AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Dozens of monkeys die in German zoo fire (2)
Fire ripped through the monkey house at Krefeld zoo in northwestern Germany on New Year's Eve killing dozens of animals including orangutans chimpanzees and marmosets (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Curated Video
After two days of protests, the New York Post apologized Thursday for a cartoon that some have interpreted as comparing President Barack Obama to a violent chimpanzee gunned down by police.
HEADLINE: NY Post makes partial apology for cartoon
CAPTION: After two days of protests, the New York Post apologized to some critics who were offended by a cartoon that some have interpreted as racist. However, the paper refuses to...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Baby chimp born at French zoo
Beauval Zoo in France's Loir-et-Cher region welcomes a new resident born last week: a baby chimpanzee (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : 'We cannot pay this ransom': in the DRC, three chimpanzee babies taken hostage
Barbed wire, surveillance cameras, armed guard.... A shelter in the DR Congo is on its guard after the unprecedented abduction of three chimpanzee babies a little over a month ago by kidnappers who are demanding $200,000 to free them...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Great apes face extinction says conservationist Jane Goodall
CLEAN : Great apes face extinction says conservationist Jane Goodall
Curated OER
Displaying Chimps
A male chimpanzee's way of wearing a nice tuxedo and showing off to other chimps is called displaying. Displaying is a chimp's way to prove their status amongst others. Can your class compare this act to other mammals?
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Evolving Ideas: Did Humans Evolve?
This video from Evolution explores the evolution of humans from a common ancestor of humans, chimpanzees, and other apes. [5:28]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Walking Tall
This video segment from Evolution: "Great Transformations" illustrates the differences between the skeletons of a chimpanzee (a knuckle-walker) and a human (a biped). [57 sec]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Can Apes Really "Talk" to Humans?
What can we learn from the controversial history of ape language research? [7:42]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: What Sounds Do Animals Make?
Although they can't speak, most animals have their own way of communicating. This video segment presents examples of animal communication.
BBC
Bbc Earth: Chimp vs Human! Working Memory Test Extraordinary Animal
Ayumu, the chimpanzee has made headlines around the world for his ability to beat humans on memory tests in both speed and accuracy. Does Ayumu's ability force us to reconsider our assumptions about human superiority to other primates?
The Kid Should See This
Tksst: The Story of Jane Goodall and Her Chimps (2010)
Follow Jane Goodall and the 60 Minutes cameras back to the forests of Tanzania, where she began her study of chimpanzees over 50 years ago, and be reminded that chimps are still endangered. [13:08]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Human Prehistory 101: Prologue
Award-winning video introduces human prehistory starting over 200,000 years ago. Who were our first human ancestors? Where did they live? [4:40]