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Researchers discover chimpanzee communities have local gestural dialects

St Andrews researchers find chimpanzees use leaf gestures in different dialects to communicate with their group

Date
9 January 2023
Category
Research

Chimpanzee 'social media'

Scientists have shown that chimpanzees in Uganda’s Budongo Forest have their own signature style when drumming on trees.

Date
6 September 2022
Category
Research
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Chimps share tool knowledge

Wild chimpanzees have the ability to develop more effective tools, according to new research from St Andrews and Neuchâtel in Geneva.

Date
10 October 2018
Category
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