… Similarly, although there is evidence that chimpanzees can learn novel motor procedures
by imitation (Hobaiter and Byrne 2010), we find no new evidence to change the conclusion of …

Chimpanzees' use of gesture was described in the first detailed field study [1, 2], and natural
use of specific gestures has been analyzed [3–5]. However, it was systematic work with …

… proceed to add some leaves to his sponge before leaf-sponging (video by Catherine Hobaiter).
… the used LS before leaf-sponging himself at the waterhole (video by Catherine Hobaiter). …

Observations of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus) provide valuable
comparative data for understanding the significance of conspecific killing. Two kinds of …

Chimpanzees at Budongo, Uganda, regularly gesture in series, including ‘bouts’ of gesturing
that include response waiting and ‘sequences’ of rapid-fire gesturing without pauses. We …

The global lockdown to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic health risks has altered human
interactions with nature. Here, we report immediate impacts of changes in human activities on …

Social groups of gorillas were observed in three captive facilities and one African field site.
Cases of potential gesture use, totalling 9,540, were filtered by strict criteria for intentionality, …

… of idiosyncrasy was found (Hobaiter and Byrne 2011a). … part of the curve (Figure 1 of Hobaiter
and Byrne 2011a). Indeed, … of all possible ape gestures (Hobaiter and Byrne 2017). When …

Is it possible to slow the rate of ageing, or do biological constraints limit its plasticity? We
test the ‘invariant rate of ageing’ hypothesis, which posits that the rate of ageing is relatively …

… Within a systematic observational study of gestural communication in a wild chimpanzee
community at Budongo, Uganda (Hobaiter & Byrne, 2011), we isolated and examined all video …