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"Every evening, as they move from place to place through the forest,
chimpanzees stop to build a nest – most often in a tree – to sleep in. Using a
selection of branches, leaves and twigs, they create comfortable and safe
spaces to get some shuteye.
Like human beds, these are places to rest – but they also help chimps stay warm
or cool and protect themselves against the weather. As you might expect, how
and where chimpanzees build their nests depends on things like temperature,
humidity, wind and rainfall.
But how do they make these choices? Previous research has shown the
construction is related to the conditions at the time when the creatures are
building the nest.
In new research, published today in
Current Biology, my colleagues and I show
that chimps are a little bit cleverer than you might expect: they seem to build
their nests in ways that anticipate what the overnight weather will be."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
