What Does a Canadian Primatologist Do?
When I was growing up, I heard stories about Jane Goodall and her work in Gombe with the chimps. We all did, right? I heard stories about other researchers, too, […]
Tag Archives: primate behaviour
Crop Raiding: A Conservation Catastrophe
Imagine for a moment that you are a rural farmer in Uganda. You marry and start a family. To be able to provide for them, you decide to grow crops. […]
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 […]
A Little Laughter Goes a Long Way
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 […]
Justin Bieber’s Pet Capuchin is in Quarantine Instead of the Forest
Contributed by JGI Canada blog contributor, Mallory. The pet trade, legal or illegal, domestic or international, poses a serious hindrance to primate conservation efforts. Research has suggested a linear increase […]
Evolution of Chimpanzee and Human Sleeping Patterns
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 […]
A ‘Great’ Crisis
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 […]
