Tag Archives: chimpanzee

Chimpanzee sex tools?

Posted on May 4, 2010 by

Thanks to the John Tierney of the NY Times we have a bit more explanation of the ‘sex tools’ used by chimpanzees. In an recent essay published in Science, Dr. William McGrew alluded to such ‘sex tools’ in his discussion … Continue reading →

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More Pan hunting

Posted on December 31, 2008 by

Earlier this year, I commented on an article describing the first instance of primate hunting by bonobos (Pan paniscus) [1]. Bonobos, like their more famous cousins—chimpanzees, hunt in groups. This is interesting because both chimpanzees and bonobos are omnivores; hence … Continue reading →

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Bonobo: The Hunter

Posted on October 14, 2008 by

The first evidence of primate hunting by bonobos (Pan paniscus) was published today in Current Biology (Surbeck and Hohmann 2008). Researchers describe three events where bonobos captured and ate immature monkeys (Surbeck and Hohmann 2008). Hunting parties consisted of differing … Continue reading →

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