great ape

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Zoo “baby boom” of great apes over the last four months.

From Los Angeles Times

Their absence has fuelled speculation as to whether the great apes were swept away by floods and landslides.

From BBC

These results support the idea that humans and great apes share vocal processing abilities that existed before spoken language emerged.

From Science Daily

The birth comes at an exciting time for L.A. zookeepers, who have welcomed the five endangered great apes in the span of four months.

From Los Angeles Times

Their study suggests that the mouth-on-mouth kiss evolved more than 21 million years ago, and was something that the common ancestor of humans and other great apes probably indulged in.

From BBC