Chimpanzees use leaves to wipe bums and clean up after sex, study finds
14-05-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com

Chimpanzees use leaves to wipe bums and clean up after sex, study finds

Research looking at hygiene and healthcare habits of the primates finds implications for understanding origin of human healthcareHumans are not unique in having a host of hygiene and healthcare habits, researchers have found: chimpanzees also wipe their bottoms, tend each other’s wounds and even clean up after sex, according to a new study.The research from the University of Oxford is not the first to show that great apes take care of themselves. Scientists have previously found chimpanzee
Read more »

Environment news



Weatherwatch: How ecologists are helping birds adapt to climate crisis
Labour has denounced me as ‘deeply misleading’ on its planning reform. I wish that were true | George Monbiot
Labour has denounced me as ‘deeply misleading’ on its planning reform. I wish that were true | George Monbiot
Exceptionally low river flows forecast across UK as drought threat grows
How memories of clean water, frogs and fresh air could help save Rio’s favelas from future climate disaster
How memories of clean water, frogs and fresh air could help save Rio’s favelas from future climate disaster
Country diary: A blossom-laden spring to make up for last year | Virginia Spiers
Early air pollution exposure affects health in adolescence, study finds
‘Time slows down in Lastovo’: I may just have found Croatia’s most unspoilt archipelago
‘Time slows down in Lastovo’: I may just have found Croatia’s most unspoilt archipelago
European firms ramping up lobbying for climate action, report finds
European firms ramping up lobbying for climate action, report finds
Birdwatch: After six decades, I finally catch up with the Alpine accentor
Birdwatch: After six decades, I finally catch up with the Alpine accentor
Dairy companies ‘turning blind eye’ to global methane emissions, report suggests
Starch-based bioplastic may be as toxic as petroleum-based plastic, study finds
I’m obsessed with protecting seals: ‘The flying ring toy was deeply embedded in her neck’
Brontë country to become protected national nature reserve
Country diary: The simple joys of pavement plant-spotting | Nic Wilson
Desktop versie