A database of great ape research promises to unlock deeper understanding of their cognition, intelligence and social behaviour.
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Most primate societies do not have clear-cut sex-biases when it comes to power.
In many animals, including humans, adverse events in youth have lasting negative health effects over the life span. But new research suggests something different is going on in mountain gorillas.
We studied 8,000 primate teeth and finally confirmed that humans are not the only living primate to suffer from cavities. But there are interesting differences.
COVID-19 has been found in pets, zoo animals and in a wild mink in Utah. Monitoring wildlife for COVID-19 is important for animals and humans, both of whom face risks from a jumping virus.
To improve the security of park guards and other people, it is crucial to mitigate park-people conflicts and tackle armed groups.
Without adequate information, we can’t prioritise efforts and funding to best protect our primate relatives.
COVID-19 could potentially be harmful for endangered great apes.
Malaria can be transmitted from humans to gorillas, with devastating effects.
Scientists say humans are pretty similar to chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. So why don’t we have fur like they do?
Combining new technologies, including Global Forest Watch, a Forest Monitoring App and Participatory 3D Modelling, brings out traditional knowledge of the elders.
The tropics are expanding at an unprecedented rate. This will have massive implications for societies, economies and the natural world.
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Conservation Director, Wildlife Ecologist and Microbiologist at the African Conservation Foundation. Lecturer and board member at the Institute of Biodiversity and Non-Profit Studies, University of Buea
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Honorary Research Associate in BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant professor, Utrecht University
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Senior research fellow, University of Zurich
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Postdoctoral Infectious Disease Researcher, Tufts University
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
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Research Fellow in Biological Anthropology, Monash University
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Professor of Anthropology, Durham University
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Professor of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
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Assistant professor, Wageningen University
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Directrice de recherche au CNRS, Université de Montpellier
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Postdoc in evolutionary/behavioural ecology, University of Turku
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Mark Elgar is a Friend of The Conversation.
Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Stirling