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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Primates ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chimpanzees in Uganda are locked in a deadly 'civil war' after their group split apart — and scientists don't know why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first well-observed "civil war" in wild chimpanzees reveals that shifting social ties alone can fracture a group, igniting deadly conflict between former friends. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iKAykPTwQ9eRio4pQv35pL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Chimpanzee males attack one of their own in 2019.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A group of dark-furred chimpanzees stand in the midst of a lush jungle landscape. One looks at the camera and bares its fangs. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bonobos are just as aggressive as chimps, but there's a key difference — the female bonobos ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study of chimpanzee and bonobo groups at zoos reveals similar levels of aggression. However, scientists found stark sex-based differences between the species. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:02:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Primates]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wild ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p3hSMDKNW3N6obDBDcecGo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study finds chimp and bonobos (pictured) are similarly aggressive.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a bonobo with its hand on its head and mouth open ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Part of the evolutionary fabric of our societies': Same-sex sexual behavior in primates may be a survival strategy, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in socially complex species. The findings show diverse sexual behaviors are common — and likely beneficial in primates. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Olivia Ferrari ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DuUjvocmcu5Wm7kv4mNUXC-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists found same-sex sexual behavior in primates appears to be more likely where environmental conditions are harsh. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why can't you wiggle your toes one at a time? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A biological anthropologist explains why humans can't wiggle their toes in the same way they can wiggle their fingers. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Steven Lautzenheiser ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/odWxW6cFMqxAgZrJxXUUFL-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A baby chimp can grab a stick equally well with its fingers and its toes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Baby chimpanzee chewing on a twig.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Primates Quiz: Go ape and test your knowledge on our closest relatives ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/primates-quiz-go-ape-and-test-your-knowledge-on-our-closest-relatives</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Time to stop monkeying around — just don't go bananas if you get the wrong answer! ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4Y2UjKj9dgQ4uSQFiuR97L-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[There are five species of squirrel monkey and they live throughout Central and South America.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Curious squirrel monkey sitting in a tree tilts its head as it stares at the camera]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science history: Dian Fossey found murdered, after decades protecting gorillas that she loved — Dec. 27, 1985 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dian Fossey was a zoologist who spent decades studying the elusive mountain gorillas of Congo and Rwanda before she was murdered. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Tr74NuKLxqUEpZFUrEF7y9-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Gorillas in the Virunga mountains. Dian Fossey came to study the endangered population of mountain gorillas in the late 1960s, and returned until her murder in 1985.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Bageni family of gorillas in a sector of Virunga National Park, on August 6, 2013 in Bukima, DR Congo.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A decade-long chimp war ended in a baby boom for the victors, scientists discover ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A deadly conflict between rival groups of chimpanzees in Uganda led to comprehensive victory and a bounty of territory and food — does it show why humans go to war? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:30:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:32:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YEa5fZoXGPvvBRCpAKsvHj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A group of Ngogo chimpanzees experienced a baby boom after winning a war with their neighbours. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a chimp with a sleeping infant in the jungle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'A forest with bonobos has never been so quiet': Most extreme case of violence in 'hippie' species recorded, with females ganging up on male in unprecedented attack ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Female bonobos routinely form coalitions to stamp out threats from males, but the level of violence in this attack was unprecedented. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:03:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:52:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/knbJPheS6gLubBqjutYDP9-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Vitoria Fernandes Nunes/LuiKotale Bonobo Project]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Females are at the top of the social hierarchy in bonobo communities and form strong bonds. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Headshot of male bonobo in thick vegetation]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kissing goes back 21 million years, to the common ancestor of humans and other large apes, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists traced kissing back to a primate ancestor that lived around 21 million years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:32:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/94atsUpAJkycjGKs6WsEbk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Kissing may have started around 21 million years ago, a new modeling study finds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of an ape pressing its lips to another ape&#039;s cheek in a kiss-like behavior]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chimps 'think about thinking' in order to weigh evidence and plan their actions, new research suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chimpanzees use a variation of the "scientific method" — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new evidence comes along to change their minds, research shows. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ RJ Mackenzie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oti36UsjbiRLTxoU4jsgPh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Chimps can use metacognition, or thinking about thinking, to weigh evidence and plan accordingly.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a chimpanzee sits as if in contemplation]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lab monkeys on the loose in Mississippi don't have herpes, university says. But are they dangerous? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Authorities have killed several lab monkeys that escaped from an overturned truck in Mississippi. The rhesus macaques were initially thought to be diseased and dangerous, but that's not necessarily the case. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 20:03:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X5cHPSxJLYUfY29zv5qUd7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jane Goodall revolutionized animal research, but her work had some unintended consequences. Here's what we've learned from them. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Following Jane Goodall's death, chimp experts explain how her early observations still influence our understanding of our ape cousins. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:11:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tJ55srsHQwYVP2mKf7jePZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jane Goodall taking notes in the field in Gombe National Park, Tanzania in 1987.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Jane Goodall sits against a tree in the jungle and takes notes in a notebook]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From tool use to warfare — here are 5 ways Jane Goodall revolutionized our knowledge of chimpanzees ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pioneering primatologist Jane Goodall has died at age 91. These are her five biggest contributions to how we understand about our closest living relatives. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:04:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:40:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jvkHUmqEETi9sw2Z97cbxY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jane Goodall and the infant chimpanzee Flint in Gombe, Tanzania. Flint, the first chimpanzee infant born after Jane&#039;s arrival, offered her a rare opportunity to study the animals&#039; development, although physical contact with wild chimpanzees is no longer considered ethical.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Jane Goodall and the infant chimpanzee Flint in Gombe, Tanzania. Flint, the first chimpanzee infant born after Jane&#039;s arrival, offered her a rare opportunity to study the animals&#039; development, although physical contact with wild chimpanzees is no longer considered ethical.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chimps eat fruit full of alcohol, but no, they don't get drunk ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chimps' ability to metabolize fermented fruit could explain our own predilection for alcohol. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wxgj3gSMHah9FoTfhj8RxV-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two Taï chimpanzees in Côte d&#039;Ivoire with fruit in their mouths.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two Taï chimpanzees in Côte d&#039;Ivoire with fruit in their mouths.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jane Goodall, famed primatologist who discovered chimpanzee tool use, dies at 91 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dame Jane Goodall, the world's preeminent chimpanzee expert, died of natural causes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:40:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5Y2DqK89GkCk7M4EbPxhK6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jane Goodall holds a chimpanzee. She died at age 91 on Oct. 1, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of Jane Goodall holding a chimp in the jungle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do humans and chimps really share nearly 99% of their DNA? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The frequently cited 99% similarity between human and chimp DNA overlooks key differences in the genomes. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NR3FQseAXwnSi5SvLQScFi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[It&#039;s often said that humans and chimps share nearly 99% of their DNA, but is that true?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of a human and chimpanzee holding hands]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's early primates evolved in the cold — not the tropics ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fossil spore and pollen data reveal our early ancestors evolved in cold, dry environments, with some even colonizing Arctic regions. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jason Gilchrist ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JDKdYYfTussyWXKrh4anBQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Japan’s famous snow macaques are an exception among primates today. But our early ancestors often lived through weather like this. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Japanese macaque sitting in the snow. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Alpha male' primates are rare, with females about as likely to dominate the opposite sex, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have found that clear-cut male dominance is rare in primates, with both sexes capable of reigning supreme depending on the circumstances. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9zbHLMvb7jmsnz2CNrfrwF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers found that clear-cut dominance, whether male or female, is rare in primates.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of two macaques fighting in water. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chimps develop fashion trend by shoving grass in their ears — and in their butts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chimpanzees are running around with grass in their ears and butts at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in Zambia. This is the second time a bizarre fad-like behavior has gripped the sanctuary's chimps, but wearing the grass accessories in their butts is a new twist. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3HqDmZ7FjCscMFqm2GZGpU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A close up of a chimpanzee with grass in its ear at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in Zambia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a chimpanzee with grass in its ear at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in Zambia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Capuchins have started abducting newborn howler monkeys in bizarre, deadly fad ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Young male capuchins have developed a strange trend of acquiring baby howler monkeys. It doesn't end well for the babies. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FdTVbiAikkYkc5wCVK2pkG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the difference between apes and monkeys? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Primatologists explain how apes and monkeys differ. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elana Spivack ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dQhYEvmffhPLwYY3xCzsR9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[At first glance, monkeys like this baboon (left) may seem similar to apes like this gorilla (right), but the two groups are very different, experts explain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[side-by-side images of a baboon and a gorilla]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humans heal 3 times slower than our closest animal relatives  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have found that wounds heal three times more slowly in humans than in other primates and rodents, suggesting we may have evolved slower healing at some point in our ancestry. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zyHEZtnTAtyDUCcpoPXZZi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research suggests humans heal slower than our close relatives, though exactly why is unknown.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of a bandaid over pieces of torn brown and red paper]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch boozing chimps share alcoholic fruit. Is this how social drinking started? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Videos of chimpanzees sharing alcoholic fruit suggest that this behavior could have led to feasting in humans, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:55:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AujXzMPySvGKQkyy4LVCLT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Chimps sharing fermented fruit in the Cantanhez National Park in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chimps sharing fermented fruit in the Cantanhez National Park in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Primates: Facts about the group that includes humans, apes, monkeys and other close relatives ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Discover interesting facts about the origins of primates, what they eat, and if they have thumbs. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Xb4b6MNEi9jBKxVCNReZKN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why modern humans have smaller faces than Neanderthals and chimpanzees ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We have smaller faces than Neanderthals and even chimps. A new study may explain how this came to be. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ayrNRJczCUzTG58d4jisDS-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[CT scans of a Neanderthal skull (left) and a modern human skull (right).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[CT of a Neanderthal skull facing to the right and a CT scan of a human skull facing to the left]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Bonobo genius' Kanzi, who could understand English and play Minecraft, dies at 44 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The bonobo Kanzi, who learned to make stone tools, play Minecraft and communicate at the level of a 2-year-old human, has died. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pZXRkZa5j68Rm6DWm9VVyN-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Kanzi looking over his shoulder after a shower in 2005.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A dark-haired bonobo ape looks back over his shoulder after a shower]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Contagious' peeing may have deep evolutionary roots, chimp study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ People often go to the bathroom in groups, and according to new research chimpanzees do the same, possibly to strengthen group social bonds. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Olivia Ferrari ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NHLzwwBXnzexZqrxELmCzn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Contagious urination was seen among chimps at the Kumamoto Sanctuary in Japan. Researchers think it could help reinforce social bonds among the group. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Four chimpanzees in an enclosure, eating leaves.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From orcas with salmon hats to the resurrection of the mammoths — this year in animal news ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There were sharks eating sharks, snakes eating snakes, and ants chopping each other's legs off. Here is a roundup of some of the best animal news stories from 2024. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:16:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QPkoEQCgjcewwSwjbhfAWc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An orca swimming with a salmon on its head in the Pacific Northwest. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Orca swims close tot he ocean surface with a salmon balancing on its head.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could monkeys really type the complete works of Shakespeare? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The infinite monkey theorem is a fun thought experiment, but does it actually apply to our finite world? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marilyn Perkins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tJZhkF7B7FtKhjzEGcGbSM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The infinite monkey theorem says that, given enough time, monkeys could randomly replicate the works of Shakespeare. But is it really true? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of many colorful monkeys typing on typewriters]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humans' big brains may not be the reason for difficult childbirth, chimp study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Complicated births may not have arisen in humans as a trade-off between our need for big brains and pelvises suitable for upright walking, new research in chimps suggests. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NtSzfKdB82P92poUD6wdjE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A baby chimp cuddles with her mother.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Portrait of a cute baby chimpanzee and her mother showing affection for each other.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Female gibbons 'vogue' and dance like robots — and make sure they have an audience ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Female gibbons appear to do robot dances for attention, scientists discover. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Olivia Ferrari ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sf4ehxA5MKNgpaWhbaha3B-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do only some animals have periods? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Humans are not the only organisms that have periods — some animals do too, but scientists still aren't sure why. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katherine Irving ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tufvmU243KjrqG2GPdPZaA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mother bonobo looks after her child. Bonobos are one of fewer than 20 mammal species that experience menstruation. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A baby bonobo clings onto its mother&#039;s back as they walk through a pond]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Which animals can recognize themselves in the mirror? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Research on whether animals can recognize themselves in the mirror began in 1970 1 and just a handful of species have since passed the test ever since. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Pallardy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kHJyXPT4Tb6chK8xuky7pC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A monkey peers into a mirror at a temple complex in Jaipur, India. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Monkey looks at himself in a handheld mirror]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Hostilities began in an extremely violent way': How chimp wars taught us murder and cruelty aren't just human traits ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Can chimpanzees wage war? In this excerpt from "The Beast Within: Human as Animals," scientific researcher Jessica Serra looks at the dark side of our cousins' behavior. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 11:33:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jessica Serra ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vjfBfmFmpcsBxkrx7NHWLX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Warring chimps (not pictured) were observed by Jane Goodall in Tanzania in 1974.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Fighting Bonobos ( Pan paniscus) on a tree branch]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ As of April 3, the man infected with B virus was still being treated in the ICU, health officials said. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wjQeEBZe3zRCiWRQJjqSDc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A man was wounded by wild monkeys he encountered in Kam Shan Country Park in Hong Kong.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two macaque monkeys sitting on a table outdoors in a park]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Universal' brain wave pattern discovered across primate species — including humans ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have uncovered a consistent brain-wave pattern that erupts throughout the cortex in several primates, including us. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:00:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hpo22CL54KLRhfERsfh4rL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Several species of monkeys and humans seem to share a distinct brain-wave pattern that erupts in the outer surface of their brains. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of a macaque monkey looking up at the camera as it nibbles a banana from a person&#039;s hand]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We finally know why humans don't have tails ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers discover a potential genetic connection between humans' tail loss and a type of birth defect. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:00:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:08:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Zieba ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YNLBd4ZAhfVWyY3SvHnZtZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers identify a unique DNA mutation that&#039;s at least partly responsible for the loss of our ancestors&#039; tails.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[3d illustration of the coccyx, or tailbone, in a human pelvis]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Devil monkeys' are attacking people in Thailand, Japan and India. Here's why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Never smile with your teeth showing (or even yawn) at a monkey, as this could be considered threatening. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 21:21:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tracie McKinney ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WYkGgxetksmhw8RyfSrKES-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meet 'Retro': The 1st ever cloned rhesus monkey to survive more than a day ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have created a healthy rhesus monkey clone by providing the cloned embryo with a healthy placenta, paving the way for more efficient cloning of primates and other mammals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:19:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:40:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nFkEjh5qJndKNTZjHDrc7X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ReTro is a cloned rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) created by somatic cell nuclear transfer.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A rhesus monkey that was cloned using somatic cell nuclear transfer.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giganto, world's largest ape, went down poor evolutionary path toward extinction ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/giganto-worlds-largest-ape-went-down-poor-evolutionary-path-toward-extinction</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gigantopithecus blacki went extinct at least 215,000 years ago after climate change caused its forest home to vanish. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:54:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carys Matthews ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ydkjTSgtBxmrPNUxDEVMGi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist impression of the giant ape, G. blacki.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[artist impression of the giant ape, G. blacki.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists debunk myth that human brains are 'underdeveloped' at birth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Newborns' brains may look relatively smaller than those of other primate babies, but it's not because they're "underdeveloped" by comparison. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:41:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8WcArqdZH9Ymr6EmWKPYEE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Human babies&#039; brains are similar to those of other primate species at birth — they just go on to grow much more afterward.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Baby girl playing with toy blocks on the floor at home with her dad seated on a couch in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alpha chimp steals eagle's dinner in 'surreal and exhilarating' forest encounter ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chimps usually hunt for their meat, but a rare confrontation between a chimp and an eagle in Tanzania showcased their ability to scavenge. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 12:36:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aMPFKwz2mSb3btqTWyH2s9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Chimp sits perched in between tree branches in a forest, eating on what appears to be a motionless young pushback]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chimp sits perched in between tree branches in a forest, eating on what appears to be a motionless young pushback]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chimps use military tactic only ever seen in humans before ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have discovered that chimps living in Côte d'Ivoire carry out surveillance on each other to avoid or incite conflict — much like in human military operations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 11:50:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/asjEEVicJ4wFgqNkEj8GqH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chimps go through menopause. That could shed light on how it evolved in humans. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have found evidence suggesting wild chimpanzees in Uganda's Kibale National Park go through menopause, shedding light on the evolution of this rare trait in humans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:47:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3gGvRt7sBUzGQqXzcyCmZ8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) at Kibale National Park in Uganda.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two chimpanzees squat on the ground in Kibale National Park, Uganda.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Human elbows and shoulders evolved as 'brakes' for climbing ape ancestors ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers studied chimpanzee and monkey anatomy to better understand how humans evolved to have flexible shoulders and elbows. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 12:00:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FHzYXNkW7DMKSJKE5jrKME-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A chimpanzee uses its flexible shoulders and elbows to brake as it descends a tree. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A chimpanzee climbing a tree]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Human and ape ancestors arose in Europe, not in Africa, controversial study claims ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newly described fossil suggests that the ancestor of humans and apes arose in Europe, not in Africa. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 21:08:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wx3cLSDDsBGbamJMU2LUgM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gene therapy injection into the brain causes alcohol use disorder to stop — in monkeys ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A small, proof-of-concept study in monkeys reveals the potential of a one-off gene therapy to treat people with alcohol use disorder who haven't responded to other treatments. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5UyCgmUWiAkLmiftGG3gf6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This particular gene therapy involves injecting a genetically-modified virus (pictured above) into the brain to stimulate the production of dopamine, which is reduced in people with alcohol use disorder.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[3D illustration of adeno-associated viruses that are used for gene therapy ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do some animals adopt other animals' young? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Adoptions in the animal kingdom may confer an evolutionary advantage, but other factors — such as empathy, the urge to care for babies and inexperience — could also contribute. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nXvYhA7wGH4NiaRjyGXbZS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers in Iceland recently spotted an orca with a whale calf.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A female orca and her baby swim side by side.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Male monkeys on tiny island have way more sex with each other than females, scientists discover ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago that engaged in same-sex behavior were also found to have more babies, indicating an evolutionary advantage. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carissa Wong ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6PrTEfnDFxgrGeYBxevG68-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a rhesus macaque appearing to smile while sitting in a forest]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a rhesus macaque appearing to smile while sitting in a forest]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What did the last common ancestor between humans and apes look like? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/what-did-the-last-common-ancestor-between-humans-and-apes-look-like</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Did our last common ancestor swing from trees or walk on all fours in the savanna? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mMweakdGJYnM5pZA7QXuP4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bonobos, like chimpanzees, share 98.7% of their DNA with humans. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[We see a bonobo parent carrying its baby piggyback in the tall grass.]]></media:text>
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