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🦍💪 While a silverback #gorilla has the power to bend iron bars, even the tiny potto has a grip so strong it’s nearly impossible to move.

Researchers in #Africa and #SouthAmerica are studying how these different #primates evolved specialized muscles for everything from "one-armed pull-ups" to explosive jumps.

👉 https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/worlds-strongest-primates

💁🏻‍♀️ Learn more: Ocean-Hopping Primates: How monkeys crossed the Atlantic https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/ocean-hopping-primates-how-monkeys-crossed-the-atlantic

#wildlife #biology #evolution #nature #science #gorillas #chimpanzees #biomechanics #animals #apes #monkeys

#primates #cooperation #OverbearingMetaphors

'Cooperation was most successful in groups with high social tolerance — groups whose members typically spent time in close proximity with low levels of aggression. The researchers also found that the resource remained accessible for longer when it was the highest-ranked chimpanzee that was left without a stick.'

https://www.mpg.de/26033253/0121-evan-chimpanzees-are-better-at-solving-resource-dilemmas-in-groups-150495-x?c=2249

RT @brglilly: Peek-a-boo Limba the King colobus @PaigntonZoo #kingcolobus #primates https://t.co/d8ceYxWBuj

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RT @brglilly: Peek-a-boo Limba the King colobus @PaigntonZoo #kingcolobus #primates https://t.co/d8ceYxWBuj

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Can apes play pretend? Scientists use an imaginary tea party to find out.

From @AssociatedPress: https://flip.it/G9HHEr

#Animals #Science #Apes #Primates

#Primates? Really?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-theatens-trevor-noah-grammys-bad-bunny-slams-ice_n_698071c1e4b0926bfc469acd/liveblog_698604b9e4b0fa2b1704033e #trump #fascism #racist #racism #obama

"Humans may not be the only primates with the power to imagine. During a make-believe tea party, a bonobo named Kanzi kept track of invisible juice and imaginary grapes, researchers report February 5 in Science."

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bonobos-imaginary-apes-play-pretend

#Bonobos #Primates #Cognition #Research

👋🐒 We know many #animals greet each other, but the "goodbye" is a much more complicated social feat.

Researchers are studying how great #apes use specific gestures to signal the end of an interaction, revealing a sense of mutual obligation that was once thought to be unique to humans.

👉 https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/animals-say-hello-but-do-they-say-goodbye

#behavior #biology #science #nature #wildlife #education #primates

🐒🤝 Researchers have found that #bonobos are surprisingly willing to help out other bonobos they’ve never met before.

The behavior suggests that the roots of human-like cooperation might be even deeper in our evolutionary #history than we realized.

👉 https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/bonobos-help-strangers

#primates #wildlife #science #evolution #nature #biology #research #behavior

Same-sex behavior in primates is shaped by social organization and ecology, including climate, a new study finds.

In gorillas, these relationships can strengthen social bonds and reduce competition, helping individuals access mates or resources.

But the role of same-sex behavior varies widely across species — and even within the same population — underscoring the need for species-specific research.

by Aimable Twahirwa
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/study-ties-same-sex-behavior-in-primates-to-ecological-and-social-pressures/

#news #wildlife #greatapes #primates

Sweet and meek Sumatran Slow Lorises are #endangered #primates, at risk from the illegal #pet trade and #palmoil #deforestation throughout their range. Help them survive and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife every time you shop! @palmoildetect wp.me/pcFhgU-gQ

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juvenile male macaque monkey, Borneo. #monkeys #primates #nature #rainforest #animals

RE: https://mastodon.social/@theperpetuallycurious8/115645741741942994

🥁 Did you know a baby gorilla’s gentle chest pats are the first steps toward one of the forest’s most powerful signals?

As adults, male gorillas produce chest beats that can travel over half a mile. Research shows these drumming patterns encode body size and vary between individuals, carrying presence through the forest canopy.

🌿 Every beat tells a story.

✍️ More circles of care await in the original thread ⬇️

#Apes #Primates #AnimalBehavior #Wildlife #Biodiversity #TPC8