#great-apes — Public Fediverse posts

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft: Largest open dataset of great ape cognition. “A new publication introduces the EVApeCognition Dataset, a major open-access resource designed to advance research into the cognition of great apes. Compiling 262 experimental datasets from 150 scientific publications, the dataset was produced at the Wolfgang Köhler Primate Research Center in Leipzig, Germany, between 2004 […]

Great apes grasp the concept of pretending, and they can rationalize. There are often big cultural differences between neighboring groups, different ways an individual group does things. now scientists are wondering if conservation efforts should also focus on preserving cultures among apes.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/23/apes-behaviour-bonobo-chimpanzee-humans-science-aoe
#GreatApes

I think the Apes are more 'People' than Donald Trump is...

#GreatApes #Personhood #Trump

Same-sex behavior in primates is shaped by social organization and ecology, including climate, a new study finds.

In gorillas, these relationships can strengthen social bonds and reduce competition, helping individuals access mates or resources.

But the role of same-sex behavior varies widely across species — and even within the same population — underscoring the need for species-specific research.

by Aimable Twahirwa
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/study-ties-same-sex-behavior-in-primates-to-ecological-and-social-pressures/

#news #wildlife #greatapes #primates

#Chimpanzees 🦍 #orangutans 🦧 and other #GreatApes have strong personalities and astonishingly may have midlife crises! Yet another reason to protect these wonderful beings. #Primatology #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔🤢☠️🔥🧐🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/03/13/do-chimpanzees-and-orangutans-really-have-midlife-crises/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/03/13/do-chimpanzees-and-orangutans-really-have-midlife-crises/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

🦍 In the forests of Africa and Southeast Asia, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans raise thoughtful young minds in long circles of care 🌿

From patient mothers guiding tool use and foraging to playful coalitions that keep youngsters safe, great ape childhoods carry culture across generations.

✍️ Discover their learning journeys: https://TPC8.short.gy/FL3JrGwO

🌿 Where patience becomes wisdom.

#GreatApes #Primates #AnimalBehavior #Animals #Wildlife #Conservation #Science #Biodiversity #TPC8

A new 3D analysis reveals humans evolved skulls nearly twice as fast as other apes, reshaping our faces and brains under unique social and cognitive pressures. #HumanEvolution #Anthropology #GreatApes https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-face-that-changed-too-fast-why

Baby Great Apes 🐵

In the forests, new lives unfold as gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans begin in circles of care and connection. Their earliest days reveal how families form, lessons pass on, and bonds endure among the most intelligent and social of mammals.

🎥 Explore the full Baby Great Apes series: https://TPC8.short.gy/WswQau5z

✨ A glimpse into beginnings fragile and profound.

#GreatApes #Primates #Wildlife #AnimalBehavior #Animals #Conservation #Ethology #Biodiversity #TPC8

#GreatApes #JaneGoodall #WachulaFL

https://centerforgreatapes.org/

A reminder, this sanctuary is running a "Giving Tuesday" campaign. Please consider even a small donation in the memory of Jane Goodall. They are very close to their goal. (Plus my niece works there 😎 )

Great apes should be phased out of zoos, conservationists say, as new report exposes suffering https://www.speciesunite.com/news-stories/great-apes-should-be-phased-out-of-zoos-conservationists-say-as-new-report-exposes-suffering?utm_source=Mastodon

#AnimalRights #wildlife #GreatApes

International Orangutan Day.

#orangutan #orangutans #monkey #ape #wildlife #primates #primate #apes #borneo #zoo #monkeys #indonesia #gorilla #nature #animals #saveorangutan #chimpanzee #tanjungputing #conservation #chimp #sumatranorangutan #memes #greatapes #animal #greatape #orangutanfreedom #wildlifephotography #monke #orangutantour #tanjungputingnationalpark

https://itsmostamazingindia.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/international-orangutan-day/

Great Apes should have rights, they're people like us.
Capitalism will kill all other forms of intelligence on this planet, and not even out of fear or anything, just for profit.

https://news.sky.com/story/famous-chimpanzee-sanctuary-faces-existential-threat-from-illegal-land-grab-13378202

#Chimpanzees #GreatApes #Personhood #SierraLeone #Tacugama