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A new study has described a phenomenon researchers refer to as 'contagious urinations.' The study in 20 captive chimpanzees living at the Kumamoto Sanctuary in Japan shows that, when one chimp pees, ...

A new study published in Current Biology has uncovered a peculiar social behavior in chimpanzees that experts call ...

A new study reported in Current Biology on January 20 is the first to describe a phenomenon researchers refer to as "contagious urinations." The study in 20 captive chimpanzees living at the Kumamoto ...

Just as people often yawn or scratch themselves when they see someone else do so, for chimpanzees, peeing is contagious ...

For chimpanzees, the need to pee appears to be contagious. A study published January 20 in the journal Current Biology finds that when one chimpanzee urinates, the others in a group are more likely to ...

A new study has found that chimpanzees are more likely to urinate after observing a fellow chimp do so, particularly if they ...

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