Scientists say malaria may have originated with chimps - Charleston Daily Mail
WASHINGTON — Scientists say they may have tracked down the origins of the deadly disease malaria - chimpanzees. In recent years, diseases like HIV-AIDS and Ebola have been traced to chimpanzees, and a study being released today shows that this is

Malaria Jumps from Chimps to Humans - eMaxHealth.com
Among one of the most severe infectious agents to humans is Plasmodium falciparum. This infectious agent causes a severe and deadly form of malaria. The closest known relative to P. falciparum is the chimpanzee parasite referred to as Plasmodium

Chimps, Like Humans, Focus On Faces - Science Daily
Masaki Tomonaga and Tomoko Imura from the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University, Japan, tested the effects of a series of different images on chimps’ reaction times. Tomonaga said, “It is well known that faces are processed in a different

If Me Cheeta wins Booker, it would make monkeys of judges, says author - Times Online
When the Man Booker Prize longlist was announced this week, one book stood out Me Cheeta , a comic debut novel posing as a tell-all memoir of the Hollywood Golden Age by the chimpanzee from the Tarzan films. According to Ion Trewin, the literary

Dogs Get Gestures as Well as Toddlers - Discovery News
July 13, 2009 — Dogs possess a two-year-old child’s capacity to understand human pointing gestures, with dogs requiring next to zero learning time to figure out the visual communication, according to two recent studies. The comparison with kids

‘Bones’ star seeks ape sanctuary support - United Press International
WASHINGTON, June 28 (UPI) — A TV actress who plays a forensic anthropologist asked U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman , D-Calif., to support a bill that would phase out some experiments on chimpanzees. The Great Ape Protection Act, introduced recently in the

Fatherly instincts different in animal kingdom - Greensboro News & Record
The dad bond, at least among mammals, is probably strongest in primates, said Terry Webb, mammal curator at the N.C. Zoo. And among primates, gorillas probably bear the closest resemblance to their human counterparts. A silverback male, his

Judge agrees to freeze Conn. chimp’s owner assets - Associated Press
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has approved an agreement that freezes $10 million in assets belonging to the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled a woman. The family of Charla Nash, of Stamford, is suing the chimp’s owner, Sandra Herold

Why food is the way to a woman’s heart (if you happen to be a male - Daily Mail
As every Romeo knows, laying on a delicious dinner for two is one of the best seduction ploys. Male chimpanzees understand the secret too, it seems. Wild female chimps mate more often with males who share meat with them over long periods of time
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Wild chimpanzees exchange meat for sex - PhysOrg
Sagu, an adult male chimpanzee, holding the rib case of a red colobus he caught. Photo by Cristina M. Gomes Wild female chimpanzees copulate more frequently with males who share meat with them over long periods of time, according to a study led by
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Baby chimpanzee arrives at Southwick’s Zoo - MetroWest Daily News
A chimpanzee born March 6 at Southwick’s Zoo, one of the first born in captivity in New England, is happy and healthy, said Betsey Brewer, whose family owns the zoo. Brewer thinks there have been few baby chimps born in New England since few zoos in
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Deputy shoots, kills loose chimpanzee - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Winston, Mo. A chimpanzee was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy when the animal opened the door to the deputy’s patrol car, grabbed his leg and tried to hit him, the Daviess County sheriff’s office said Wednesday. It happened Monday outside
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Adolescent chimpanzee dies at Lincoln Park Zoo - 13 WREX-TV
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo say an adolescent male chimpanzee has died of pneumonia after a mysterious upper respiratory infection struck all seven members of the group he lived with. Kipper, a 9-year-old and the youngest

Victim of chimp attack is talking - Columbus Dispatch
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut woman nearly killed by a chimpanzee is speaking, asking for her daughter and even responding to fairly complicated commands, her brothers said today. Stephen and Michael Nash said by telephone today that they are
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Katy Perry gets peed on by chimpanzee, dating Josh Groban - News.com.au
KATY Perry had an unfortunate accident when nature called during a photo shoot and the chimpanzee she was starring with peed on her. The ‘I Kissed A Girl’ singer was posing for a magazine shoot, when the lively animal - which was on the set for the
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Goodall brings her message of conservation to Memphis - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Nearly five decades ago, primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall championed the plight of the chimpanzees. Today the renowned crusader, who will celebrate her 75th birthday in April, still travels the world with a message that encompasses the importance of
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Chimpanzee is wild animal - Reno Gazette
I am writing this as a concern about the chimpanzee attack that happened not too long ago in Connecticut. It is simply one of the most violent stories I have ever heard, and I put my greatest sympathy toward the violent death of that chimpanzee. I
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Humane Society Undercover Lab Investigation Reveals ‘Wretched - FOX News
NEW ORLEANS The Humane Society of the United States says an undercover lab assistant videotaped “the wretched existence of chimpanzees and other primates” at the nation’s largest primate lab in New Iberia, and found gross failures of federal
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Chimps can plan ahead - Worthington Daily Globe
STOCKHOLM (AP) A canny chimpanzee who calmly collected a stash of rocks and then hurled them at zoo visitors in fits of rage has confirmed that apes can plan ahead just like humans, a Swedish study said Monday. According to a report in the
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Letter: Lindall Hill better off without Northeast - Salem News
Twenty years ago, poor management at Hunt Hospital and the subsequent poor disposal of the town asset with a zoning change, opened the door for a chimpanzee organization to enter as a neighbor. Before Lindall Hill’s use as a hospital site in the
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House Approves Tighter Pet Primate Rules - KCTV 5
WASHINGTON — Eight days after a 200-pound chimpanzee critically mauled a woman in Connecticut, the House moved Tuesday to ban the transport of monkeys and apes across state lines for the purpose of selling them as pets. The legislation to prohibit
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Small male chimps use politics, rather than aggression, to lead the - Science Centric
With most mammals, the biggest and most aggressive male claims the alpha male role and gets his choice of food and females. But a new study from the University of Minnesota suggests that at least among chimpanzees, smaller, more mild-mannered males
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Chimpanzee flies to Germany on commercial jet - News.com.au
AIRLINE crew onboard a flight from England to Germany was shocked to discover a baby chimpanzee amongst the passengers. Three-month-old bonobo Bili joined bemused passengers as he flew from Birmingham to Frankfurt to meet its new foster family
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Baby monkey given own seat on plane with human passengers as he flies - Daily Mail
With passport in hand, and a ready smile, here’s one cheeky passenger who’s guaranteed a warm welcome at the check-in desk. Bili the bonobo chimp left fellow travellers bemused as he settled down in his own seat with a one-way ticket to a new life at

Clever Critters: 8 Best Non-Human Tool Users - Wired
Tool use was once thought to distinguish humans from animal until, that is, so many animals proved able to use them. Granted, the fine folks at Leatherman aren’t about to be undercut by cheap chimpanzee-manufactured multitools. But it’s hard not

Monkeys Are Gadget Junkies, Too - Wired
It’s not just hardware junkies who want the right tool for the job. It’s monkeys, too. In what may be a modern-day snapshot of humanity’s technological infancy, researchers have observed wild capuchin monkeys carefully selecting stone hammers best

Evolution of New Brain Area Allowed Small Motor Skills - LiveScience.com
A female gorilla at Zoo Atlanta using a stick to probe for food that is out of her reach. Of the four groups residing at Zoo Atlanta, this behavior was performed by the majority of group members in one group but rare or completely absent in the other

Alpha male styles in chimps could mean stronger isn’t better - Itwire.com
A Minnesota-Massachusetts study has shown that small male chimpanzees sometimes become leaders of a group by being nice rather than being strong, aggressive, and large. Grooming other chimps has been found to be a way that smaller chimps get to be

Unearth Guitarist Sitting Out Tour for Unexpected Reason - A Top Story - antiMUSIC
Unearth Guitarist Sitting Out Tour for Unexpected Reason was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (Blabbermouth) Guitarist Buz McGrath of Massachusetts metallers Unearth has been forced to sit out the band’s upcoming tour with Emmure

Interview: Saba Douglas-Hamilton - Scotland on Sunday Online
SHE developed a taste for termites (”Mmm, lovely, squishy, fresh”) while living with chimpanzees on the Ivory Coast, feared for her life following a near-fatal viper bite at the age of 18 (”I got a massive dose of poison; if it hadn’t been for my

Freezing temperatures and snow hamper travel in Europe - International Herald Tribune
MILAN : Subfreezing temperatures and exceptional snowfall caused travel woes around Europe on Wednesday, and in Rome’s zoo it was so cold the chimpanzees got cookies for extra calories to keep them warm. Milan’s Malpensa and Linate airports briefly

Credit crisis diary: A housebuilder who is still smiling - The Independent
Unemployment rockets towards three million Woolworths to close all stores by 5 January Sean O’Grady and Jonathan Brown: ‘Imaginative companies’ try to keep skilled staff Leading article: Radical action is needed in this economic emergency More
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Study Of Evolution Of Speech Focuses On Orangutan’s Spontaneous - Medical News Today
Throughout history, human beings have used the whistle for everything from hailing a cab to carrying a tune. Now, an orangutan’s spontaneous whistling is providing scientists at Great Ape Trust of Iowa new insights into the evolution of speech and
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Chimp takes revenge at Indian zoo - Arab Times
KOLKATA, Dec 15, 2008 (AFP) - A chimpanzee in Kolkata zoo took revenge on visitors by hurling stones at them, injuring a mother and her six-year-old daughter, newspapers reported Monday. Babu, a male chimpanzee, was being teased by the packed Sunday

Shooting the Rapids - Egypt Today
It s summer 2005, and I m in a country along the Nile. The president has proposed an amendment to the constitution and rumor is rife that he will be standing for yet another term. There is much discussion in the press and disturbance on the
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Exhibit examines the science of Narnia - Reporter
No comments posted. If press release accounts are accurate, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition was a big hit this summer at the Arizona Science Center. The traveling exhibit makes its second stop Friday through April 19, in the Mandell
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President Chavez: As New Men we have to bury world capitalism - Centre des M dias Alternatifs du Qu bec
In Venezuela very often we are talking about the creation of a “hombre nuevo”, about the New Man as portrayed and described by the glorious revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara. In his latest speeches President Hugo Chavez Frias always refers to the
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PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Baby Chimp Rescued From Congo Army - National Geographic
November 18, 2008 Less than ten months old, a baby chimpanzee named Mapima (pictured) was being mistreated by Congolese army soldiers until she was rescued last week by the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN) in Goma
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Chimp grows strong, confident with his extended zoo family - Knoxville News Sentinel
Four-month-old chimpanzee George is teething, toddling, playing peek-a-boo and shrieking for his mama when he’s angry or can’t get what he wants. With wide amber eyes, big ears and spindly arms and legs, he’s the first chimp born at the Knoxville Zoo

BBC News Video - Science & Technology - Yahoo News
The BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones and Dan Simmons put two mobiles to the test, the Blackberry Storm and 3’s INQ1. A chimpanzee has taken on the role of adoptive parent to two male tiger cubs in a Florida animal park. Play Google UK boss on firm’s rise BBC

O’Hare Airport quiz - Chicago Tribune
3. Which airline currently has a major hub at O’hare? A. Southwest B. Braniff C. Air France D. United 4. In which movie is Steve Martin’s character redirected from O’Hare during his desperate attempt to get home? A. “The Jerk” B. “Planes, Trains, and

Roberts chimp in quarantine after report of biting - Billings Gazette
ROBERTS - In Carbon County, they ve put the clamps on a chomping chimp. This week, emergency dispatchers received calls about carousing chimpanzees. The first one Monday afternoon reported that a chimp was running down a road between Roberts and

Has the cure for AIDS truly been discovered? - Overthelimit.info
Germany (OTL) - Aids (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) have stumped the medical field since its discovery in the 1980 s. They believe its origin stems from West African Chimpanzee, who has a similar virus in their blood known as SIV (Simian

Can Bone Marrow Transplants Defeat HIV? - Gay Wired.com
Researchers in Germany report that a 42-year-old HIV-positive American man treated with a bone marrow transplant for his leukemia has been able to maintain undetectable HIV viral loads for two years since the procedure without needing to take anti

One Flu Over the Cuckoo s Nest - Egypt Today
MA NY PEOPLE HAVE asked whether I d be covering bird flu in this column and the answer, quite frankly, is no. First of all, I am not a medical doctor. While I can claim some knowledge of birds and their habits, bird flu is a virus. I like my

Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth - Time
In the teeth of a global recession, there are a lot of people thinking and writing about debt. But few of them are Booker Prize–winning novelists, and that’s what makes Payback–equal parts philosophical essay, literary criticism and historical

European Commission proposes ban on experiments involving great apes - Guardian Unlimited
A chimpanzee takes a memory test at a lab in Japan. Such work would be banned across the EU under the proposed legislation. Photograph: Tetsuro Matsuzawa/AP The use of great apes such as gorillas, orang-utans and chimpanzees in scientific experiments
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Endangered animals sold online - TG Daily
Chicago (IL) - The Internet is the portal for everything, there isn t an item you can t get your hands on these days. A new report now alleges that endangered animals, including chimps, leopard cubs and marmosets are being bought and sold online

Pamela Fryman is the set mom on ‘How I Met Your Mother’ - Los Angeles Times
FOR FOUR seasons, CBS’ “How I Met Your Mother” has been driven by discovering the identity of the woman who gives the show its title. But talk to anyone who works on the Monday night comedy and there’s really only one mother that counts — Pamela
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Chimp apes mum’s love for tiger - News.com.au
THEY may not be related by blood but orphaned tiger cub Mitra loves to monkey around with his unlikely surrogate mum. Mitra and sibling Shiva were separated from their mother during Hurricane Hanna in the US last month. Now the three-week-old white
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Chimpanzees’ last stronghold in danger as numbers fall by 90 per cent - Daily Telegraph
Time appears to be running out for chimpanzees living in the wild after a survey of its last “stronghold” found numbers had plummeted by 90 per cent. The effect of man had already led to a reduction from an estimated 100,000 fifty years ago to