Kindred Minds

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

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

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

- **Fossils from Wyoming’s Smiley Draw deepen understanding of early primate evolution - EurekAlert! Science News Releases** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiXEFVX3lxTE1aM1FjVS0wcFlpOVRaWW5CcWxGa3FBbjM0cmp1cDdKd0xYOG0yZC1mMjVrLXpCREV4eXJCc0FSTjdKaktKX0JtUUhrVDZFM0J2enlpYUs0MVU2VWNi?oc=5)

- **‘Very exciting’ new species of monkeys with big, orange lips discovered ‘hiding’ in forest - New York Post** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgFBVV95cUxOOTVRaDBveW90QkZmN2J4NmJRYjF4c3FjUDdOc242OWN3SW5LQkJ1SzZyaXRodGhPLUxfZHM1T2N2LUZFUTJ5bWQteVV3UVJxY2dvNEhoTzR4VjRhOG1OSC1iOVdyaEJRV0NSaVYzVjg1TGUtbHJ3YWlWcG9ET2RZZGlUZ3pyM2h5UVJnNHg5MnpZaWlCdUROYWg4NExUU0RDa1JULTFR?oc=5)

- **Same-Sex Behavior Likely Predates Humanity Itself, New Study Suggests - jezebel.com** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirAFBVV95cUxQeUY5UTliMHpNcWlXU2s0MURXX2RkQzVVb09QS3ZRSzMzazRqblFnQlRvdWVVRXlxUXBqM0ljWkFLdkRIMVdaWGZHYlpNYjc5Z3NIV1UyUWNHY1Z4TzhTSEN3OEhyY0hBOGYwUUpDcUVOUWk1M1BOQm42SnlGRDY2eUhPNUxTcTFLZVJjdjN6ZDNiQkdybWh4cmppZWkzV0NWalhTUVY4cEtJdFdG?oc=5)

- **Paper: Human Behavior Shows We’re “Far More Complex than Just a ‘Souped-Up’ Ape” - Science and Culture Today** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxQblhnMmdBYXY2a29nUjMwU0VvT0FNOUpCX0dscXhyQUdIUHIwZnVfdERiNW9aQkNvRHpTZjZlNFJVSk1SWmlmS1MtLS0tUkQzajhIS3JxbjBfYkc5QmZRS3RBdEZILUJiWVNvNlJVYmdOVFJ4SHVBUGgtd01EQlV2MDUyUWdaTUNSWTd1X0F3YVhTQ1YzOHg5S0ZJQXhVSXhieXVlbkRkenoyTmV2c2N0eERaQQ?oc=5)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Kissing emerged over 21 million years ago, study suggests - Tech Explorist** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijgFBVV95cUxQWmpxdm9HSWh0MmwzNFpZSk9ic21ZMmY4NktlV05reGRtaDRpSVpjUXZ4Q3JHcENqTXVNSzVjcHdndEJ5YzJHajJQLWVVclY1d1VfbnB0NTZveE9WZC1kbFB6Y29Nd2hrWDNDbWlvdXNHM3FaMF9FSlEtaGphTDI5eXFRcWdRZkF2UXZELTl3?oc=5)

- **For two of the world’s most at-risk primates, threats abound and the future looks grim - Mongabay News** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

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

- **New monkey species with orange lips discovered after years of searching - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirgFBVV95cUxOUUdqUS1DRFJLeXJpN3FEVkJkcEl3UXd0V2pEVHZoT04zaHZoaFdnQ05Db09idEZpQjlNVUdzUGxrWnM1b19BVlVWUHI3Ujg1MjBrQXZlQnFzZmkyaUxMSEVBXy16RThaUWhCTkpZbnFOY3FvZW9KdlB3YVc3MkcwX3kySkJVT3FuR05GQmRrcG4ycmh1RDR0Mk9HN0ZzUVFlUm0zLUVFeUV6TnRsOGc?oc=5)

- **Kanzi the Bonobo, Who Learned Language and Made Stone Tools, Dies at Age 44 - Scientific American** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxOU2I0d2NxekRIQlNPRFBBUk9CbFV3LUtCRHdiQ3NocVRseHIzcUhWTnA2Y3pxWWNCWWoyUzFCc1NTQ3BWNU15N25JdmNIZWhKUlFkMm1hN1BPdE5pU3F4T202T2lGaHNmQmNsZWdUU3NnTUE2Z3ZCOGJhNVdBZjlzQXRQWUZRZEl0bWo2TDc1OGdFQngtckU3YVJ2YTRMOTZwUW1zdHBrWVh1Yk93S3FOUjRObHlrU3Fo?oc=5)

- **Great Apes Love to Tease, Poke and Pester, Suggesting the Urge to Annoy Is Millions of Years Old - Smithsonian Magazine** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi4AFBVV95cUxPbGQ4UmIwd29MTkszZnN3RzQwMkg1S1dzdFRaQVZ3RVNKV0VfUWpqcDMtRC0zZVViRVpEcDlYTUI5QWtOSVNteTdUSWpRcHJKM3NpYVBjSTcxT2FfdF8wZXhXSy1OamsxMGJoUDA3SWdWTmRGcDJtX2I2aEh5enBKNkZuYnY5M3UyckhWNElhZzZWU19pTENpNzlMdkg4Wm9IcnNVODZXVlRtN3lUc1RmRnpzR2EtMTd6bXNkcUp6ak1UUlFLdkxxLWFCYzNaTXU5cGNROS1VdHRxYzFyXy16UQ?oc=5)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **China Launches Ambitious Collaboration to Map Primate Brains—Including Ours - Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifEFVX3lxTE5JNjYtU01HeUpOelo0YjY2VS04SlFEcWhZblctNG40SXJZQzYxQkVWNHVpLXk5MlBlcjNYdXVGRXdIQVhrRFRHTllSMG9qeWx1b1NucVFFd3NaSzkwTGRHNF9GZHF6YlVJcFg0dVhkUWxTZjlaekJaY1lMT0E?oc=5)

- **How changes in lemur brains made some mean girls nice** (ScienceDaily Monkeys)

- [Read more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250421162627.htm)

- **Multi-objective sizing and location of DG in distribution network by hybrid gorilla troops optimization-genetic algorithm: a real case study - Nature** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiX0FVX3lxTE9uNlhSSW5IUFJWdGtDUVRuRWw3WGdsRHJTemZLYnFOYy1nc3g0RmUzeEZiY3FTNHFuaDJ5VmxiTEhMRUhjSkVSNTNaYXoyc002dVlFbnIyUVR0SWFON1dn?oc=5)

- **Scientists uncover the secret to orangutan survival in the trees** (ScienceDaily Monkeys)

- [Read more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250830001157.htm)

- **Capuchin monkeys develop bizarre 'fad' of abducting baby howlers** (ScienceDaily Monkeys)

- [Read more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250519131131.htm)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Scientists Find New Monkey Species in Congo's Rainforest - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMingFBVV95cUxPM1NIUDc4SWhkZGRKUHI5UHJLZldJMkllcWRvM0Q4Qy1SZHVnWmE1blV6VW1RWFZMRTlfc2U3UU5rMU9yQzYwNG4zcmZ5eXM1MDB3ZFRld1ZQTXIydjExRjN4aFc1blFoSzVNNzFRcFAtYkJBUlA5VmdleHM3WjhEMHBnaURKbXptbW82MlQ1ZWVDVzU0UERyREFvQWJ0QQ?oc=5)

- **Great apes show mental differences that do not follow human rules - The Brighter Side of News** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxNRGRJTnVRZVVmYTJyVF9fT2RJNWRtUklZWHN4VUx5dGJLSWdRTVpTTDFVRFRUdGE3UUs0LUs1WUM0TGpmeVBsRV9tT19aOFJ3ZjRPWkhOY2hEcG92YmxEQkg5OFZpWWNsMEZ2OVBZTGtfR2VGY2E2bmdvZlBBRnNvSW1USDF0WDMwajVyQktESHZMN1FYUlNWeXJjQjJWMWpndUptQkxUcw?oc=5)

- **“Astonishing behaviour.” Filmmakers left a robot orangutan in the Borneo rainforest. The footage helped solve a mystery that puzzled scientists - BBC Wildlife Magazine** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibEFVX3lxTE5pQ1ZUNXI5NWVJSWFvWXN6Q2sxbXZVcUhyRnhWTENHMWtkUEszZDY5bVVJVGpxeFpicU95Q2lidE43aFFKeXVuSmw5WEplNm03cE45VmxIRmhUQjJ4dGg2TllQcDBKZmxSVGNJOQ?oc=5)

- **Brno-Based Research Team Investigates New Threats To Gorilla Populations in Central Africa - Brno Daily** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizAFBVV95cUxNTVI5TDNnWWxhalpkVWtELWpsRThkWTZJamxYcjVTM1ZLVE0yaVhmY0JXSHJuakMxVXhxWjNMU2V6VWxxc1pUVVpPdnkzLWhVTF9Wd1M2OHZyRjF6NGlIRkJTeXFZM0NFYkc2eXRZdnZmSU9XZ2c3aHFmUklIOUYwbVhkM2l1NWtBaUxEdlI1TmFxejdCQk85VkhvVjllZEU0a3BtNzdlb0lUUDlVT0NFRG42V1Q0aTVJRkhsVDhsTFJQY2lGaDhuOEpLRFM?oc=5)

- **Small fields, great diversity: How a diverse patchwork of crops helps birds** (Phys.org Plants & Animals (primates))

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-small-fields-great-diversity-diverse.html)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Critically endangered primate species introduced to Riverbanks Zoo - WIS News 10** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

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

- **Baboons walk in line for friends, not safety** (ScienceDaily Monkeys)

- [Read more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250603114813.htm)

- **Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans, study says - BBC** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiWkFVX3lxTE1INFVPU054cVliLWFfczdrUFlrYU1QejhPRGVMcVNVSUltNFpuU2dUR05zTm9BQWdsSUFJQWtNeS1VX3pNYU9ILXpWYnJSR2M0bGJPNDdmbUJoUQ?oc=5)

- **VIDEO: Research video shows gorilla laughing after being tickled - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxNNFNaX1N4enJyb2JVWVh0QnowLS0wVlotWnFBNGF0bzU3YVpFalROSFp4WGt0bHZIamYzWnJrUU5yS05fNjdMWEFoUFVOekRNc2d0Q0x3ckJxVDU3VTk5UlRrSDk3TVkwQTNXMzhaQXNHRXQ0MzNwN0h6d0JmeXZmYl9qdmdaZEVTbFA3ZzNFRk1vcUlhY09xWGQxREc4M3M3c3MxQ0t0R0g0TUk?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)

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

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **A bonobo’s pretend tea party is rewriting what we know about imagination - ScienceDaily** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMib0FVX3lxTE9zeGRNa2FJMjhxSWlzZUttaDl3bWdnejNQSlpTdnhIMDJSXy1FcHlaQUdibnBUNFdBaEwwQjVyOXM3YzZOZUtkZUFRSmJVZnNYbzIzdlRFaFlwOWlnWG5CUVhYT0JFcGxXTlJ4SDJROA?oc=5)

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

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

- **Nine generations of virtual dating reveal how fish shape their ideal mates** (Phys.org Plants & Animals (primates))

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-generations-virtual-dating-reveal-fish.html)

- **Convergent representation of values from tactile and visual inputs for efficient goal-directed behavior in the primate putamen - Nature** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiX0FVX3lxTE1Nd3dMbTM1alNlNFJETW1zazZsLThocEcwZXRFYU8wWlZVYTJsSjAwZmYwLThDeU83dlJFR2lPWHM2ZEhMOTh2ZmU4bjdHaXRyRGQ4NmN4cG1yUS1sYmtr?oc=5)

- **Study Links Thumb Length to Brain Size and Cognition - Neuroscience News** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMid0FVX3lxTE1pUVdSQzN0RHhVOFpWWHExMXl2UU5SVWx6TEhyWFhNMGF2YTNCOVR4eEZFMGxIcjdLcVFtREZubXhpVGJzU3RPNzE3VkRnZFhnVVhSMHczdDM0ZjR3cUgxb3dCTm1TckpYR28xdHpiNzl3Zks5Skc4?oc=5)

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

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Orange-lipped monkey that roars and snorts deep in Congo rainforest is new species to science - Animal Survival International** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizwFBVV95cUxPVjAteUoyTWxSZkdnSnVJMTA4NUR3TTZKUzJVdjJURWE0WUZxQlphUFQ1YXZFZmF3YVBrY3lmbEdOZVp3NEE2ZjRJSkU3TENiX1RKRWVBOUlDTmF1b051SXJnSWVQMFpnblhTQVktcG41anlJVFV6UV9henU2czAwN3BNTE5jTjdMOXdvYTh2aWNEcWs4X2QxQlFxUWVNM3ZjSXIxcEpIRlNuRWcxeUhaSU9PdjQ3SGJaemJzNGRrWVNUNVIxQ2tqQ2xodkE4NWc?oc=5)

- **Newly discovered primate species could redraw the ape family tree - National Geographic** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigwFBVV95cUxPZU52NmdwTXdCWGI5TmNFUEIzSGZfT2RDN2FndUFRWWxVX1JUY0pWajUtR0lPZDdveUt3MDR5VC0zc0V6WlVQZEluSVpEY2Y5bFlwaU9hTWxuNEd3SWE0dERkUWpUMDREa2FJZWZkRjJrR250WDRvcU9USGYxZ0ktTE1NYw?oc=5)

- **Essential functions of primate frontopolar cortex in cognition - PNAS** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiXEFVX3lxTE1ZQ1haYUpWYUxWZWZPUDlkNDQ0cUFqaWNaX2RFVG5GWXZlZVhmZlE1RExIRFJTd0NIV0FVTUZlSFg2TUVpYk9EMlJrSTVDYk85SU9mb0RKZEc5azlJ?oc=5)

- **Adorable But Critically Endangered Bornean Orangutan Born In Conservation Success - IFLScience** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxORzdIX05adUVUY1BrMlhMNkQtN01uampVOWJhcnpyNFYzVnNzbFlDYVM4aF9lV3FrTHFEV3lyU2xtdG1UMnNaVzFhNHR5TTVnY0k0MmpjYUtBVDk5QmtVanc5NTRITS1yOEZ0akltWFE1bl9mcWg4b2xPc25pM0xuSTM1Z09NckNvdFNiZ2ZPVU52UjlmRG9oaDhrcHpNdGliVXhCckFVZlNiWnVoYmQyVE5BcE0?oc=5)

- **Amazing first images from rainforest research - Chester Zoo** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxPalkxVWpwR01JaWs0ZkZNWFUtbVc3SklsRzNsU3FHZGRJZk9femJBUWVRODJHV3pPZEZIVUI1cWV3d1p1emhGc3EyVkNLQTRteDhMekZiVGw1REF2OWktSGRvOVpjY09uY19qaHhSY0poUlZGWjlKcFFzbHhxQ1JhTHhNSVZNSTNuRzMxMXdZZDJvcmJwTWZ5MklzT0k?oc=5)

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

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **What Bonobos Teach Us About Female Power and Cooperation - Harvard Magazine** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxNNUgtSzQzYUx5WDFyQm5raENYZEhkU2RMTXNQei1Sb01RZFRKSGw1SFBXWnNTdUJrenV2bmJrVDUyUGdSX3FfNXZyUnhvRFlMV3MwUGNkUXNyUEtpWFpQUWtqV3JXa1ZtdlRuMktSLW82Wkw4TUNGWkM3X0pRMEtHT3A3S0N0eWx2MFExaHMzNno0T01yVWZ5TkJyalhkaHg3ZnF1OVA5VQ?oc=5)

- **We will be holding an event to commemorate "World Chimpanzee Day". - tokyo-zoo.net** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiWEFVX3lxTE5ydWpHYzZxb1ZoZXBxWnhmM3JOWlpaR05BTm1VYlIxSnAwNUZxVGJGWUJsN3AyNzA0M1BBTXBJU1Vlb3lPNzdiaXZPekpBUFVCMldRWjRrRm0?oc=5)

- **Chimpanzee drumming may give clues to the roots of rhythm - Science | AAAS** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikAFBVV95cUxNMVhHZG5VOXBMQ21ReGwtVUtzU3RmM0g1b1I3VTBqMHNxZnAwMVV4dWhULWYwWTJwdWJQZDI5MDJBY0cyQ0t0LVVQTUtFbWRLMWpyUTRIdno4U21ZLVBxbVQ0cmI3Vl9DQTIwYk5ZVlg4SVYtMnd0UFQ4V09RWkdkbWZGenZuWjNPOW11enFNdDM?oc=5)

- **New Orange-Lipped Monkey Found In Congo - dogonews.com** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMif0FVX3lxTE5sVzk5ZkxINkMzX19pSWVhNmh1Nm1MMkRoUUlXd2diR2lraWduZXdfNXVqZXpEUmRTWUdWcmRIc1BpN21fZi0wNWxrZXRoeDhISWs4YVpmd0lLZUtsUUF6d2xtS3hDZHA5RDItNV9hMGVoc2xqb0JmUnc2Zm9TTE0?oc=5)

- **Scientists discover a ‘remarkable’ new monkey species with orange lips and a froglike roar - Scientific American** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiygFBVV95cUxNZ3BpS1VOZklxUTFtcFdndWtzdXFVLVAyeHZCeENCcmlKNzlWZmM3ZmJGWUluS3lBUUpOUXU2bkt5YnZjWjVFTjlZSDdTaXpSMmFieFYxR2N4Vkp5YzVyMUx2NHRfdktCeUZJMEVmRGxEanlZb3g2NUdHYVY0NS1DNlIzWHZsdVNhR2hUQmFzdTBUMHluOGV0bXA2Y0JsT3o0S0hxbUtUYTZHZlFNNlJuVGRuM2JMNjRDVnYxWmJLUi11SzByVEJNWXBn?oc=5)

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

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Baboons may offer clues to early human social evolution - Earth.com** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxPeERQOVNtMkFEcENDc3p2TTNoU0J5bGNneUxzNW9NTXczUHNON0dvaEl2MXF4WXByMmp3RTdkaHJsX0NQbVVtY1lCY1VaQUtOam9kM2R0WDk0WTBmUnZSZXVlY0dEV3VLdVhQV1ZCYzVNckV4dFlTUE0wbEpSeHZtZFRfUDVxTTNXNTN6WUMxSQ?oc=5)

- **Largest ape in history lived for 2 million years before vanishing, leaving behind a big mystery - Earth.com** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxNOWotbFpkY3Z6YUVXU2ZDaG00b08xWE1EQm5YaTZ4S0otSk10cVdnSThlVENENlY2T1NrZmtXcnBOUWU1bGdFZERLWVctaVZaQWFWVWtwRm5RR3lzRk8wRjlOVUxuU0FYUzdIcUlneXNtWUtDRGhGZVVzd0d1ZmdFQVNjLXZpSGlFWThMMmliWWpvZjVHbFRPWFc1QVdJRzctci0zX1YwNUdpWThVcG9aVlQyRTY?oc=5)

- **When bonds break: Chimpanzee ‘civil war’ challenges assumptions about how wars begin, researchers say - Down To Earth** (Google News: great apes research)

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

- **Orange-mouthed monkey is confirmed as a new species, and may be endangered - The Cool Down** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxNY0JES2k4OE5GOWVmSGhLRm1rSnlrd1NEV0Z2Ukt1TXl2WlBKYWQxcGk5MmVIQm44T2RYYTNmNV9XUlpMTjBlcF9LODZhVDZpSVpxdGk4aVMzb2lEaU5UbHMwbVlXV0luU0VWenhPUDB3RnF3b2ZMYmRHa0FXMlFoTEZOTzV5aWtRVWV3TzU5QkxCZGhY?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)

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

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **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)

- **Akron Zoo welcomes baby saki monkey. How soon can visitors see it? - beaconjournal.com** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxPcFFpcHBmR0ltTWpseDdVbld3eklGMEQzM0hBdnp6NGdPYi1ZeWRNd3hOT2VkSTdDX1ZxS3o5WjdqMk1kV1oxSlVrWkxFeTNOZnB2czNwcGJ2NjZQM3FLMTQyUzRMcnc4Tl80a2pqSXl4LU1HczRfelNhcnh1SFNWZEhQMl9xcElKWG5vQnVmUVR5QWNSMXRTbWwyck8tcXM5UER2b3hNbw?oc=5)

- **Do you understand the “chimpanzee” accent? Study finds chimps can have accents too, and their voices chan - The Times of India** (Google News: great apes research)

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

- **The Arrogant Ape review: Smart new book takes an axe to the myth of human exceptionalism - New Scientist** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirgFBVV95cUxPNk9iZWpZY3dXOFB4MkRVeVhybTJfY2hHYnVxNThJR0JqbFdFSE41eXgxMDJLaE93b2NrTjhYRjhvMGJpNDIwNkdlTkRUcU1xekFyc05DcTYzdEdtSHdabk5YRVVGZ0M4Qzd2eUI0eTNNYVlZZUFDem4zSFQ2bm11UXU2c2QtNEdISmR4MFNQVnZBXy1HaXFCYkQwT3VMaDdZbXlsdHdsNEwzMUZyTmc?oc=5)

- **How a Forgotten Photo Led to One of Africa’s Rarest Monkey Discoveries - A-Z Animals** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgFBVV95cUxQcnZSZnU5M0hxSnU2VWk3RmFyejNWUkQ4TGlhckR5czFvR20tYWhucmthcE82MWpIM1lrb240aTdzajEzenRoR0VybUE3VDdWRmVmZUJKbnpMdlRSTWs5Vng0RHRDZVd4SGNRS2NRWE9PdGE5bHkwcS1LM3cyeXg0SkFtaXFCQnV6OGhsaVhidkZ0eEhYdk1uVnk4Sm1OZlN3UEpBZ29R?oc=5)

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