Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): The hormones, called androgens, which are known to affect finger length during development in the womb, play a major role in social behaviour in primate groups, say researchers at Oxford and Liverpool.
Androgens are important in the development of masculine characteristics such as aggression and strength, and high levels of one such [...]
Washington, Sep 11 (ANI): Brit singer Ozzy Osbourne’s new Samsung smartphone ad has been dropped from TV screens in the US after allegations of ape abuse surfaced.
Animal rights activists at People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) lobbied to get [...]
Washington, September 3 (ANI): A new study has shown that chimpanzees in Congo use “specialised tool kits” to catch army ants.
Published in the American Journal of Primatology, the study suggests that chimpanzees have developed a ’sustainable’ way of harvesting food.
Led by Dr Crickette Sanz, researchers associated with the Goualougo Triangle Ape Project studied several [...]
