/r/primatology
Primatology, primates, anthropology
/r/primatology
Are there any programs (over summer, virtual, etc.) for primatology for high school students (junior, ~17 years old)?
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 doesnโt justify the reaction against them, though. Thereโs 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. ๐
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!!
Calling all bonobo enthusiasts! ๐ฃ This World Bonobo Day, let's unite to spread love and awareness about these incredible creatures.
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!
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?
De Waal giving a TedTalk on what an โalphaโ IS and what an alpha ISNโT. Also explains โalphaโ as an actual role and not just a privileged status or โbeing top bullyโ.
Itโs 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. ๐ต
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.
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.
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 ๐ ) and I came upon this odd and heartbreaking clip - yes I know itโs nature ๐, but itโs still sad for the poor baboon ๐ข๐
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TlgUkvlz-go
The baboon is suffering from what is almost certainly a mortal wound and appears to be โeating his own legโ as the video clip calls it. I highly doubt thatโs whatโs 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 โeating himselfโ.
Does the injury look more like itโs 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 theyโll lick and pick at wounds and such but has anything been observed of this extensiveness?
Iโve 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? Itโs very humorous, but I just wonder where it comes from. Iโve 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 itโs gotten a positive response out of people?
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?
Does the white tuft of fur start to spread out as the gorillas grow? Or does the hair just fall out? Iโve 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?