Great Big Story
Chimp Haven, a sanctuary for retired research chimps
Discover Chimp Haven, where nearly 200 chimpanzees, once part of medical research, find peace and the chance to live like chimps in their natural behaviors.
Curated Video
Exploring Our Genetic Connection: Humans and Chimpanzees
In this video, the teacher discusses the genetic similarities between humans and chimpanzees, highlighting that humans share nearly 99% of their DNA with chimps. The teacher also explores the physical and social similarities between the...
Curated Video
Building Integrity and Respect: Lessons from Kids Planet
In this video, the teacher discusses the concept of integrity and the importance of treating others with respect and kindness. Using examples from the animal kingdom and personal experiences, the teacher emphasizes the value of making...
Brave Wilderness
Recued from Testing Labs, These Chimps Need Help!
On this adventure, Mark travels to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia and helps out at Project Chimps, a non-profit doing amazing work to better the lives of previous lab tested chimps.
Science ABC
What Separates Humans From Animals?
Research consensus at this time is that animals and humans differ most fundamentally in their ability to recognize themselves. Human beings are capable of self-analysis, mental time travel, imagination, abstract reasoning, cultural...
Curated Video
Chimps: Our Closest Relatives?
Our closest relatives are chimpanzees, with whom we share 98% to 99% of our DNA. But how similar does this actually make us? Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. Chimpanzees are our closest relatives, with whom we share...
Curated Video
Chimps choosing materials
Discover how chimps use the materials in their forest habitat to help them eat and relax. Material processes - Classifying materials - Choosing suitable materials Learning Points An understanding of properties is useful when selecting...
Bedtime History
Jane Goodall Story for Kids
Learn about the famous primatologist who developed new methods for learning about chimpanzees and other apes in the wild.
Great Big Story
Chimp Haven, a sanctuary for retired research chimps
Discover Chimp Haven, where nearly 200 chimpanzees, once part of medical research, find peace and the chance to live like chimps in their natural behaviors.
Curated Video
Reconciliation All Around
Primatologist Frans de Waal (Emory) describes how chimpanzees, along with many other species, reconcile after fights.
Curated Video
Optimism, Confirmed
Emory University anthropologist and bestselling author Frans de Waal relates how many aspects of his intuitively optimistic view of human and animal nature became confirmed through his many concrete experimental tests.
Curated Video
Evolving Moral Understanding
Anthropologist Frans de Waal, Emory University, describes how the genetic commonalities between humans, bonobos and chimpanzees cast suspicions on the long-held claim of anthropologists that humans are an extremely aggressive species...
Curated Video
Testing Morality
Anthropologist Frans de Waal, Emory University, describes how our understanding of altruism and prosocial tendencies have changed considerably over the past few years, both for humans and other primates.
Curated Video
What Separates Humans From Animals?
Research consensus at this time is that animals and humans differ most fundamentally in their ability to recognize themselves. Human beings are capable of self-analysis, mental time travel, imagination, abstract reasoning, cultural...
Curated Video
Primates: A Fascinating Exploration of Chimpanzees and Bonobos
This video provides an overview of primates, focusing on the differences between common chimpanzees and bonobos. It explores their physical characteristics, social structures, communication methods, mating behaviors, and life cycles. The...
CuriosaMente
Who was the first human being?
We all were born to someone else. But who was the first person ever? And whom was she born to? Could it be a being who was not completely human? Who was the first person on earth? The question of who the first human being was is complex....
Curated Video
Chimpanzees and Bonobos: A Comparative Study of Behavior and Society
In this video, we delve into the fascinating world of chimpanzees, exploring their evolutionary history, geographical distribution, physical characteristics, and most importantly, their behavior and psychology. Discover how chimpanzees...
Science360
CHIMPANZEES OFFER CLUES TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
A National Science Foundation-funded study led by Kent State University found that the brains of aged chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, show similarities to brains affected by the human Alzheimer's disease.
Curated Video
Apes: A Reminder of Our Past and Responsibilities for the Future
This video explores the taxonomy, history, captivity, and exploitation of apes. It highlights the confusion and misconceptions surrounding apes, their endangered status, and the ethical issues surrounding their treatment in captivity and...
TMW Media
ChangeMakers Jenny Desmond – The Sanctuary for Chimpanzee Rescue
ChangeMakers Jenny Desmond – The Sanctuary for Chimpanzee Rescue
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Out of the Mouths of Apes: Teeth Provide Insight on Evolution
Whats a biological anthropologist from George Washington University doing teamed with a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) materials researcher? Together, they study the teeth of great apes to support the theory that...
Science360
Bonobos Chimpanzees
Duke University anthropologist Brian Hare wants more people to appreciate what the Bonobo chimpanzee can teach us about human nature. The Bonobo is endangered and found in the wild only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Along with...
Mazz Media
What is a Population?
What is the difference between a population, community and ecosystem and species? What defines different populations of the same species? What factors lead to separate populations? In this program explains that members of the same...
Neuro Transmissions
Exploring Human Origins in Africa
Join Alie on her journey through the Cradle of Humanity: East Africa! This summer, she had the chance to spend a month visiting important sites of humans evolution and visited our closest relatives. She ventured from Ethiopia, to...