Orangutans are a lot like us. They also think a lot like us. A case in point: they can tell truths from lies. Scientists now have the evidence to prove it. German researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology conducted psychological experiments with nearly three dozen great apes,…

An online dating site for lonely orangutans? Now there’s an idea! A Dutch zoo, in the city of Apeldoorn, has created a dating app for its resident orangutans as part of a captive breeding program. Researchers at the Apenheul Primate Park want to study the emotional responses of the apes when they are shown…

Let’s admit it: When most of us think of chickens, we tend to picture a nice chicken dish. Why wouldn’t we? Chickens are, after all, bird-brained creatures whose sole purposes is to give us meat. Or are they? Chickens are shrewd and have their own distinct personalities, according to Lori Marino, a senior scientist at the research initiative…