A new PBS Nature film argues that chimpanzees may have a sense of taste similar to our own. The claim was promoted in a short video for the documentary HumanLike: The Chimps of Fongoli, which premiered on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
The film focuses on a community of chimpanzees living in Fongoli, in Senegal. The promotional clip frames the finding as a surprising parallel between humans and our closest living relatives, but it does not describe the experiments behind the claim, the number of animals involved, or which scientists carried out the work.
Because the clip is mostly a teaser with links and subscription prompts, the specific taste findings cannot be verified from this material alone. Readers who want to know what the researchers actually observed will need to watch the full broadcast or consult the program's own background materials.
Even at this stage, the headline claim is a reminder of how much of animal behavior remains to be measured. Documentaries like this one often bring field research to a wide audience before the detailed results are available for independent review.
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