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posted in 07 Jun 2023

Empty Forests – How politics, economics and corruption fuel live great ape trafficking

In April, Daniel Stiles, an independent wildlife trade researcher for over 20 years, released a report by the Global Initiative organization warning about the problem of great apes trafficking in Africa. A sad already known reality, but that, unfortunately, seems to be no closer to being solved.

posted in 02 Jun 2023

Book review – “Chimpanzee”: lessons from our sister species

Chimpanzee is a wonderfully comprehensive book. Kevin D. Hunt is Professor of Animal Behaviour and Anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is a functional morphologist, using reverse engineering to consider how the anatomical structures of animals, in this case chimpanzees, function in their everyday lives.

posted in 27 May 2023

GAP Project condemns the insults mande against the soccer player Vinicius Jr.

The Great Ape Project / Proyecto Gran Simio condemns the public insults made against the soccer player Vinicius Jr., calling him "monkey" in a pejorative way, when we, humans, are primates and, more specifically, great apes. Ignorance and lack of culture cause acts of this kind of racism and hatred to

posted in 24 May 2023

Africa: Baby chimps continued to be rescue from illegal trade and need your support

From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance We are terrified by how many orphaned primates will need our care in the coming months. PASA’s emergency rescue fund ensures that urgent rescues like these are conducted quickly, resulting in more lives being saved. Last week, three chimpanzees and two young

posted in 20 May 2023

From confinement to the open areas of the Sanctuary

Bruna lived in a circus for 15 years, most of the time confined to a small cage. When she was rescued, the cage had to be cut open, as she could no longer get out of the door.

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posted in 15 May 2023

Chimpanzees synchronize their steps just like humans

Behavioral research with chimpanzees is fascinating because, besides the similarities found with human behavior, it makes us think about the specificity of each species. One example is a recent research study presented in this video. The study "Inter-individual Coordination in Walking Chimpanzees” is a partnership between researchers from the University

posted in 09 May 2023

Argentina: The Supreme Court of Río Negro ordered the transfer of chimpanzee “Toti” to a sanctuary

By Newsroom - Site Rio Negro The chimpanzee is 33 years old and has been in captivity in Bubalcó since 2013. Now, specialists will have to carry out a study to determine whether the animal is able to face the transference journey and determine the most suitable place. The Superior Court of

posted in 03 May 2023

Comparison of genomes from 240 species makes fresh revelations about human evolution

In the end of April, scientists released the key results of a major study that compared the genomes of 240 species of mammals - including humans. Some of the findings of the Project Zoonomia were published in the journal Science and made fresh human evolution revelations. By comparing the genomes, it

posted in 11 Apr 2023

Gorilla Bokito, who once attacked a woman, dies unexpectedly at 27 in a Dutch zoo

GAP's note: The story of Bokito is one among many examples of how complex it is to keep such intelligent beings in captivity. With the aggravating factor, in this case, that there is exposure and visitation. May Bokito rest in Peace... Blijdorp Zoo's famous western lowland gorilla, Bokito, died unexpectedly

posted in 31 Mar 2023

Drones for great apes’ protection and conservation

Unesco announced earlier this year the launch of a drone project that will help monitor the health and changes in natural habitat of great apes in Africa and Asia. In partnership with the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (France) and the Sebitoli Chimpanzee Project (Uganda), the UN agency is enabling

posted in 14 Mar 2023

Book “Adam the Ape”: friendship between a boy and a chimpanzee

The book "Adam the Ape", by Wolfgang Wambach, tells the story of the friendship between the boy Kenny and the chimpanzee Adam, who is exploited in a circus. The two meet and discover, among many other things in common, the ability to communicate through sign language. From this friendship the

posted in 07 Mar 2023

On the edge of extinction: why western chimpanzees matter – photo essay

By Roberto García-Roa and Javier Ábalos, Photography by Roberto García-Roa / The Guardian - Jan 20, 2023 Western chimpanzees are on the brink of extinction, categorised by the IUCN as critically endangered. Photojournalist and scientist Roberto García Roa has been working with the Chimpanzee Conservation Centre in Guinea, one of

posted in 01 Mar 2023

“When I’m 64”

Beautiful campaign by Save the Chimps Sanctuary @savethechimps in Florida, USA. Enjoy a heartwarming video featuring our residents and @thebeatles’ “When I’m Sixty-Four,” donated by McCartney @paulmccartney. “Most people don’t realize chimpanzees can live into their sixties, thus their lifelong care at sanctuaries is a costly commitment. I

posted in 16 Feb 2023

Argentina: chimpanzee Toti’s case updated

The chimpanzee Toti's case is old and in the beginning of this month there was a breakthrough with the publication of a sentence - not definitive, but favorable. Toti is 32 years old and was born in captivity, in Buenos Aires. He lived in the zoo in Córdoba and in 2013

posted in 15 Feb 2023

Popular chimpanzees set hand-holding trends for the whole group

Apes copy the social customs of their influential peers - and their moms. By Jocelyn Solís-Moreira (Feb15, 2023) Holding hands isn’t just for human sweethearts. Chimps often clutch each other’s palms while grooming in a behavior known as handclasping. Handclasping is common among chimpanzees, and this endearing act

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