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Wisdom, context & perspective, about human nature and chimpanzees too (including some behavioral overlaps!- @29;56)

Hot Earth Truth: Jane Goodall on chimps, conservation and runaway capitalism I Summit Series

Primatologist and renowned environmental activist Jane Goodall joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber in this wide-ranging interview about her pioneering work with chimpanzees, conservation, her new book, and even her new environmentally friendly Barbie doll. This is a new installment of The Summit Series with Ari Melber, featuring discussions with leaders at the summit of their fields.

#JaneGoodall #chimpanzees #intellect #behavior #aggression #ContextAndPerspective #anthropomorphism #TrumpVirus

#biology #humans #chimpanzees #cognitivetest
The Cognitive Tests in Which Humans Lose to Chimpanzees
Though humans share 99% of our DNA with chimpanzees, we regularly shrug off the biological similarity with a haughty air of superiority, confident that our cognitive abilities — endowed by a brain three times larger, with 14 billion more neurons — firmly trounce theirs.
We shouldn’t be so sure.
True, chimpanzees have yet to master flight, manufacture semiconductors, or cure a disease, but there are a number of basic cognitive tasks where, in a battle between human and ape, they come out on top…
https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2023/03/04/the_cognitive_tests_in_which_humans_lose_to_chimpanzees_885292.html

#biology #primates #chimpanzees #gorillas #ChimpsAndGorillas
Chimps And Gorillas Seen Hanging Together In The Wild, And We Wish We Were Invited
https://www.sciencealert.com/chimps-and-gorillas-seen-hanging-together-in-the-wild-and-we-wish-we-were-invited

● NEWS ● #DeutscheWelle ☞ Do #chimpanzees have the right to life? https://www.dw.com/en/do-chimpanzees-have-the-right-to-life/a-60735356