TheOnion: Scientists Successfully Teach Gorilla To Buy Beer For Underage Teens https://www.theonion.com/scientists-successfully-teach-gorilla-to-buy-beer-for-u-1850752559?utm_source=regular #westernlowlandgorilla #lawrencechristensen #gorilla #7eleven #apes

Could humans evolve again from apes if we went extinct? The possibility of a second emergence of human-like intelligence and culture from our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees and bonobos? While it is not impossible, it is very unlikely because of the many factors and contingencies that shaped our evolution, such as environmental changes, genetic mutations, social interactions, and cultural innovations.

#Humans #Apes #Evolution

https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/could-humans-evolve-again-from-apes-if-we-went-extinct?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FMind%20and%20Matter

Buyers of Bored Ape NFTs sue after digital apes turn out to be bad investment
#nft #apes #news
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/buyers-of-bored-ape-nfts-sue-after-digital-apes-turn-out-to-be-bad-investment/

Evidence of nonhumans (1) using fire, (2) ritually burying their dead, and (3) making art. Right here on planet earth!

Trailer: Netflix's "Cave of Bones," a documentary about the discovery that an extinct small-brained ape ritually buried their dead | Boing Boing #primates #apes #netflix #documentary
https://boingboing.net/2023/07/12/trailer-netflixs-cave-of-bones-a-documentary-about-the-discovery-that-an-extinct-small-brained-ape-ritually-buried-their-dead.html

Zoos are asking patrons to stop showing videos on their phones to apes. They're worried about screen addiction and behavior changes. Apes! They're just like us.

#animals #apes #tech #addiction

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/why-the-toronto-zoo-wants-you-to-stop-showing-its-gorillas-videos-from-your-phones-1.6471592

Great apes are on track to lose 94% of their range to climate change by 2050 if humans do nothing to address the problem, according to research.

In this episode of Mongabay Explores, experts speak with Mongabay about the threats to bonobos and mountain gorillas, the importance of great apes for the protection of Congo Basin rainforest, and ways forward for conservation.

from @MikeDiGirolamo

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/big-potential-and-immense-challenges-for-great-ape-conservation-in-the-congo-basin-experts-say/

#conservation #CongoBasin #Apes #Africa #Wildlife #Trafficking

Great #apes in the #CongoBasin are in a heap of trouble, for a variety of reasons.

Saving them is a daunting task, but there's massive potential. I spoke about it with 4 experts who have worked in the DRC and Uganda to get an overview on the problems and promises of great ape #conservation.

Listen to my latest episode on the @Mongabay Explores podcast.

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/big-potential-and-immense-challenges-for-great-ape-conservation-in-the-congo-basin-experts-say/

Weekend plans.

#friday #fridayfeeling #weekend #animals #chimps #apes #humor #humour #funny

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-05-great-apes-engage-reciprocal-food.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://phys.org/news/2023-05-great-apes-engage-reciprocal-food.html

Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1653764468327829504#m

Great #apes found to engage in reciprocal food exchange under the right circumstances @RSocPublishing https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2022.2541 https://phys.org/news/2023-05-great-apes-engage-reciprocal-food.html

🧁🦧BAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE! 🦧🧁

It’s wonderful to see so many of you from across the world taking part in Cakes for Apes! You have been busy bakers, all taking action and raising vital funds to save #orangutans!

#cakesforapes #bakeadifference #baking #apes #charity

A very common question that #Anthropologists get is, when did we split from the great #apes? Who was our #LCA? (Last Common #Ancestor) In this piece, we explore this topic from a general perspective and learn why this question is hard to answer!

https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/2023/03/28/the-last-common-ancestor-of-chimps-and-humans/?fbclid=IwAR2YsaPZf1vWAGNyw7qXGoms-g2QmbQ4N43ySVBO7nvqhxP3Ip013Yj4HO8

✂️ Y'all know #RxCKSTxR's talking animal voice-overs? Guerre-ron-teed to make you #LOL (or I don't wanna know ya)!

This month, he started longer "What’s Your Pet Saying?" clip compilations with "Tre and Charlie."

If you want to see a cat do some crunches at the gym, hit ▶️ on Ep 5.

#Dogs #dogsofmastodon #cats #catsofmastodon #frogs #skunks #groundhogs #apes #mantis #insects #babydeer #talkinganimals #AnimalsSayTheDarndestThings

https://youtu.be/1cRiAADmXUE

https://youtu.be/1cRiAADmXUE

#Apes Making Themselves Dizzy Could Show How We Evolved The Urge To Lose Control

https://www.sciencealert.com/apes-making-themselves-dizzy-could-show-how-we-evolved-the-urge-to-lose-control

A group of #gorillas is called a troop.
A troop of gorillas.

#TermsOfVenery #AnimalGroupNames #animals #wildlife #nature #english #AnimalGroupingNouns #trivia #fun #words #mammals #gorilla #primates #apes

RT @brookfield_zoo
Take a leaf out of Sophia's book on healthy eating and snack on some lettuce 🥗

While orangutans are mainly frugivores, with fruit making up a large portion of their diet, they also enjoy nuts, leaves, and insects!

#Orangutan #Orangutans #GreatApes #Apes #Primates

RT @brookfield_zoo
Don't mind Neubo, he's just hanging out.

White-cheeked gibbons have lengthy limbs which help them when swinging from tree to tree in the forest canopy. These long-limbed apes have arms that measure up to 1.4 times longer than their legs!

#WhiteCheekedGibbons #Gibbons #Apes

#apes #tv #media

Chimps beat humans in these cognitive tests https://bigthink.com/life/chimpanzees-beat-humans/

In case you wonder how "Planet of the Apes" comes to pass. #science #apes #chimpanzees

Just wrapped another webinar, and we had a lot of people join for this one! If you missed @mongabay's most recent discussion on 'How to Cover Great Apes," click here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ICWZ5QrS8o

#News #Journalism #Webinar #Apes #Environment #Conservation

Evolution of #family structure and #sexuality of African #apes:

"Sexuality is related to family structure and partly shapes it. The involvement of fathers in education is quite unique to humans, at least when compared to other Homininae. Concealed ovulation and menopause in women both also occur in a few other primates however, but are uncommon in other species.
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