Exploring the Intelligence and Emotions of Chimpanzees
From tool use to weapon making, chimpanzees exhibit complex intelligence, emotions, and social behavior that is almost human-like in many respects.
Báo Khoa học và Đời sống•12/11/2025
Chimpanzees can use tools. They know how to use sticks to catch termites, stones to crack hard fruits, and even use leaves as “water bottles” – proof of their amazing creative thinking. Photo: Pinterest. They have remarkable memory abilities. Research shows that chimpanzees can remember the location and order of numbers better than adults in some memory tests. Photo: Pinterest.
Chimpanzees have a complex social structure. They live in groups of 20–100 individuals, have a clear hierarchy, and often form “ political ” alliances between males. Photo: Pinterest. They can express emotions like humans. Chimpanzees can laugh, get angry, feel jealous, or comfort others when they are sad. Photo: Pinterest.
Chimpanzees are capable of learning sign language. Some trained individuals can use more than 300 signs to communicate with humans. Photo: Pinterest. They have collective hunting behavior. Males work together to hunt colobus monkeys – showing planning and sharing benefits like ancient humans. Photo: Pinterest. Chimpanzees are known to make weapons. Some populations in West Africa have been recorded sharpening tree branches to use as small spears to hunt prey. Photo: Pinterest.
They have rituals to honor nature. Sometimes chimpanzees gather around waterfalls, howl, throw rocks – an expression of emotions that is considered almost “sacred”. Photo: Pinterest. Dear readers, please watch the video : Living with Wolves / VTV2
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