Famous chimpanzees solved puzzles that changed how humans understood intelligence, but their move to Berlin had a tragic ending

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Chimpanzee Sultan (Image Credit: Zentrum für Geschichte der Psychologie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg via University of Auckland)More than a century ago, a small group of chimpanzees helped revolutionise the way scientists understood intelligence.
Yet, while their scientific achievements became famous

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Chimpanzee Sultan (Image Credit: Zentrum für Geschichte der Psychologie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg via University of Auckland)More than a century ago, a small group of chimpanzees helped revolutionise the way scientists understood intelligence.
Yet, while their scientific achievements became famous

Sources: Times of India