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Post by Belle on Dec 26, 2023 6:21:50 GMT -6
.... Even Though They’ve Not Seen Them for 25 Years Apes can recognize friends they haven’t seen for decades, reveals new research from Johns Hopkins University. The study, documenting the longest lasting non-human social memories ever recorded, found that apes recognize photos of group mates they haven’t seen for more than 25 years, and respond even more enthusiastically to pictures of their friends. The research team said their findings, published yesterday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, underscore how human culture evolved from the common ancestors we share with these primates, our closest relatives. “We tend to think about great apes as quite different from ourselves but we have really seen these animals as possessing cognitive mechanisms that are very similar to our own, including memory,” said one of the study’s authors, Dr Laura Lewis, a biological anthropologist at University of California, Berkeley. “I think that is what’s so exciting about this study.” The research team was inspired to pursue the question of how long apes remember old pals through their own experiences working with primates – the sense that the animals recognized them when they’d visit, even if they’d been away for a long time. “You have the impression that they’re responding like they recognize you and that to them you’re really different from the average zoo guest,” said the study’s senior author Dr. Christopher Krupenye of Johns Hopkins. “They’re excited to see you again.” More: www.goodnewsnetwork.org/apes-remember-friends-even-though-unseen-for-25-years/
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Post by Jesús on Dec 26, 2023 13:22:37 GMT -6
There seems to be one ape who doesn't remember his friends! Maxx
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Post by Maxx on Jan 19, 2024 9:25:32 GMT -6
We're wild animals humans should leave us alone...
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Post by Jesús on Jan 19, 2024 11:28:06 GMT -6
We're wild animals humans should leave us alone... I went to undergraduate school with some wild animals. It's where I learned the importance of discretion.
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Post by coffeebean on Jan 19, 2024 14:43:15 GMT -6
Weird
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Post by Skoal on Jan 19, 2024 18:37:50 GMT -6
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Post by ❤apple❤ on Jan 19, 2024 19:09:11 GMT -6
Warning
Do not poke the animals.
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Post by Maxx on Jan 19, 2024 19:13:57 GMT -6
Warning Do not poke the animals. Warning: Don't even let it cross your mind...Some of us are very unpredictable...
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Post by ❤apple❤ on Jan 19, 2024 19:17:39 GMT -6
Warning Do not poke the animals. Warning: Don't even let it cross your mind...Some of us are very unpredictable... I know!
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Post by Maxx on Jan 19, 2024 20:23:22 GMT -6
Warning: Don't even let it cross your mind...Some of us are very unpredictable... I know! Don't give away my secrets especially that one with honey dust and lavender oil...I know that's one of your favorites...
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Post by ❤apple❤ on Jan 19, 2024 21:10:36 GMT -6
I know! Don't give away my secrets especially that one with honey dust and lavender oil...I know that's one of your favorites... Who knew kissable does not mean edible.
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Post by Jesús on Jan 19, 2024 21:48:25 GMT -6
Only since I've been here, Skoal. But he lives in Costa Rica and I think he's lived there for some time, so we've made him an honorary Latino.
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Post by Jesús on Jan 19, 2024 21:50:39 GMT -6
I know! Don't give away my secrets especially that one with honey dust and lavender oil...I know that's one of your favorites... I would NEVER give away your secrets, ape breath. I'm not saying that I wouldn't sell them on the black market if the price was right.
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Post by Maxx on Jan 19, 2024 22:23:09 GMT -6
Don't give away my secrets especially that one with honey dust and lavender oil...I know that's one of your favorites... Who knew kissable does not mean edible. Hey, what can I say...You live you learn... You have to admit it did make my breath minty fresh...
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