chimpanzees

After a year, Dr. Leakey asked me if I would undertake a field study of chimpanzees.

一年以后，李基博士问我是否愿意承担一项大猩猩的野外研究。

What he did say was that we, and apes, and chimpanzees for that matter, had a common ancestor, once, a long, long time ago.

他说的是我们和猿，以及黑猩猩，曾经，很久很久以前，在这方面有着一个共同的祖先。

"We have been trying to keep strong relationship with the chimpanzees, " lead researcher Satoshi Hirata told BBC News.

“我们一直试图和黑猩猩保持稳固的关系，”首席研究员SatoshiHirata告诉BBC新闻记者。

Researchers might not ever know how much of the chimpanzees' behaviors were stemming from emotions analogous to grieving humans.

研究人员恐怕还无法知道黑猩猩的这些行为中有多少是出自于那种和悲伤中的人相类似的情感的。

Immunisation of four chimpanzees with the candidate vaccine resulted in a detectable and sustained immune response for at least six months.

给4只黑猩猩接种这种候选疫苗后，它们体内产生了可以检测到的免疫应答，持续了至少6个月。

The most terrible of chimpanzees, I never thought the gorilla would be so big, just like a hill.

而最可怕的是黑猩猩，我从来没想到猩猩会有那么大，简直像一座小山一样。

One of the clearest places to look for clues of our cultural capacity is in one of our closest relatives: chimpanzees.

最适合寻找人类创造文化能力的线索的地方是人类近亲黑猩猩。

Being out on my own in nature, with or without the chimpanzees, is just something I loved.

我独自呆在大自然里，不管有没有黑猩猩的陪伴，都将是我的快乐时光。

Chimpanzees, elephants, buffaloes and a reddish-brown antelope known as the bongo also occur in this protected area.

在保护区里还有黑猩猩，大象，水牛和一种名为“邦戈”的红褐色羚羊。

Unfortunately for the chimpanzees of Kibale, they are not the only combatants locked in a central African territorial dispute.

对于Kibale（国家公园）的黑猩猩来说，遗憾的是，它们不是唯一卷入中非领土纠纷中的“战斗者”。

Primatologists aren't sure, for example, if chimpanzees collaborate in the wild or, if they do, how much.

例如，灵长类动物学家不确定黑猩猩在野外是否合作，如果合作，合作的程度怎样。

I would hesitate to describe what pygmy chimpanzees, orangutans or long-eared hedgehogs get up to, even in a liberal newspaper.

至于倭黑猩猩、红毛猩猩和长耳刺猬，即使是在一份自由报纸上，要我描述它们的同性恋行为，我也会犹豫再三。

If you re lucky, the chimpanzees will be drawing on poster board with crayons. Some of their works have been shown in galleries.

如果你有幸还能看到黑猩猩用蜡笔在广告板上画画，其中有些作品孩子美术馆展出过呢。

Chimpanzees even appear capable of altruism, being willing to help strangers in the absence of anticipated reward.

黑猩猩们还表现出利他主义精神，很愿意帮助陌生人，即使没有预期的奖励。

Female chimpanzees treat sticks and small logs as dolls by cuddling them, creating games and even putting them to bed, new research finds.

最新研究发现，雌性黑猩猩把木棍和小圆木当做洋娃娃一样，拥抱它们，用它们来玩游戏甚至把它们放在床上搂着睡觉。

Chimpanzees, the closest genetic relatives of humans, use a few dozen calls and a variety of gestures to communicate in the wild.

黑猩猩和人类有着最近的亲缘关系，它们在野外使用几十种叫声和大量的手势进行交流。

After watching the ads, the participants filled out a questionnaire that assessed their understanding of the status of wild chimpanzees.

看完广告之后，参与者都分别填了一份调查问卷，让他们表达对野生黑猩猩状况的评价见解。

but chimpanzees also smile when they're trying to strengthen a social bond with another chimpanzee.

但当黑猩猩在巩固与同类的社会联系时，也会微笑。

A retrovirus that has lain dormant in chimpanzees and their ancestors for at least one million years is surrendering its secrets.

在黑猩猩和它们祖先体内潜伏了至少100万年的反转录病毒的秘密正逐渐被瞭解。

Young female chimpanzees like to play with sticks as if they were dolls, according to a new study in the journal Current Biology.

期刊《时下生物学》最新研究发现，少年母猩猩喜欢玩棍棒，仿佛那就是她们的洋娃娃一样。