r/primatology

Hi, so I'm writing a horror film based on real-life incidents of chimpanzees, and my goal is to create realism, atmosphere, and character psychological elements rather than excessive gore or supernatural stuff. I'm also looking for ways to portray the behaviors and intelligence of a chimpanzee accurately, authentically, and respectfully without hurting or triggering anybody.

Also, some examples of what kinds of situations or interactions would create tension and conflict. I am not even looking to sensationalize real tragedies. I genuinely want this story to feel emotionally tense and grounded.

(Thank you for your patience! 😉)

like i know they can experience and process death in some aspects, but i haven’t really found any credible info that suggests that they are really THAT similar to human human death conception and stuff, And is it even merely possible for them to understand death like us?

Was watching various primate behavior stuff and this popped up in the algorithm. I thought this video was gonna be a joke but they actually took it seriously. Very interesting. I like the way they took it seriously and debated from legitimate science and not just the trap of “omg they’re both so huge and muscular”, seems like media always falls into that but this time they approached with analysis and actual professionalism. I like the way they explained the role anatomical structure plays or can play in muscle specialization.

As a fairly well read enthusiast / layman, I tend to agree with the expert on this. I think in general average chimp vs average guy off the street, I think chimp would win. But if it were average chimp vs pro athlete, I think the athlete would win because he’s trained those specific muscles for that exact task AND because as a human he has more mass overall - so chimp vs pro athlete, I think athlete would win BUT the chimp would give him a good challenge and test of the athletes abilities in the process.

What is the community’s thoughts on this? This is what I love learning about with primatology - the nuance and comparison and contrast between modern humanity and our earlier selves 😎🦍🦧🐵🐒

I know they're both monophyletic groups sharing a common ancestor. Was the common ancestor dry nosed and the wet nosed got wet or wet and the dry nosed got dry? And what was the reason for the change?

Or just coincidence and evolution does evolution things?