For chimpanzees, salt and pepper hair not a marker of old age
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 - 15:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Silver strands and graying hair is a sign of aging in humans, but things aren't so simple for our closest ape relatives—the chimpanzee. A new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE by researchers at the George Washington University found graying hair is not indicative of a chimpanzee's age.