Tag: chimpanzees
Chimpanzees Amersfoort in new enclosure: ‘relocation was a military operation’
1800 square meters, climbing platforms, ropes and above all, lots of greenery. The chimpanzees have made good progress. They have three times more space than in the old residence. And…
Amersfoort Chimpanzees must be anesthetized before their move
According to the zoo, building the new enclosure was necessary to give the monkeys more space and to make the enclosure future-proof so that it can accommodate a larger group…
The prosecutor closes the criminal investigation into the shootings of chimpanzees that escaped from the zoo in Sweden | News in brief
The zoo had been granted permission to kill the monkeys, as it was an emergency situation. The Swedish prosecutor’s office says it will close the preliminary investigation into the shootings…
A friend of the monkeys donated 2.3 million euros to Copenhagen’s chimpanzees | Foreign countries
A new outdoor park is being built for the nine chimpanzees of Copenhagen Zoo. The chimpanzees of Copenhagen Zoo have received a large donation from an unknown benefactor. The donation…
Chimpanzees recognize old acquaintances
Updated 19.12 | Published 18.49 Chimpanzees seem to remember and recognize friends and family they haven’t seen in years. The study provides further evidence of how similar they are to…
Are we more or less like chimpanzees than thought? DierenPark Amersfoort conducts ’emotion research’
“The more we learn about the emotions of chimpanzees and other great apes, the better we can understand them and the more we learn about ourselves,” says the researcher and…
Research on personality: Dominant male chimpanzees have more offspring
– You can think of these chimpanzees as bullying, independent and a little unpredictable, says Alexander Weiss, PhD in psychology at Edinburgh University and co-author of a new study on…
Chimpanzees provide clues about human language
Published: Less than 20 min ago fullscreen Chimpanzees have a lot to say to each other. Archive image. Photo: Peter Dejong/AP/TT Chimpanzees can combine sounds to communicate. It may be…
Chimpanzees provide clues about human language
In the past, there has been some anecdotal evidence that our closest relative, the chimpanzee, can communicate by combining sounds, and now researchers have been able to confirm it by…
Expert: Several violations of the law when chimpanzees were killed at Furuvik
Among other things, they have broken the law on serious animal cruelty that came into force last summer, she says in a documentary film on TV4. – What has happened…