Something strange is happening in the forests of Africa. Chimpanzees are doing things no one has seen them do before: they are having pool parties. But that's not all. At a site called Fongoli, in Senegal, they have also invented a remarkable way to catch a meal. They are making spears and hunting, just like our ancestors.
Fresh steaks and a swimming pool? How long until they fire up the barbecue? After all, the great apes—chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, and bonobos—seem so much like us, it's hard not to feel a deep connection.
What Makes Us Human?
Recent brain imaging research is offering new insights.
The Ape That Teaches
Why is our ability to teach so critical and so complicated? MIT's Rebecca Saxe explains.
Kanzi the Bonobo
In this audio slide show, researcher Sue Savage-Rumbaugh describes one extraordinarily linguistic ape.
Our Family Tree
See (and hear) where you stand among the great apes in this audiovisual interactive.
Video Extras
Clever bonobo, dim-witted chimp? You decide.
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