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Orangutans ‘can make two sounds at the same time, similar to human beatboxing’

Findings provide clues around evolution of human speech

The Independent UK

Great Apes Spin to Get “High,” Giving Scientists New Data To Understand Addiction In Humans

They like to spin themselves in circles, a sensory fix commonly craved by children and this is how apes get high when moving fast

Zenger

Great Apes spin until they are dizzy to get ‘high’

Researchers found that great apes like gorillas and chimpanzees spin to deliberately make themselves dizzy.

Evening Standard

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Clue to humans' desire to get high may lie in apes deliberately making themselves dizzy

The research, conducted by academics at the University of Warwick and the University of Birmingham, indicates findings could provide hints about human attempts to manipulate their mood and perception of reality

Wales Online

Dizzy apes provide clues on human need for mind-altering experience

Researchers found that great apes like gorillas and chimpanzees spin to deliberately make themselves dizzy.

The Independent UK

Orangutans have their own "dialects"

More surprisingly, researchers could even distinguish between a rural and a city-slicker orangutan accent

Salon

Adding fuel to the fire

Good morning, early birds. Energy Minister Angus Taylor will accelerate seven fossil fuel projects despite the UN chief describing such a move as “madness”, and the WA government will completely rewrite its gun laws after the WA Police Force database showed how widespread they are. It’s the news you need…

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