Monkeying

Monkeying around: Wild chimps caught on camera sharing boozy fruit

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Monkeying around: Wild chimps caught on camera sharing boozy fruit

These chimps were a barrel of laughs. Wild chimpanzees in West Africa were caught on video for the very first time sharing fermented African breadfruit that contained ethanol. Researchers from the University of Exeter in England set up cameras at Cantanhez National Park in Guinea-Bissau. The primates may have been using the alcohol like humans … Read more

Monkeying around: Ape-inspired exercise may hold the key to longevity

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Monkeying around: Ape-inspired exercise may hold the key to longevity

Owing to our ape ancestry, we were born to hang, and a new branch of research suggests that spending time hanging loose is a real boon for the body. A dead hang, which can easily be performed at home, is a simple bodyweight exercise that targets the muscles in the upper body. Suspended by the arms … Read more