Check out this video to learn more about Lisa Parr's studies on chimp emotions and what these studies can tell us about the human spark.
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September 16th, 2009
Web-Exclusive Video: Chimp Emotions
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September 4th, 2009
Spark Blog: Alan Alda’s “King Kong” Encounter
Alan enters the lab at Yerkes hoping to learn about chimpanzees and facial recognition. But instead, the chimps show Alan and the crew who's boss.
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August 26th, 2009
Spark Blog: Chimpanzee Culture?
Psychologist Vicky Horner discusses research into chimpanzee cultural transmission. Do chimps have "culture" like humans?
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July 1st, 2009
Spark Blog: Squirrels Bury Nuts, But Are They Planning Ahead?
Dan Gilbert and Alan Alda discuss whether animals have the ability to "prospect," or plan ahead.
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In the News
April 7th, 2009
In the News: Primate Planning
A chimp named Santino at a Swedish zoo seems to be forcing a more nuanced picture of what types of anticipation and planning our closest relatives are capable of.
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March 6th, 2009
Spark Blog: The Science Behind Why Chimps Are Not Pets
Researcher Brian Hare is an advocate for eliminating the chimpanzee pet trade. In the wake of the chimp attack, Brian explains the science behind his stance.
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January 16th, 2009
Spark Blog: Video: North Carolina Through the Looking Glass
Larry Engel discusses the challenges and joys of filming Alan with the chimps at the North Carolina Zoo.
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December 19th, 2008
Spark Blog: Alan Alda Meets the Chimps
We went to the North Carolina Zoo to meet the chimpanzees -- and evolutionary anthropologist Brian Hare. Here's what happened...
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In the News
December 2nd, 2008
In The News: Bonobos Are Not Hippie Chimps
In an article in the journal Current Biology researchers describe directly observing bonobos hunting not just small forest creatures but other primates as well.
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In the News
August 16th, 2008
In the News: Rethinking the Boundaries of “Human Rights”
There are big differences between apes and humans, but we do share the majority of our DNA and other characteristics. Should some "human rights" extend to our great ape cousins?
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