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Apes and humans share an ancient laughter rhythm dating back 15 million years
A laugh can feel spontaneous, messy, almost impossible to pin down. But deep inside that burst of sound,…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #bonobos #Chimpanzees #Gorillas #greatapes #humanspeechevolution #laughter #NewDiscoveries #orangutans #primatebehavior #Primates #research #Rhythm #vocalcontrol
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Apes and humans share an ancient laughter rhythm dating back 15 million years
A laugh can feel spontaneous, messy, almost impossible to pin down. But deep inside that burst of sound,…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #bonobos #Chimpanzees #Gorillas #greatapes #humanspeechevolution #laughter #NewDiscoveries #orangutans #primatebehavior #Primates #research #Rhythm #vocalcontrol
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/763929/ -
💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦧😂 University of #Warwick researchers recorded #laughter from #orangutans, #gorillas, #chimpanzees, #bonobos, and #humans, finding the same evenly spaced #rhythm across all six species.
The #structure traces back to a common ancestor 15 million years ago and has remained unchanged. Human laughter has evolved faster and more context dependent, possibly a building block for #speech.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/apes-humans-laughter-evolution/
#evolution #greatapes #primatology #vocalization #animals #science #communication #biology
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦧😂 University of #Warwick researchers recorded #laughter from #orangutans, #gorillas, #chimpanzees, #bonobos, and #humans, finding the same evenly spaced #rhythm across all six species.
The #structure traces back to a common ancestor 15 million years ago and has remained unchanged. Human laughter has evolved faster and more context dependent, possibly a building block for #speech.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/apes-humans-laughter-evolution/
#evolution #greatapes #primatology #vocalization #animals #science #communication #biology
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦧😂 University of #Warwick researchers recorded #laughter from #orangutans, #gorillas, #chimpanzees, #bonobos, and #humans, finding the same evenly spaced #rhythm across all six species.
The #structure traces back to a common ancestor 15 million years ago and has remained unchanged. Human laughter has evolved faster and more context dependent, possibly a building block for #speech.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/apes-humans-laughter-evolution/
#evolution #greatapes #primatology #vocalization #animals #science #communication #biology
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦧😂 University of #Warwick researchers recorded #laughter from #orangutans, #gorillas, #chimpanzees, #bonobos, and #humans, finding the same evenly spaced #rhythm across all six species.
The #structure traces back to a common ancestor 15 million years ago and has remained unchanged. Human laughter has evolved faster and more context dependent, possibly a building block for #speech.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/apes-humans-laughter-evolution/
#evolution #greatapes #primatology #vocalization #animals #science #communication #biology
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦧😂 University of #Warwick researchers recorded #laughter from #orangutans, #gorillas, #chimpanzees, #bonobos, and #humans, finding the same evenly spaced #rhythm across all six species.
The #structure traces back to a common ancestor 15 million years ago and has remained unchanged. Human laughter has evolved faster and more context dependent, possibly a building block for #speech.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/apes-humans-laughter-evolution/
#evolution #greatapes #primatology #vocalization #animals #science #communication #biology
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦧😂 University of #Warwick researchers recorded #laughter from #orangutans, #gorillas, #chimpanzees, #bonobos, and #humans, finding the same evenly spaced #rhythm across all six species.
The #structure traces back to a common ancestor 15 million years ago and has remained unchanged. Human laughter has evolved faster and more context dependent, possibly a building block for #speech.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/apes-humans-laughter-evolution/
#evolution #greatapes #primatology #vocalization #animals #science #communication #biology
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦧😂 University of #Warwick researchers recorded #laughter from #orangutans, #gorillas, #chimpanzees, #bonobos, and #humans, finding the same evenly spaced #rhythm across all six species.
The #structure traces back to a common ancestor 15 million years ago and has remained unchanged. Human laughter has evolved faster and more context dependent, possibly a building block for #speech.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/apes-humans-laughter-evolution/
#evolution #greatapes #primatology #vocalization #animals #science #communication #biology
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦧😂 University of #Warwick researchers recorded #laughter from #orangutans, #gorillas, #chimpanzees, #bonobos, and #humans, finding the same evenly spaced #rhythm across all six species.
The #structure traces back to a common ancestor 15 million years ago and has remained unchanged. Human laughter has evolved faster and more context dependent, possibly a building block for #speech.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/apes-humans-laughter-evolution/
#evolution #greatapes #primatology #vocalization #animals #science #communication #biology
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦧😂 University of #Warwick researchers recorded #laughter from #orangutans, #gorillas, #chimpanzees, #bonobos, and #humans, finding the same evenly spaced #rhythm across all six species.
The #structure traces back to a common ancestor 15 million years ago and has remained unchanged. Human laughter has evolved faster and more context dependent, possibly a building block for #speech.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/apes-humans-laughter-evolution/
#evolution #greatapes #primatology #vocalization #animals #science #communication #biology
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦧😂 University of #Warwick researchers recorded #laughter from #orangutans, #gorillas, #chimpanzees, #bonobos, and #humans, finding the same evenly spaced #rhythm across all six species.
The #structure traces back to a common ancestor 15 million years ago and has remained unchanged. Human laughter has evolved faster and more context dependent, possibly a building block for #speech.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/apes-humans-laughter-evolution/
#evolution #greatapes #primatology #vocalization #animals #science #communication #biology
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A small study of great ape cognition (six cognitive tests were given in 10 sessions over 1.5 years to 48 individuals of four species) found that within individuals, performance on tasks that did not require social cognition was highly correlated, but performance was not correlated on tasks requiring social cognition--unlike humans.
Summary: https://neurosciencenews.com/great-ape-cognition-individual-differences-30907/
Original paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976261434817
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A small study of great ape cognition (six cognitive tests were given in 10 sessions over 1.5 years to 48 individuals of four species) found that within individuals, performance on tasks that did not require social cognition was highly correlated, but performance was not correlated on tasks requiring social cognition--unlike humans.
Summary: https://neurosciencenews.com/great-ape-cognition-individual-differences-30907/
Original paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976261434817
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A small study of great ape cognition (six cognitive tests were given in 10 sessions over 1.5 years to 48 individuals of four species) found that within individuals, performance on tasks that did not require social cognition was highly correlated, but performance was not correlated on tasks requiring social cognition--unlike humans.
Summary: https://neurosciencenews.com/great-ape-cognition-individual-differences-30907/
Original paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976261434817
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A small study of great ape cognition (six cognitive tests were given in 10 sessions over 1.5 years to 48 individuals of four species) found that within individuals, performance on tasks that did not require social cognition was highly correlated, but performance was not correlated on tasks requiring social cognition--unlike humans.
Summary: https://neurosciencenews.com/great-ape-cognition-individual-differences-30907/
Original paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976261434817
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A small study of great ape cognition (six cognitive tests were given in 10 sessions over 1.5 years to 48 individuals of four species) found that within individuals, performance on tasks that did not require social cognition was highly correlated, but performance was not correlated on tasks requiring social cognition--unlike humans.
Summary: https://neurosciencenews.com/great-ape-cognition-individual-differences-30907/
Original paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976261434817
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#News: 🦧 15-year #research reveals Sumatran #orangutan #mothers have unique parenting styles! From carrying habits to proximity, each mum does things her way #AnimalBehaviour #primatology #GreatApes Fight for them! #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250513225711.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News: 🦧 15-year #research reveals Sumatran #orangutan #mothers have unique parenting styles! From carrying habits to proximity, each mum does things her way #AnimalBehaviour #primatology #GreatApes Fight for them! #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250513225711.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News: 🦧 15-year #research reveals Sumatran #orangutan #mothers have unique parenting styles! From carrying habits to proximity, each mum does things her way #AnimalBehaviour #primatology #GreatApes Fight for them! #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250513225711.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News: 🦧 15-year #research reveals Sumatran #orangutan #mothers have unique parenting styles! From carrying habits to proximity, each mum does things her way #AnimalBehaviour #primatology #GreatApes Fight for them! #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250513225711.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/10/rainfall-landslides-climate-crisis-tapanuli-orangutan-indonesia-extreme-weather
#Indonesia #environment #weather #rain #rainfall #wildlife #greatapes #apes
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Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/10/rainfall-landslides-climate-crisis-tapanuli-orangutan-indonesia-extreme-weather
#Indonesia #environment #weather #rain #rainfall #wildlife #greatapes #apes
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Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/10/rainfall-landslides-climate-crisis-tapanuli-orangutan-indonesia-extreme-weather
#Indonesia #environment #weather #rain #rainfall #wildlife #greatapes #apes
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Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/10/rainfall-landslides-climate-crisis-tapanuli-orangutan-indonesia-extreme-weather
#Indonesia #environment #weather #rain #rainfall #wildlife #greatapes #apes
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Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/10/rainfall-landslides-climate-crisis-tapanuli-orangutan-indonesia-extreme-weather
#Indonesia #environment #weather #rain #rainfall #wildlife #greatapes #apes
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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 […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/24/max-planck-gesellschaft-largest-open-dataset-of-great-ape-cognition/ -
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 […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/24/max-planck-gesellschaft-largest-open-dataset-of-great-ape-cognition/ -
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 […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/24/max-planck-gesellschaft-largest-open-dataset-of-great-ape-cognition/ -
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 […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/24/max-planck-gesellschaft-largest-open-dataset-of-great-ape-cognition/ -
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 […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/24/max-planck-gesellschaft-largest-open-dataset-of-great-ape-cognition/ -
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
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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
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I think the Apes are more 'People' than Donald Trump is...
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I think the Apes are more 'People' than Donald Trump is...
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I think the Apes are more 'People' than Donald Trump is...
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I think the Apes are more 'People' than Donald Trump is...
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I think the Apes are more 'People' than Donald Trump is...
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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/ -
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/ -
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/ -
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/ -
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/ -
#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 -
#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
