Jane Goodall RIP
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#HabitatDestruction
#SixthExtinction
#primatebehavior
#BrightGreenEnvironmentalism
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#ProgressTrap
#WildlifeConservation
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#SixthExtinction
#primatebehavior
#BrightGreenEnvironmentalism
#technologicalfixes
#ProgressTrap
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Jane Goodall.
Jane was a much-loved member of the conservation community in Cambridge and worldwide. She completed her PhD at @darwincollegecam.bsky.social and was an Honorary Fellow at @newnhamcollege.bsky.social.
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Jane was a much-loved member of the conservation community in Cambridge and worldwide. She completed her PhD at @darwincollegecam.bsky.social and was an Honorary Fellow at @newnhamcollege.bsky.social.
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Jane Goodall - Finding our way to a better future
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October 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Chimpanzees can weigh evidence and update beliefs when new information arrives. Their flexible reasoning echoes early cognitive foundations shared with humans, offering rare insight into the evolution of rationality.
#cognition #primatebehavior #evolutionaryanthropology #Science
#cognition #primatebehavior #evolutionaryanthropology #Science
Chimpanzees in Uganda show a capacity to weigh evidence and revise decisions, hinting at ancient roots of rational thought shared with humans. Science edges closer to Darwin’s idea of cognitive continuity. #primatology #cognition #evolution www.primatology.net/p/minds-in-t...
Minds in the Forest
How chimpanzees weighing evidence might push us to rethink the roots of reason
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October 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Chimpanzees can weigh evidence and update beliefs when new information arrives. Their flexible reasoning echoes early cognitive foundations shared with humans, offering rare insight into the evolution of rationality.
#cognition #primatebehavior #evolutionaryanthropology #Science
#cognition #primatebehavior #evolutionaryanthropology #Science
🦍 Hello! I'm Claudia, an experimental psychologist focusing on primate behavior, especially western lowland gorillas in zoos.
🌍 Passionate about zoo animal welfare, I aim to bridge research and public understanding through science communication. 🌟 #Psychology #PrimateBehavior #ScienceCommunication
🌍 Passionate about zoo animal welfare, I aim to bridge research and public understanding through science communication. 🌟 #Psychology #PrimateBehavior #ScienceCommunication
September 26, 2023 at 1:59 AM
🦍 Hello! I'm Claudia, an experimental psychologist focusing on primate behavior, especially western lowland gorillas in zoos.
🌍 Passionate about zoo animal welfare, I aim to bridge research and public understanding through science communication. 🌟 #Psychology #PrimateBehavior #ScienceCommunication
🌍 Passionate about zoo animal welfare, I aim to bridge research and public understanding through science communication. 🌟 #Psychology #PrimateBehavior #ScienceCommunication
Chimpanzees and bonobos both console distressed peers—young apes lead the way. Empathy, it turns out, runs deep across species lines and emerges early in life. #PrimateBehavior #Anthropology #HumanEvolution #Bonobos #Chimpanzees
The Tender Side of Apes: Rethinking Empathy in Bonobos and Chimpanzees
A new study shows that the capacity for consolation in our closest relatives isn’t species-dependent—it's shaped by age, social bonds, and individual personalities.
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May 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Chimpanzees and bonobos both console distressed peers—young apes lead the way. Empathy, it turns out, runs deep across species lines and emerges early in life. #PrimateBehavior #Anthropology #HumanEvolution #Bonobos #Chimpanzees
Bonobos reject unfair rewards—especially with distant partners—hinting at deep evolutionary roots of fairness. This study offers a window into the social logic behind primate cooperation. #PrimateBehavior #Anthropology #Bonobos #Fairness #EvolutionaryPsychology #HumanOrigins
Bonobos refuse to cooperate when rewards are unfair, showing signs of inequity aversion. Their reactions hint at ancient roots of fairness in primate social life. #Anthropology #Primatology #Bonobos #Fairness #HumanEvolution
What Bonobos Can Teach Us About the Roots of Fairness
A new study explores how one of our closest primate relatives reacts to unequal treatment—and what it might say about the origins of human morality.
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April 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Bonobos reject unfair rewards—especially with distant partners—hinting at deep evolutionary roots of fairness. This study offers a window into the social logic behind primate cooperation. #PrimateBehavior #Anthropology #Bonobos #Fairness #EvolutionaryPsychology #HumanOrigins
Wild chimpanzees don’t show disorganized attachment—but captive ones do. New research suggests our evolutionary past shaped caregiving in ways modern humans may be neglecting. #PrimateBehavior #Anthropology #HumanEvolution #AttachmentTheory
A Secure Start: What Chimpanzee Childhood Reveals About Ours
Studying mother–offspring bonds in the wild points to deep evolutionary roots of attachment—and what we may have lost
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May 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Wild chimpanzees don’t show disorganized attachment—but captive ones do. New research suggests our evolutionary past shaped caregiving in ways modern humans may be neglecting. #PrimateBehavior #Anthropology #HumanEvolution #AttachmentTheory
Fascinating. These "animals" know when they're being watched, and adjust their behavior accordingly. Sometimes it's a good thing; sometimes not so much.
#PrimateBehavior #Science
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#PrimateBehavior #Science
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When The Pandemic Came, Zoos Closed, And The Animals Started to Act Differently
We all had to make adjustments as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded – even zoo animals who were suddenly not seeing crowds of visitors pass by every single day.
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April 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Fascinating. These "animals" know when they're being watched, and adjust their behavior accordingly. Sometimes it's a good thing; sometimes not so much.
#PrimateBehavior #Science
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#PrimateBehavior #Science
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Saving the cultural legacy of wild animals: Animals use tools and pass knowledge through culture, aiding survival and adaptation. Human impact is destroying these traditions.
#AnimalCulture #WildlifeConservation #DigitalPreservation #ToolUse #PrimateBehavior #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
#AnimalCulture #WildlifeConservation #DigitalPreservation #ToolUse #PrimateBehavior #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Saving the cultural legacy of wild animals
Animals use tools and pass knowledge through culture, aiding survival and adaptation. Human impact is destroying these traditions.
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April 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Saving the cultural legacy of wild animals: Animals use tools and pass knowledge through culture, aiding survival and adaptation. Human impact is destroying these traditions.
#AnimalCulture #WildlifeConservation #DigitalPreservation #ToolUse #PrimateBehavior #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
#AnimalCulture #WildlifeConservation #DigitalPreservation #ToolUse #PrimateBehavior #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Baby monkey taken in by another mother in shocking twist!
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#PrimateBehavior #AnimalAdoption #EvolutionaryBiology #SocialCognition #AnimalSociety #sciencefeatured #sciencenews
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#PrimateBehavior #AnimalAdoption #EvolutionaryBiology #SocialCognition #AnimalSociety #sciencefeatured #sciencenews
Baby Monkey Taken in by Another Mother in Shocking Twist | Science Featured Series
Nestled within the thick woodlands of the Guanyinshan National Nature Reserve in Qinling, China, scientists have observed an extraordinary adoption case amo ...
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March 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Baby monkey taken in by another mother in shocking twist!
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#PrimateBehavior #AnimalAdoption #EvolutionaryBiology #SocialCognition #AnimalSociety #sciencefeatured #sciencenews
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#PrimateBehavior #AnimalAdoption #EvolutionaryBiology #SocialCognition #AnimalSociety #sciencefeatured #sciencenews
Capuchins are abducting baby monkeys—for no reason we can understand. Animal culture just took a strange, dark turn. #primatebehavior #animalculture #wildlife
Monkey Mayhem on Jicarón Island
On a remote island in Panama, young male capuchins have begun a disturbing new trend: abducting baby howler monkeys. What drives this strange and deadly fad?
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May 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Capuchins are abducting baby monkeys—for no reason we can understand. Animal culture just took a strange, dark turn. #primatebehavior #animalculture #wildlife
Opportunity to pursue a PhD looking at facial expressivity in humans & other primates with @bridgetwaller.bsky.social at Nottinham Trent in UK. Funded. #primatebehavior #animalbehavior #PhD
Fully funded PhD studentship using imaging methods to quantify variation in faces - would suit candidates with coding skills or computational methods. Get in touch! www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...
Using imaging spectroscopy to measure individual differences in facial expressivity in human and non-human primates
Find out about this studentship opportunity on using multiple imaging spectroscopy techniques to understand individual differences in facial expressivity in human and non-human primates.
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December 24, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Opportunity to pursue a PhD looking at facial expressivity in humans & other primates with @bridgetwaller.bsky.social at Nottinham Trent in UK. Funded. #primatebehavior #animalbehavior #PhD
How did Mozambique’s baboons and vervets respond to Cyclone Idai? A new study shows primate resilience to extreme climate events—hinting at the evolutionary past of adaptability. #PrimateBehavior #ClimateChange #Gorongosa #Anthropology #Evolution
May 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How did Mozambique’s baboons and vervets respond to Cyclone Idai? A new study shows primate resilience to extreme climate events—hinting at the evolutionary past of adaptability. #PrimateBehavior #ClimateChange #Gorongosa #Anthropology #Evolution
Bonobos & chimps both use sex to ease social tension, hinting at deep evolutionary roots in human behavior. Could our ancestors have done the same? 🤔🐒 #Evolution #PrimateBehavior #Bonobos #Chimpanzees #Evolution #Anthropology #Priimatology
Sex, Power, and Peace: How Bonobos and Chimpanzees Reveal Our Evolutionary Social Strategies
New research suggests that our closest relatives have been using sex to navigate conflict for millions of years.
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March 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Bonobos & chimps both use sex to ease social tension, hinting at deep evolutionary roots in human behavior. Could our ancestors have done the same? 🤔🐒 #Evolution #PrimateBehavior #Bonobos #Chimpanzees #Evolution #Anthropology #Priimatology
The 50,000 year old mystery of stone tools: Were they made by monkeys? #Science #Biology #PrimateBehavior #StoneTools #Chimpanzees #PrimateResearch
The 50,000 year old mystery of stone tools: Were they made by monkeys?
The Stone Age might conjure up images of early humans, sitting around a campfire or hunting prehistoric beasts, but evidence shows that we’re not the only species that has learned how to work with stone...
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January 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The 50,000 year old mystery of stone tools: Were they made by monkeys? #Science #Biology #PrimateBehavior #StoneTools #Chimpanzees #PrimateResearch
New research reveals that both bonobos & chimps use sex to manage social tension, challenging long-held beliefs about their behavioral differences. Are we wired for social-sexual bonding? 🤔🐒 #Bonobos #Chimpanzees #Evolution #Anthropology #PrimateBehavior
Bonobos & chimps both use sex to ease social tension, hinting at deep evolutionary roots in human behavior. Could our ancestors have done the same? 🤔🐒 #Evolution #PrimateBehavior #Bonobos #Chimpanzees #Evolution #Anthropology #Priimatology
Sex, Power, and Peace: How Bonobos and Chimpanzees Reveal Our Evolutionary Social Strategies
New research suggests that our closest relatives have been using sex to navigate conflict for millions of years.
www.primatology.net
March 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New research reveals that both bonobos & chimps use sex to manage social tension, challenging long-held beliefs about their behavioral differences. Are we wired for social-sexual bonding? 🤔🐒 #Bonobos #Chimpanzees #Evolution #Anthropology #PrimateBehavior
Chimpanzees sharing fermented fruit hint at the deep evolutionary roots of human social drinking traditions. #EvolutionaryBiology #PrimateBehavior #SocialBonding
Boozy Bananas and Primate Parties
Wild chimpanzees in Guinea-Bissau have been observed sharing fermented fruit, offering new insights into the evolutionary roots of human social drinking behaviors.
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April 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Chimpanzees sharing fermented fruit hint at the deep evolutionary roots of human social drinking traditions. #EvolutionaryBiology #PrimateBehavior #SocialBonding
We also update and extend McComb & Semple’s 2005 survey of primate vocal repertoires—first major comparative update in about 20 years! Results are robust to both datasets. Open access paper + data/ code: rdcu.be/foZ5M
#PrimateBehavior #LanguageEvolution🐒🧪
#PrimateBehavior #LanguageEvolution🐒🧪
Evolution of primate vocal repertoires: vocal systems as embodied capital for mediating within-group conflict
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June 18, 2026 at 4:11 PM
We also update and extend McComb & Semple’s 2005 survey of primate vocal repertoires—first major comparative update in about 20 years! Results are robust to both datasets. Open access paper + data/ code: rdcu.be/foZ5M
#PrimateBehavior #LanguageEvolution🐒🧪
#PrimateBehavior #LanguageEvolution🐒🧪
Study finds wild chimpanzees in Côte d'Ivoire & Uganda consume ~14g of ethanol daily from ripe fruit, supporting the "drunken monkey" hypothesis of human alcohol attraction. Research by UC Berkeley.#PrimateBehaviorr#Newss
Chimps 'lager a day' in ripe fruit fuels drunken monkey theory
Study finds wild chimpanzees in Côte d'Ivoire & Uganda consume ~14g of ethanol daily from ripe fruit...
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September 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Study finds wild chimpanzees in Côte d'Ivoire & Uganda consume ~14g of ethanol daily from ripe fruit, supporting the "drunken monkey" hypothesis of human alcohol attraction. Research by UC Berkeley.#PrimateBehaviorr#Newss
Chimpanzees are constantly mastering new tools: Chimpanzees enhance tool use through migrations, sharing knowledge, and adapting over generations, research finds.
#ChimpanzeeIntelligence #Chimpanzee #ToolUse #PrimateBehavior #WildlifeResearch #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
#ChimpanzeeIntelligence #Chimpanzee #ToolUse #PrimateBehavior #WildlifeResearch #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Chimpanzees are constantly mastering new tools
Chimpanzees enhance tool use through migrations, sharing knowledge, and adapting over generations, research finds.
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November 26, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Chimpanzees are constantly mastering new tools: Chimpanzees enhance tool use through migrations, sharing knowledge, and adapting over generations, research finds.
#ChimpanzeeIntelligence #Chimpanzee #ToolUse #PrimateBehavior #WildlifeResearch #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
#ChimpanzeeIntelligence #Chimpanzee #ToolUse #PrimateBehavior #WildlifeResearch #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Orphaned bonobos can regain social skills and empathy: A study reveals orphaned bonobos can regain social skills and empathy through rehabilitation efforts, despite early-life trauma.
#BonoboConservation #OrphanedBonobos #EmpathyInApes #PrimateBehavior #WildlifeRehabilitation #EarthDotCom #Earth
#BonoboConservation #OrphanedBonobos #EmpathyInApes #PrimateBehavior #WildlifeRehabilitation #EarthDotCom #Earth
Orphaned bonobos can regain social skills and empathy
A study reveals orphaned bonobos can regain social skills and empathy through rehabilitation efforts, despite early-life trauma.
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December 18, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Orphaned bonobos can regain social skills and empathy: A study reveals orphaned bonobos can regain social skills and empathy through rehabilitation efforts, despite early-life trauma.
#BonoboConservation #OrphanedBonobos #EmpathyInApes #PrimateBehavior #WildlifeRehabilitation #EarthDotCom #Earth
#BonoboConservation #OrphanedBonobos #EmpathyInApes #PrimateBehavior #WildlifeRehabilitation #EarthDotCom #Earth
Chimpanzees can plan and adapt their use of tools just like humans: Chimpanzees use tools in sequences, planning and adapting actions like humans. This suggests the roots of complex human behaviors.
#ChimpanzeeIntelligence #ToolUse #PrimateBehavior #AnimalAdaptation #EarthDotCom #Earth
#ChimpanzeeIntelligence #ToolUse #PrimateBehavior #AnimalAdaptation #EarthDotCom #Earth
Chimpanzees can plan and adapt their use of tools just like humans
Chimpanzees use tools in sequences, planning and adapting actions like humans. This suggests the roots of complex human behaviors.
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December 6, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Chimpanzees can plan and adapt their use of tools just like humans: Chimpanzees use tools in sequences, planning and adapting actions like humans. This suggests the roots of complex human behaviors.
#ChimpanzeeIntelligence #ToolUse #PrimateBehavior #AnimalAdaptation #EarthDotCom #Earth
#ChimpanzeeIntelligence #ToolUse #PrimateBehavior #AnimalAdaptation #EarthDotCom #Earth
Decades of studying baboons reveal they’re more about cooperation & trust than aggression. www.baboonsrus.com Dr Shirley C. Strum shows us what primates can teach about society, evolution, and empathy. Discover more: www.scientia.global/shirley-c-st... #PrimateBehavior #Baboons
BaboonsRus - Uaso Ngiro Baboon Project
Delve into the world of baboons and their connection to human evolution with the Uaso Ngiro Baboon Project in Kenya.
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August 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Decades of studying baboons reveal they’re more about cooperation & trust than aggression. www.baboonsrus.com Dr Shirley C. Strum shows us what primates can teach about society, evolution, and empathy. Discover more: www.scientia.global/shirley-c-st... #PrimateBehavior #Baboons
Chimpanzees at a Zambian sanctuary have been observed displaying unique behavior, wearing blades of grass in their ears or rears, suggesting the possibility of cultural expression within primate groups. 🌿 Link: https://tinyurl.com/yulklpz9 #PrimateBehavior #Biodiversity #ConservationResearch
July 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Chimpanzees at a Zambian sanctuary have been observed displaying unique behavior, wearing blades of grass in their ears or rears, suggesting the possibility of cultural expression within primate groups. 🌿 Link: https://tinyurl.com/yulklpz9 #PrimateBehavior #Biodiversity #ConservationResearch
A recent study by UCL anthropologists reveals that macaque mothers exhibit a brief period of restlessness following the death of their infants, contrasting with the prolonged grief responses observed in humans. #PrimateBehavior #GriefResearch #UCLStudy
Primate Mothers and Grief: A Different Kind of Bereavement
A recent study by UCL anthropologists reveals that macaque mothers exhibit a brief period of restlessness following the death of their infants, contrasting with the prolonged grief responses observed in humans.
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April 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A recent study by UCL anthropologists reveals that macaque mothers exhibit a brief period of restlessness following the death of their infants, contrasting with the prolonged grief responses observed in humans. #PrimateBehavior #GriefResearch #UCLStudy
Capuchin monkeys on Jicaron Island, Panama, are kidnapping baby howler monkeys. This unusual behavior, first observed in 2022, involves young males carrying the infants, often resulting in the babies' deaths. Scientists are studying this strange new "tradition." #PrimateBehavior #News
Monkeys kidnap babies from another species in a strange “tradition,” and scientists are stunned.
Capuchin monkeys on Jicaron Island, Panama, are kidnapping baby howler monkeys. This unusual behavio...
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June 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Capuchin monkeys on Jicaron Island, Panama, are kidnapping baby howler monkeys. This unusual behavior, first observed in 2022, involves young males carrying the infants, often resulting in the babies' deaths. Scientists are studying this strange new "tradition." #PrimateBehavior #News