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Frans de Waal’s The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society is a lesson for humans, culled from studies on primate behavior. The fascinating lessons push the boundaries between man and animal. The book is also a plea for the use in human society of the concept of ‘living together.’ Frans de Waal, a multi-awarded primatologist and [...]

It was generally thought that apes acquire the infection but do not have the syndrome. A new study reveals that simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) bears the same results as when the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) develops into full-blown AIDS. A study published in the latest edition of the journal nature dismantles the theory that African primates [...]

PETA has finally convinced Ad council to make a pledge against use of apes and gorillas in advertisements. Yes, we owe it to our endangered and abused ancestors! Good news for aspiring models/actors too. Chimps were actually stealing the show and job assignments. There was this famous chimp playing drums in a Cadbury ad. There was another one stealing [...]