:10 pm
The design of the human jaw actually makes it 40 percent to 50 percent more efficient than for all great apes.