Scientists suggest captive chimpanzees engage in 'socially contagious urination'—that is, when one primate starts peeing, others quickly follow suit ...

In human societies, urination is generally considered a private affair ― and yet, when one person announces that they need to ...

Yawning isn’t the only bodily function that’s contagious. Japanese scientists have discovered that chimpanzees are more ...

Learn about a new study of captive chimpanzees, the first to identify the phenomenon of contagious urinations.

Contagious behaviors are actions that can be sparked by the detection of that action in another individual. Yawning is ...

Discover the fascinating behavior of chimpanzees and their synchronized urination pattern. Explore the evolutionary roots and ...

Researchers at Japan’s Kyoto University say their findings could have wide-reaching importance for understanding the behavior ...

Scientists suspect that contagious urination, a behavior they observed among a troop of apes in Japan, may play an important ...

A new study reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on January 20 is the first to describe a phenomenon ...

Our research suggests that this phenomenon may have deep evolutionary roots.” Onishi, et al decided to study the phenomenon ...

Turns out, chimps aren't just yawning together anymore. A new study shows they also have a “contagious urination” trend. Researchers found that when one chimp pees, others are more likely to do so.

Japanese researchers say urination is contagious among chimpanzees. When one of the primates relieves itself, others in the ...