Chimps Ate My Monkey!
In the summer 2011, I was working in Kibale National Park – a lush rainforest in Southern Uganda. Part of my PhD project involved following a group of red colobus […]
In the summer 2011, I was working in Kibale National Park – a lush rainforest in Southern Uganda. Part of my PhD project involved following a group of red colobus […]
Written by Guest Contributor, Jesse Hildebrand. Chimpanzees laugh when tickled. That’s right – for those stealthy and foolhardy enough to sneak up on a chimp, it is indeed possible to […]
When I started my undergrad I knew I was interested in human evolution. This interest developed into a fascination with our closest relatives. I wanted to understand where we came […]
I have been thinking a great deal about happiness and how we can best study the happiness of our species. That is why a recent study on great ape mood […]
I recently watched a BBC documentary about the Congo. It was part of a larger documentary series on Africa narrated by David Attenborough that I highly recommend. Whenever I watch […]
A few posts ago, I wrote about how genetic testing could help conservationists reintegrate chimpanzees into the wild. This is because chimpanzees are extremely diverse genetically; making it easy for […]
With the holiday season fast approaching, I got to thinking “do chimps have traditions just like us?” Does each family group have behavioural characteristics and customs that are unique to […]