Kindred Minds

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Orangutans seek out medicinal plants - University of Exeter News** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxNNlNqcTBWa0MtZFV6bUF2a21JZU1uYm1xYy1EdXd6MC02MnJXQjY1cUhFMHZVVTRzNXJnVE03TnRvX3ppSjdiVUVEZEJiZzJySXRyM01oMXlxcVRYSF9Ea0tCT2NvbGUwTUZBSklfUXczT0M5RkNqUkxCYjBWQU85MkRqSTBKdXpDSUwtUzNnbGF0ajNkTi13b18tODJmOFFISHViclRtN1NwUQ?oc=5)

- **Japan’s ‘genius’ chimpanzee, who learned Chinese characters, dies at 49 - South China Morning Post** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.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?oc=5)

- **Endangered primate twins born at Lake Superior Zoo! - kare11.com** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirAJBVV95cUxOTWpSU3VUWEVRS2dwdHZEcVdRbjVUejZXV0hkQ2tBMVVvNEktUHk3RFdxUmp2TFFJUHhHams2OHNMSXhyaUJkTTd0dEN2Tkp1b2FLclh4Rno2eTRvYnM5UGllZEMtbm9aeDZuX3JLU0xmdUF3U18yajdzNGhQbFBXVlZ4V1ZqTEl5UnI5dWZXX3ZlWEtYZDJocTdDejdGUkhWZWFVSzRjMTFtTWtKa3VRZEc0aEpFMW9odEd2WVpNbkpPMnc2MHhySlVBQ3hwVUx3Q1NkemZSQVEwanF5R0xGM25uN2dYQ3ltRGUzMUxMbEFaYkgyOVFwWE9ZYUpOS3BFeDhtV2pXS0d3WFpvVGlPZFRVc0Q4VmdTNmwyamVBcWtBNDhneWo3QkgwOXE?oc=5)

- **What snow monkeys’ steamy baths are really doing to their bodies** (ScienceDaily Monkeys)

- [Read more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260303153357.htm)

- **Chimpanzees Are Murdering Their Former Friends, and Researchers Can’t Wrap Their Heads Around It - Gizmodo** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwwFBVV95cUxNaFNQXzM1dnlvc0phYS1SVWRFRlphNGNPekp0VEQtU184TTlIUkxLdUhCeXhZS0x1cmRDR0lzQ09PRkNpLU5hSm1mbVNqUE1weEw2eVR2M1B6eW81a0NicHh4OFBiZHZvaVN2U280ejdYMTNNanlsYlE4QldrblZFdFA0cTNmT0hMWWFzaDZQWHhVS2kwbjZNRkZvakk2TlZDRzhZb2xaS0pNNVNyTjR2WWVnMFJtdUVnRWVtd3RPS2hzS3M?oc=5)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **17 Million-Year-Old Teeth Open Windows Into Early Ape and Human Evolution - Columbia University** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisgFBVV95cUxONjFEQXZNMnpSV2owY2Y0Mk5pbks1Sy1VS1U0RkoyY1dVR2hYbkVQa1ZCdlNNWFp4c0ZwdnJQWGZNRW1hZDAwai13Uzd4eEtvYTdIWW9QcnJDN2drMTFVeEQ3aXVjZi1DWFV5MDZXMHQ5bUxSWU1FZTk1RjhKb1FmVnRiMUU0VWZqcDI3TmVlQy0tMDZwb0dTcFpNcGdxOFdSUWJCOXVtd2pjQ3dMYlIzZlRR?oc=5)

- **Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens new Primate Forest experience: Here’s a first look inside - WKYC** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAJBVV95cUxNRTRoZjMtWnZPTGRNVm5qOV9Ka2NNMzl1dm9jZGstLUgtamItSnNKOGdGSVVvZ0xsejFEYnlyNVNiNFBGc1JkMk9IM1kySVY4bTdPSTNzbnFZVjlPVk5WSGJKdzBURXllUEdDdy1FTTVXYktsTV9UT1FjRU5PNGNKMWxWeVFEajRrQTA5Y3BBMkNTR2VVa0l4MTR6ekN1Nl8weHkydzdEanVjSFZHOGs1aXRqZXRFczNUN1NMY0RTcURzTHFQSlZUNEs4SktKc1kyNkdqbWdiNmt3X2dSLVJoMlVzWHFra2tmbjJjTTJITTl0WHBSeW55Y3YtemhJQ1U0WENrV1RXWUdFbkZGNkk3ZGpmNXRCSlhLQ19RRw?oc=5)

- **Watch: What we know about newly discovered monkey species - BBC** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiV0FVX3lxTFBOZWY5ZFdjT1J4V0dwanl1NVAzUmZyV3B3WmlvaTJDSWNLMWZzd2tHRUsyU0RVYXlYbFNmSE5nbllCZE5wM1lCNjhnWTBoZGVFUFBkMEQ0NA?oc=5)

- **An ancient virus in chimpanzee DNA switches off a gene that is active in humans - Phys.org** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMid0FVX3lxTE56cWpoR0NXNWI2ZnlBRlRkVGlhVFNlOURWQ1dSRFpZQk96ZVBILTcyNkFBSW0zVXp0SXB0aEpNTkthNTVUNEduejYxWGRKWGxoNHVSWEdpTHNteDVEV0hVLU83ZlFhQlNMQWh6cTBHdzdfZVNNUzhr?oc=5)

- **Frans B. M. de Waal, 1948 to 2024: Primatologist and evolutionary cognition researcher who brought us closer to our nonhuman relatives - PNAS** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiXEFVX3lxTE1kTXAyS1djMlJMNWpTRnZ0dXdTSkFlZmZsb2l4ZDRCNW9qUzZwenVudjdEMGY1RkFyYjU1T3pEYkJUdUNseHEtMnNrMjN5eWUyZ1JDVmxZdHF3MXNi?oc=5)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Do Monkeys Keep Pets? Study Finds Widespread Primate Interactions With Other Animal Species, From Mice to Deer - Smithsonian Magazine** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi8wFBVV95cUxOa0RCQ3VDa19RTWhHWHZjZ2tiWjdQcjl0WFFybFpTc2tRSGJxMjhGQVp0dldCNkFvc1kwNVp0UUFLRk5EdzlRbXFkalBuV1BfNkNOY0JCVEFVUE9YVzd3VW0zblhkQV9xNFVSUC1WUGhjMHJaUTVycnhIOVF5MW52TnVxNXhkbjlBN1FxTEFnRmxBVFhmckV1RHVwV2I0NjNZeTFFTVJ5V3BVMTlYTU1fZjlreFo4ZzJtQjVLTVlZSEFlVkhxMGtoUC0zclRST2JKdUEzVnJBUk9DUTB3MElCVWg5QVJGVUd2WjI0b3Rndm4yQkU?oc=5)

- **Scientists Discover New Monkey Species With Striking Orange Lips in the Congo Basin - My Modern Met** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMib0FVX3lxTE04b2VmSHQ4NW1BMjJiakdObWJZNTg1WnZ6VjVnb3k1eXFBcG1CNS1xZUJiNDl6YVdiX2pWc1llYTZQZDZ5NU5PcFpNOUpQMzh5N2NOcjZTUFpyZDh0YldOdTVhUXZVVzFqUFNDQ29GZw?oc=5)

- **Comparing primate intelligence: What’s so unique about the human brain that makes us so smart? - Genetic Literacy Project** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1AFBVV95cUxPVXJPbnJURDhHV2lkb2VnbmJtb3hUalRkUms1bFg3dHRpaGZOR2lSVHhJckZhTHlFSVRaWUNJdHNsc01WMnVicFN0a01VZEVzbXU0eTk0TWFYRGVMeTA0MjhGa2Y5NlBSa2FXMDdCcGRlcmEweVh2ZHM3aDJKc0FIek9HcXZsWmRGVGpiaGJjcnlmMFlPSlhENC13MWVwUHlHTUJnaFZLd2hJcTVvUVlGYWxGV3plT2lUXzBmUGtzdGhOeFBxS1NvWlZxeXg3a2MwUldRdw?oc=5)

- **Ai, the Chimpanzee Who Recognized Chinese Characters, Dies - tovima.com** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxPd21HSnJXVzlpSUlsM0pmTzdiejk0MXZ1UFltSUR1UnBDb1ZyZUVxZXRPUDlOMFUxSm9VcGlqX3piYkpuYVdOVnJwbXI3Smw2cnRrZFA3U0hYSWNualdzOU1tQ2VRb3p1RzZVR1ZadExFWUhQRjN2UkRwM2RGM1NDeWlhUmlTRjI2NkZLeGtuRdIBlAFBVV95cUxOVXJkV1M5WUJIREVaa1RWUV96UWM1aDd2QWg4UnRpUGhkbm9oOXdoNUlsRVFSMk5mNGVKUUNfVjQ1VUlweVNIS3BRZXExaXBOeFBqbngxSk5JWVFtT2o4RERncEJFYVVFb2JsSG50TWp3aUFDRTZHQUNRY3dIVzVTSUtvNDdDZVFza0NPQWYzWW9iUFNN?oc=5)

- **Teeth smaller than a fingertip reveal our first primate ancestor - Science Daily** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMib0FVX3lxTFBtclluZTVFWmFQa0pxd0F4Z0dIQnQzaGRyazVIbEJ6TnNTU25FQkJFWTZzTWVnYjJjbXpSWmd1UjFWNVZrOGV5ODdrSHlKSS1IbGtHa19fS3EzcVRmckkzWFBnYTRVWjZEYzYxemw1dw?oc=5)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Like Humans, Great Apes Think Differently From Each Other - Association for Psychological Science** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxNZmpjNEdiZ25uaExPemZmZXRVMkhrRzZ6VnNzWEIxYUk1QzB0WFpIR09qUk5YdWkyc1AxZ3RYWl82cldfclc5RmFMYk93OG5hVzNWaHZpejN4ZGxDQmxjYWVfaUY3VXpPM0ZNV3pacDk3cy1vSTFTZ19DbmRjbXNtaDV2OEU?oc=5)

- **Discovery Canada to Showcase Florida Tech Research on Primate and Human Behavior - Florida Tech News** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiaEFVX3lxTFAxVDdzMThKY1R4NFZ3UDJlTUJsOS1VOTdqY3pJYnRrQW5sOFkyMjF3ZEVtY0Q5bXlueDFTZjhRN25nR1dleTBDdVdjYWlCb3ZSSmdnRlNSc1liRGdQa050Q18xYVpiRE1Q?oc=5)

- **The first primates may have evolved in the cold, not the tropics** (ScienceDaily Monkeys)

- [Read more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260616103124.htm)

- **Teeth smaller than a fingertip reveal the first primate ancestor - Science Daily** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMib0FVX3lxTE9Ma3lmY0VVWkRkNDBSeUwyaTdieDBETGRDbVhlbHFSb0ZFcXNqeHFmWU9TVTZieWFTUzBJalBha1BGTWI5QzFYVEsxNTFmWTNFOFFYT1lxUnlEc2RyMDVLMjFNczBENW1pdTlBaEUyWQ?oc=5)

- **Monkey with orange lips identified as newfound species - CNN** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigAFBVV95cUxPNkp2TnViWkJPZkltbURqR2NkdjFlY3NwSi12Qkp1WDVhQW5xaUVkVWtuYzVlZFNjRTNqWjc3em9MRzFobXVNWDZBMXFBLWFGTmpHYW8zaV9sb0VSMnlWOWNIU2xyTUZyQmozYlMtZ0oyR0swMUhEZm9yRllfaERTcQ?oc=5)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Orangutan poop holds surprising clues about how long they breastfeed - Popular Science** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMickFVX3lxTE5JYXJFaEpud3FHYURIeTV3Mm9hUks5alBodFJ6d0daa2ZMSFdVT3c2YkdsYzEwMmtObnowNnQwU1lFazJGcHUwck5jSVhhUFZ0V09PQnR3RGNnenYtRmg4MlV6REhHckRGcUpKcDFQclpBQQ?oc=5)

- **Orangutan mothers ‘arrange jungle playdates for their young’ - The Times** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxNT29hdF9HTzMzcmlUaTB4LUxWMG1qWVNuVE54bG40OVY4eVN3MTZNR3k3QnVKOTBJNm9zOE1rVWVuZmk2M085amVWUkd3bkZjelk5UkRULVpjZjN2WkZSUTBDejhIV0F3TnBHdTdFaTlCNVNRbG1wLVc1b2JYcUFpWDBEbnhLQjhTbzZudExzbzVFOWZzb3V0a1ptRmU?oc=5)

- **What Happens When You Put an AI-Powered Banana Casino in a Monkey Reserve? - Nautilus | Science Connected** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxPYWZMSUVTckNlTzlfTWozNkZkbDFHTV81Q0hjZGQwWUxxNXY4OTZiMTVERVZqRG1tM2Q4b3g0RHJWOGtjQW1NbUtNQ0h5X0Y1eDNSakw3eHN2S3NEY25DOUFNeFU3REJnYV9lSWVQWVJGYmxxcy01VXV2QnNyUTdVandmN0xubzRoaHlRY01KWDRtZDNjcENxLU1abTRGRnFo?oc=5)

- **The first primates may have evolved in the cold, not the tropics - Science Daily** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMib0FVX3lxTE1zbTdfVFpVeFdIOVhFdGlwTXVmVWRRNF9qS0tPMFF6N0VKd1l1TzJ6Z1RCOVVFYWdRN3Y4eWxjVDBHZTBOa3VnanV0blBjMmd4UWdfaGJ3azFnX2o2MDIyYktCR1k1OVowYlBYdjJCVQ?oc=5)

- **Fossils from Wyoming's Smiley Draw deepen understanding of early primate evolution - Phys.org** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiekFVX3lxTE1wMnFLQzMtb1ZRYU1URmlsUGJBcFRPcGNkRUlDLUhYOXpFaWZ2X1BvTWY4RHphTEphWllTQXpRLUcwMC1MUjMxLVZ0QlVWN0ExRVRYUkdlYTE4d1RjYjJaaG9pOHZFSTVCTjZ2NElUT3hzSjJjdkxWU0Nn?oc=5)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **New research reveals chimpanzee ‘language’ to be complex - The World from PRX** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxNbE9ha3pXejJIT2hKWTFDNnBOYU5BT2pvbHdEaThWX3FQWkpDa3N5SzdHUWs3dC1wbUZNVnVVLU5uM1VXZmlzZ1FrUzVYTmY0SDhpUXRxT0lLanNYTzMtOUQ4YzNFbFhCME53bkk0bXc3a1Atd0RiNDhHY0d2aS13bWpNczgtTGNJSWxnNTh6TjBHYXQ4LURLa21Hbw?oc=5)

- **Largest genetic chimpanzee study unveils how they’ve adapted to multiple habitats and disease - ASU News** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisgFBVV95cUxNV1JlV1pnN0toamFocGhtMG5UVEllZFJiMUFjNGw2bXdCZTNScHJEcXl5NzBLRjdETGtxTWttbXh0RkNSak1pYk1HU2o3bDJiczg4MjlhaVpGbzVNUFFVeDdCVDJjdnFYTnNNMlhtb25DSVQ5SW5KZGFiRW5xUndFZE9EWGtjM2p3Q2sxVG9iWi1na1VnSGVOTDBiOHRvX01pcmNpQ2Fnd1BsSUVEQ2U0MGV3?oc=5)

- **Primate trafficking surges on social media - World Wildlife Fund** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxOc2UzVkRXckdKbkV2a2RlcmxFcXNtcUxhbHpha0h6bHU5Tlk1cHJyeXV5ZVZpdjg3dkJwMGpYXzFNUk5SSEU2SzFtZndPRm5ubHRlUWl6RzV4aGRoQ19xZ2hPYVp4Um9zVDZDUVoybnR0VWU1NHpmblItVUd5MDF2LXo3OWo1a0JoN0JRd3h5MXpWd0JrLWFMSzByVm1oVVhBSzUzellPalRpblVqY2RRemJqS2k1NTAt?oc=5)

- **Readers sound off on Stonewall’s flag, Hochul’s reign and ape intelligence - New York Daily News** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxNakZ3NjdubjE2TUF5Ul96UFZLZXg2aUYwWXNXbTZxeGJmalJxNDN0WDFrNDhuYmNmYlp1bUVSR0w0RDhYUVJyck5kaDlYNkF6X2tzMVl1bTUzS3ZleW1POXppWV9nbm5JSXI1Sl9USEkzbFFrTmdrV2RtOWJjWndyYjk1cWlDbkhoaF9nU2EzRzZVWmdlNjFvbFpYYkpFZHcxdjVWcnFuUHkyN3E1SkJRaQ?oc=5)

- **As fires spread in Indonesia, Bornean orangutans run out of forest to flee - news - Mongabay** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirAFBVV95cUxQdkxFRE1zaTJkdkpJV1ZvMFlkcmVRQXdrX0FiczZoT2Q2V2M1VkY5ZThLOXJvTWVub1BXZHNQZFJkeDdSTWRWVGswcmtBOVh4N0RGZWdSRkVURnI0SHNkYjA4dUxkZ3IxaHBTa0YtWVBrN2pIQkctMExGcm5fRlNFRG9JMUp4VjktRmRaZ3h4OVZFODllNlNVTUlQaHhLaW9SOGtCQl9mdVhPelR40gGyAUFVX3lxTFBnaWU1NC1TeFpJWFh5aWNzc2xEY2U2RUwyRDRzS3pjRWNyNlEtZGhMcS1tMEx4bjlUM3BVeHNzRFJ2bDZCSjA0VGxKLVZOREMzODlQTmxNRjFxZDBVTkhMSTN2MW5vRTFCa3d2RHRTRmJROHozTGlWeXFUWFlLek9HOVZtcXZQZHRxVDViY1NSdFltbHZjZWJqM2ZQa2hVb1ljVzE3bHNNdGtweWhTNkNOTXc?oc=5)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Bumble Bees Solve an Insect Version of a Famous Primate Intelligence Test - SciTechDaily** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxNU2ozTjNIRUZabEFiQkRRRmtQQnFoZW11ZkFlVXdnRzNubTcweVdNWTJ2N3VnRUJGZ0ZaRnMwQkZQQm95cm5fVVhRbzRZWktWbkNpVnR6bzFjUzhJT0pCR21PQjU0R25ZMFpWWnVVLXNpdDd3MHdzNHFCcjVDX2hpaElsS056X2pNaWJ0aTBwODRvdGpqWWdPRHgzUkxDYmFz?oc=5)

- **Protecting primates could safeguard entire forest ecosystems - Earth.com** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1wFBVV95cUxPbkt6TnJnR1g5Z3BSc0FLYWtSd1g1UFhXVHVsOW1WLWZ1amRWd0VsZGhGTDVVUms4WjU3R3JRYmZaQWVDQlFucFJkMExPbGJhejdxUU0zWGdpV2REZmlJRTlyRExLanlOSG1XZjFQSXVWX2lhNURYbFBDS2Z0aUZwakE2TGl1dFozbFVpM25SaUNybl84Y1dlV2s3SUp3bHEzckQ3ZWRuSVlKbTBtMzEzS2VOalFYa1kwZENlOEZpOVZUb1F1VTJzbmVQNUd3QnFUMlFWWFRLYw?oc=5)

- **Primate brain size does not predict their intelligence - Phys.org** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMidEFVX3lxTE04TzBBUlp3aWtQMzJsb19RNWNoNm1zUU5BclIxeUd0dmFJb21wOEFEXy1GdnQ2MHZ3TEN1ZW1Wb3o2Wk9IcXFSYXdjcUVzeTFqdVo5cTFjcTh4Q3JGTWxVYUNSUl9KcWl1NW5ualhENTF6V3R1?oc=5)

- **Are We Truly “Inattentionally Blind”? New Study Revisits “Invisible Gorilla” Experiment for New Insights - New York University** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixgFBVV95cUxQS1FqT3dYTF9zS3dSVll2SF94U1NDSm45My1saHZiOGxaZmFBaVBLamxBNVNmMjlKa1V6UWs0ZDZiYTRQUVBBWlFqZ0FZczhkYVdNTE9JMGkzbENpMGluT1kzYmY1eWNrTmszTjNiOUpRaTlEemU3SXc0a254bHZCRW5wZGRhN0kyeG9tTUxfbEttcTFsX3ZIVk90WS1qV2JBRlRublNBNWFzeGk2UDVPT1daTE5KNG1PbWVFYVpIclllT2hDX2c?oc=5)

- **Wild orangutans show communication complexity thought to be uniquely human** (ScienceDaily Monkeys)

- [Read more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250516134254.htm)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Decoding function in primate facial expressions: re-evaluating broader contexts and terminology - Frontiers** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxOR01TWlhfekdYZHdaLU4yaEVaWmd0REc3M2hzTEk0OXpwc2U3WVhFWTlDOHNPVVlLcXhTVG1RMVlIVlA5aEJfTVplU1E1Mk1xQ3VteE5Kbnh5TkZDQlJOdkxPajNJZS1oRC1Bb2pxa3NTVnVwaDRBRlhUYmotSUJfa1c3WGF5Sl9uTU1yUG45MA?oc=5)

- **Cognitive performance is linked to fitness in a wild primate - Science | AAAS** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiX0FVX3lxTE9Ic2xlUmUzeTJyeHAyQ28xcDI3UTRYZVhscXhybS1jZXJhV1BNbEljb2wyWFlsZGFoVEIzdUdQWl81cHFJcXlWQWtpUTJHemtKNS01SWFaX3JYcVcyYzNZ?oc=5)

- **Tapanuli orangutans: Fears grow that world's rarest apes were swept away in Sumatran floods - BBC** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiWkFVX3lxTFBkdXgwcUZGTWRlcVhnU0dUMTR6cmIwODZlTmNsVVhKX3g3M1hfaUIzZHBFMmVPMDJmU2ZSMzIyQksydVZRdVk4aXhkSHdBX0Nwd2N6bW40WEV3Zw?oc=5)

- **Scientists stunned as bacteria rewire DNA machinery to shape cells** (ScienceDaily Monkeys)

- [Read more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260420014733.htm)

- **A bonobo’s pretend tea party is rewriting what we know about imagination** (ScienceDaily Monkeys)

- [Read more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260210040605.htm)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Chimpanzee pee reveals how our primate cousins are getting drunk on fermented fruit - Scientific American** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxOaDZBUy1zNTRoSGtFZnJHWlVQWV84VUZLR0MxQWJmNVp0TjExN1JFQ0NjZHNRaDF2dk4zUG1jUFA3bi1zdHlBV2ZlNm1LV2ttRHFueW44bmVZcUI4cmFTM2QzcHdhNFB6OXhQY2xmeHltVVIydlM3eWxxSVJtemxTc04yb3NOX2JHMG82TUprRDRCUDMzcFlzUnhfUXVSTDBZWEJVQ3VlU1ExZ2VaS0lJRQ?oc=5)

- **Arlene Mark Honors Orangutan Champion Biruté Galdikas - The Greenwich Sentinel** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxOMHZFekFDQzFXNkdQNEk1SXIxQmxfY1VMQTZhNWdGWHIxTUp2UV8zbXlXMWlSWVFOUGNncnBaT1ZfRDlKNW9MQWl2ZmJLdW9JWXUyckVuRHRxUmU2SDd0ZnJrcXJIclhBV0o5cXlOUkluVjdaWWF1bUpxZ1E2WVVFd0Z5RFVsOUVBRlVzOGRHRFljVWNVN3dkRzZmV3ZlT2l4?oc=5)

- **Intelligence, Creativity and Information Processing in the Human and Synthetic Minds - King's College London** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxPYzVMZzd0NWROTkdOTVh3a3lodWQzWEhOMGJSMnlKc2FLS0IySjhfZ0JjelZrdjFWSzBPb0lfU25xVms5a0paZzBUZHVlazloeDRQQThiQThaUFZ2UkwwTGltaDZILWVLZzdoRjBiRUw2VkZtU1lCcHowVjVBUHNaa3QwWFgxT0pZckVlNERubw?oc=5)

- **Woodland Park Zoo welcomes new colobus monkey, marking a milestone for the species - KIRO 7 News Seattle** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.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?oc=5)

- **Obama responds to Trump sharing racist AI video depicting him as an ape - NPR** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxNTkNIbU9iV0IyQ3IzRzZKMXhxRFlMeDNCTnZQWm5RUHBETVpGZ2VSTWx6eHQ4Q2lMdlUxQUFJdXd5d1g5X0FOVTlXb054RGhhZmpZbEh3RXF5VFhtTExuQm5jY0tNUGxFa3N2bzZqWnNQUGlZWURPU1RnWDVkaE9ua0VmTXhQRlpw?oc=5)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Audience effects in sooty mangabey agonistic behavior - Frontiers** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikgFBVV95cUxOVXBISEtuRkZZMVNES1N3YWN1dXNTaXg1NGIxUHd0U1h5TC1vb2VReWVtcGhyT0FaS0RULTAtdkhxUnZsbDdZTDI5WGZFd0NBaFNPVlFTQkVkdlZVbmhjbktOR0M5bjExamI5UHhxVlR3Sng1cTFsUmNpY1MzU09fZDNVREJWMTlGX0hvWEdIWXpwUQ?oc=5)

- **Despotic primate societies rarely play as adults, analysis of 37 species reveals - Phys.org** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTE9mUjVCV3BtRFk3MTVlRk56a0trOWhsRVRaZlduWVJEUFBpQk9EVEZyeEh5REwxNG1oZTNWaWdHTzdMbE1FQXVmMlB0aDJtbzJabVZWMHhrMTdNTl9jQ0dSS1ZXVkdDZHpiSHJmX1BjMjhBOUhQZUlrYkd3X2djdw?oc=5)

- **In zoos, ‘peaceful’ bonobos are just as aggressive as chimps, study suggests - news - Mongabay** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxNNmF0SUdyeDh4d2puRWFfd1JiUzBpaXRrMnRUTlR5RXBQdHl2N3J3b3JsX2xicDFzSWt6TDBLRGh0TmhVRl9ld2JIa2dteDMzYU00ZGk4YWVldDFjR1UtcE8tQXEtNFFVekppeEdxUUJEYmNxcHVSV290Qk4wOWRtX1BXSmF5YTBDZVpKY1M2NFJZdkY4Uk1TSGV4ekpFNHhyLS1TRDRsNF9pUUh6WEZNU3dvOA?oc=5)

- **Scientists Spotted This Mysterious Congo Monkey 18 Years Ago – Now They Finally Know What It Is - SciTechDaily** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuwFBVV95cUxPMXZ3Y1FoN3h3aHd5Y2t1aEdfU0dYUXo2elpDbXdpTHQyT0trM1IzTndDOW5oLXhNdld4QVhvbHg3RlpzekFWUl9ZLVdnTTFmc1pJLTVpM0pWM2VmeTJZazJPVUdPcU1jdTZpM0hISVJlUmJlODJER1F1WEVwbE1KSlBfWC1zU0xCNUd0NmFTT0RHbDZ0RTdwb0NPdklKaGRQbGlnMWlvZXFRRnRubzE5VWFBal9yak9PS1lN?oc=5)

- **Red alert for our closest relatives** (ScienceDaily Monkeys)

- [Read more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250508161444.htm)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*