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This Chimp Ready To Rule The World? (VIDEO)

August 24, 2012

(ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE) Is the rise of the planet of the apes here? Already a master of sign language, Kanzi, a bonobo (formerly called pygmy chimpanzees), has moved on to creating and using tools in a new way. Although not a novel feat for the highly intelligent bonobos, the variety and technical sophistication of the tools Kanzi has created is startling. These tools are remarkably similar to those shaped by early Homosapiens 2.5 million years ago. Read on to learn more about how close our closest relatives really are to rising up and taking over. — Global Animal

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Want To Talk To Apes? There’s An App For That

April 5, 2012

(ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE) A project from the Bonobo Hope Great Ape Trust Sanctuary is looking for funding to finish a project that hopes to facilitate communication with bonobos. Since apes don’t speak, researches are teaching them to tap symbols on a touch screen to represent their ideas. Humans could then speak into the application, and their words would be translated into symbols. Read more on this new research, and how it can illuminate the curious topic of what animals are thinking. — Global Animal

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Cheeky Monkey Teases Tiger Cubs

January 14, 2012

(ANIMAL VIDEO) This is one mischievous little gibbon who gets his thrills by tugging the ears of two perplexed tiger cubs. Curious George was an angel compared to this rascal – the nerve! — Global Animal

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Almost The End Of Chimps As Medical Research

November 17, 2011

(ANIMAL RIGHTS) Exciting news! With pushes from major advocacy groups, such as the Humane Society and Jane Goodall Institute, medical research on chimpanzees could end within a year. Read on for perspectives on the issue and the future of medical research. — Global Animal 

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Kanzi The Bonobo And Other Smart Animals

September 21, 2010

(PHOTO GALLERY) A bonobo monkey who communicates with humans using 400 symbols is one example of animal intelligence. Check out the other smarty pants of the wild kingdom in this photo gallery.

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