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Monkeys and apes

Swimming pool vents and steps resemble eyes and mouth

Life

Monkeys can see faces in inanimate things, just like us

From Jesus appearing on toast to the man in the moon, we can’t help seeing faces where there are none. Now it turns out monkeys do the same thing

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One chimp embracing another

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Grown-up chimps are less likely to help distressed friends

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A macaque

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Monkeys can be tricked into thinking all objects are familiar

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a group of rhesus monkeys

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Primate brains react differently to faces of friends and VIPs

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Signs of Alzheimer’s found in chimpanzees for the first time

Health

Signs of Alzheimer’s found in chimpanzees for the first time

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Macaque with stolen goods

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Monkey mafia steal your stuff, then sell it back for a cracker

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Graecopithecus seems to be different from any other ancient ape found in Europe

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Our common ancestor with chimps may be from Europe, not Africa

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Models of the skulls of human ancestors

Life

Ancient humans: What we know and still don’t know about them

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