Simian immunodeficiency virus infection in wild-caught chimpanzees from Cameroon [PDF]
, 2005 Simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVcpz) infecting chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in west central Africa are the closest relatives to all major variants of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 ([HIV-1]; groups M, N and O), and have thus been implicated as ...
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, 2020 The chimpanzee is one of our planet's best-loved and most instantly recognisable animals. Splitting from the human lineage between four and six million years ago, it is (along with its cousin, the bonobo) our closest living relative, sharing around 94% of our DNA.
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Urinary Cortisol, Aggression, Dominance and Competition in Wild, West African Male Chimpanzees
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 High dominance status is associated with fitness benefits in many social mammals. Yet, attaining and maintaining a high social status often comes with elevated energetic costs.
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Sign Language Studies with Chimpanzees in Sanctuary
Animals, 2023 Adult chimpanzees Tatu and Loulis lived at the Fauna Foundation sanctuary. They had acquired signs of American Sign Language (ASL) while young and continued to use them as adults.
Mary Lee Jensvold +2 more
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Comparative metabolomics in primates reveals the effects of diet and gene regulatory variation on metabolic divergence. [PDF]
, 2014 Human diets differ from those of non-human primates. Among few obvious differences, humans consume more meat than most non-human primates and regularly cook their food.
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Origins of De Novo Genes in Human and Chimpanzee [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2015 The birth of new genes is an important motor of evolutionary innovation. Whereas many new genes arise by gene duplication, others originate at genomic regions that did not contain any genes or gene copies.
Jorge Ruiz-Orera +7 more
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Behavioural Development of Three Former Pet Chimpanzees a Decade after Arrival at the MONA Sanctuary
Animals, 2022 Chimpanzees used as pets and in the entertainment industry endure detrimental living conditions from early infancy onwards. The preferred option for ending their existence as pet or circus chimpanzees is their rescue and transfer to a primate sanctuary ...
Olga Feliu +5 more
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Accelerated Evolution of the ASPM Gene Controlling Brain Size Begins Prior to Human Brain Expansion [PDF]
, 2004 Primary microcephaly (MCPH) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by global reduction in cerebral cortical volume. The microcephalic brain has a volume comparable to that of early hominids, raising the possibility that some MCPH genes may have ...
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Atypical experiences of captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are associated with higher hair cortisol concentrations as adults [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 Experiences during early development are influential on the lives of human and non-human primates into adulthood. The population of captive chimpanzees in the USA can provide insight into this relationship, as collectively they have experienced a wide ...
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Chimpanzee Rights: The Philosophers' Brief [PDF]
, 2018 In December 2013, the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) filed a petition for a common law writ of habeas corpus in the New York State Supreme Court on behalf of Tommy, a chimpanzee living alone in a cage in a shed in rural New York (Barlow, 2017).
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