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Primatology, primates, anthropology

/r/primatology

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Chimps share 98.8 percent of their DNA with humans. This one is hairless.

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2024/03/26
02:26 UTC

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Opportunities for high school students

Are there any programs (over summer, virtual, etc.) for primatology for high school students (junior, ~17 years old)?

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2024/03/20
16:39 UTC

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Introduction / Foreword to 2020 edition of Through a Window by Jane Goodall? (reposting in the hope that someone might have an answer)

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2024/03/20
05:24 UTC

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Itโ€™s over for pig-tailed macaques.

It seems over for Northern Pig-tailed Macaques. Their adversarial relationship with the rest of the primate order has boiled over in places like Cambodia, where humans have inhumanely started a revolution against them after they overran Angkor. Even long-tails seem to be playful and docile after birth, but pig-tails are constantly spazzing out and exhibiting horrifying behavior. I also heard pig-tails abuse other primate infants for no reason. It doesnโ€™t justify the reaction against them, though. Thereโ€™s an ancient wisdom in these parts that pig-tails are possessed by demons, and this is fueling some atavistic hatred of pig-tails. It seems over for them. ๐Ÿ˜ž

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2024/03/14
20:35 UTC

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Platyrrhine Diets (Insect Species)

I am a college student, and I am doing a small digital art project on insects. I have always been fascinated by the modern hypothesis of platyrrhines having floated from Africa to the Americas on washed away mangroves that has become popular in recent years, and I thought it would make a fun art subject. I am nothing close to an ecology student, however, I was wondering if anyone here might know what specific insect species these platyrrhines may have eaten roughly 20-30 million years ago. I had briefly researched this a while ago and remember landing on some sort of moth-like insect (maybe some sort of a cibyra??), but I cannot seem to find where I found that information or what specific species I was even thinking of. Any information on invertebrate that may have been part of their diets or were just generally found across Africa or Central/South America during that time period would be greatly appreciated!!

(any source with pictures would also be very helpful since at the end of the day i plan on using this information for an art project beyond my own curiosities lol) - Thanks!!

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2024/03/12
11:57 UTC

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It's World Bonobo Day!

Calling all bonobo enthusiasts! ๐Ÿ“ฃ This World Bonobo Day, let's unite to spread love and awareness about these incredible creatures.

https://preview.redd.it/0nm7kvny1lic1.png?width=940&format=png&auto=webp&s=56c9c909fe624944acff14aa8660a81c63d06704

Did you know bonobos are our closest relatives and are known as the 'make love, not war' apes? Unfortunately, they face serious threats such as habitat loss due to deforestation and encroachment, even though the Congo rainforest a critical carbon reserve for our planet.

Share this post and help us make some noise for the peace-loving bonobos!

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2024/02/14
17:07 UTC

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Jane Goodallโ€™s Passion for Hope

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2024/01/26
17:56 UTC

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Kyoto PRI

Hi all,

I'm inquiring about going to Kyoto University for graduate school. Upon some reading, I found that PRI is located in Inuyama, which is about 1.5 hours from Kyoto by train. Should I expect to consistently ride 3 hours to and from everyday?

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2024/01/05
00:19 UTC

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Field research assistant (volunteer) โ€“ Barbary macaques in Morocco

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2024/01/04
14:06 UTC

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Frans de Waal educating people what โ€œalphaโ€ actually means ๐Ÿ˜…

De Waal giving a TedTalk on what an โ€œalphaโ€ IS and what an alpha ISNโ€™T. Also explains โ€œalphaโ€ as an actual role and not just a privileged status or โ€œbeing top bullyโ€.

Itโ€™s a pet peeve of mine when people use words incorrectly or out of context, so I appreciate this talk he gave. I know his work is already common knowledge for most of us here but I appreciate him educating the public and setting the record straight on something so many people get wrong. ๐Ÿต

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2023/12/31
23:43 UTC

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Bioacoustics Educational Research Survey Ending Soon

Hi Everyone,

A couple of months ago, I made a post with links to a set of online surveys designed to assess the educational backgrounds of professionals and students interested in bioacoustics. These surveys are part of an MSc project, and their results will help inform the creation of educational material for those who wish to enter the field. The survey ends at the beginning of the New Year (Eastern Standard Time). I wanted to advertise them again to catch potential respondents who missed them when they were first posted. I have the links attached below:

This first link is for the professional survey (https://cwu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_doipAjq6WLEP66O)

This second link is for the student survey (https://cwu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_08JXJxtrD7DpeVU).

Neither should take more than 15 minutes.

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2023/12/22
17:54 UTC

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Female macaque body language

I have a question that's probably not answerable. I know Google failed me royally.

I've seen a lot of female macaques ask to nurse another's baby, Why do they get in a posture that resembles a sexually submissive posture--showing the mother her butt while looking back at her? I don't understand how showing Mama her privates translates into "Can I hold your baby? Maybe run away with it, refuse to give it back to you... I mean, hold it. Yeah, just hold it.

Why that position? I don't get it.

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2023/12/19
19:20 UTC

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Unusual behavior of a wounded baboonโ€ฆ.can anybody shed some light on this? ๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿ’

Was watching clips of baboons on YouTube and observing and trying to decode their behaviors (a hobby of mine as a laymen with no schooling whatsoever ๐Ÿ˜…) and I came upon this odd and heartbreaking clip - yes I know itโ€™s nature ๐Ÿ™„, but itโ€™s still sad for the poor baboon ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ’

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TlgUkvlz-go

The baboon is suffering from what is almost certainly a mortal wound and appears to be โ€œeating his own legโ€ as the video clip calls it. I highly doubt thatโ€™s whatโ€™s going on. I think he may be trying to pick out the debris from the wound or possibly even trying to debride the infected flesh from it however hopeless that may be at this stage of injury, but those guesses would make more sense than โ€œeating himselfโ€.

Does the injury look more like itโ€™s from a fight (I know baboons can inflict particularly severe and even mortal wounds), or would the pattern suggest being caused by a trap or snare?

In any case, has this sort of behavior been observed before in baboons or other primates? I know theyโ€™ll lick and pick at wounds and such but has anything been observed of this extensiveness?

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2023/12/18
22:49 UTC

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Orangutan Playful Behavior

Iโ€™ve Googled the hell out of this to no avail: why do orangutans do that thing where they go from standing up straight to falling on the ground on their backs? Itโ€™s very humorous, but I just wonder where it comes from. Iโ€™ve seen this behavior often accompanied by spinning and rolling along the ground. I just assume the spinning and rolling is clearly an expression of playfulness, but where does the silly looking, pretend fainting come from? Is it something they do in captivity because itโ€™s gotten a positive response out of people?

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2023/12/15
18:49 UTC

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Chimp empire question

If I remember correctly then miles was the alpha before jackson. So does this mean that jackson defeated him in a fight?

If so then why where they close friends?

1 Comment
2023/12/14
23:30 UTC

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Why exactly do chimps do this? I have seen many diffrent theories but each of them are at-least slightly diffrent, I would like to hear your diffrent reasons why you think they do this.

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2023/12/10
21:14 UTC

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Why do people tend to make a distinction between chimpanzees and bonobos, but not with the species of orangutans and gorillas?

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2023/11/22
22:50 UTC

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White signal on baby gorillas

Does the white tuft of fur start to spread out as the gorillas grow? Or does the hair just fall out? Iโ€™ve seen junior gorillas that have a white spots spread out on both sides. Do these spots just eventually keep spreading and mix in with the fur?

1 Comment
2023/11/18
03:49 UTC

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