apes

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The study also found that apes living in larger groups tended to be more selective about where they invested their social attention, a trend that has also been observed in human social networks.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

When it comes to other great apes, the moms also get almost no help in raising their children—from dads, or anyone else—and they space their kids several years apart.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Attenborough wanted to explain how the development of thumbs and fingers allowed apes to grip tools.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

More than 24 apes have died so far as a result of the conflict, Mitani said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

But we are all of us—us whales, us apes, us people—too closely related.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan