Melanie Parker, Author at Primate Rescue Center

Research Shows Chimpanzees Cooperate First and Think Later

by Melanie Parker | Jan 6, 2019 | News

BY ALEXANDRA ROSATI ON DECEMBER 4, 2018 PRIMATES, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Why be nice? While it might seem quite natural to many to cooperate with others, not all animals necessarily operate according to that “moral” code. In fact, individuals who only consider their...

Monkeys chill out just from seeing their friends being groomed

by Melanie Parker | Dec 28, 2018 | News

By Michael Marshall Monkeys become more relaxed if they simply watch one monkey grooming another. “If you walk down a street and see someone being nice to someone else, it gives you a warm feeling inside,” says Stuart Semple of the University of Roehampton in London,...

SENATOR BOOKER MAKES HISTORY WITH NEW BILL TO END PRIMATE EXPERIMENTS

by Melanie Parker | Dec 28, 2018 | News

Senator Booker just made history by introducing the first law that would finally mandate a reduction in primate experimentation. Some kinds of primate experiments are banned, a new review process is set up for all other kinds, with ethicists and experts about...

Orangutans can communicate about the past just like humans, new research finds

by Melanie Parker | Dec 27, 2018 | News

The evolution of language converted a defenceless naked ape into a world-dominating force. It fundamentally transformed how humans transmit information and knowledge. A large and potent component of language is our ability to communicate about things that are not...

Palm oil is destroying rainforests. But try going a day without it.

by Melanie Parker | Dec 14, 2018 | News

Palm oil is destroying rainforests. But try going a day without it. After spending years reporting on the controversial ingredient, a journalist grapples with her own consumption. BY HILLARY ROSNER PUBLISHED DECEMBER 13, 2018 ON A SNOWY December morning, I crawled...