Apes may also understand what others are thinking
To explore whether apes can also read minds, researchers studied three different species of apes -- chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans -- as they watched two short videos, tracking their gaze using an infrared eye-tracker installed outside these animals' enclosures.
Oct 12, 2016, 11:36 AM IST
Just like us, even apes have ability to guess what others are thinking - Read
Apes can correctly anticipate that humans will look for a hidden item in a specific location, even if the apes know that item is no longer there, a new study revealed.
Do Gorillas really pose a threat to people?
The Zoo authorities faced a public backlash over the killing of the gorilla,named Harambe, which focuses on whether it was necessary to kill the ape or could the incident be avoided.
Jun 03, 2016, 00:33 AM IST
Watch: Orangutan giving birth captured on film for the first time!
For the first time, a footage of an orangutan giving birth has been captured on film and it's one of the most beautiful videos.
Mar 04, 2016, 11:55 AM IST
New species of anthropoid primate found in Libya
The scientits performed the research at the Zallah Oasis, a promising site for unearthing fossils from the Oligocene period, roughly 30 million years ago.
Nov 24, 2015, 13:43 PM IST
New link in humans, apes evolution found
Researchers have identified a new species of small ape that existed before the evolutionary split of humans/great apes (hominids) and gibbons (the 'lesser apes' or hylobatids).
Oct 31, 2015, 00:33 AM IST
Controversial Zimbabwean cricketer Mark Vermeulen in 'apes' racial slur row
Controversial Zimbabwean cricketer Mark Vermeulen has once again found himself in the middle a fresh controversy following a July Facebook post, in which he denigrated black people.
Oct 16, 2015, 17:54 PM IST
