By Juliette Berthier At the end of 2018, my first paper as first author was published in a good peer-reviewed journal. As for many young researchers, this was a great event in my professional life and I celebrated this by opening a good bottle of champagne. The paper was the final result of a huge Read More…
Category: primatology
Humans and other Primates: the differences in cultural complexity between orangutans and chimpanzees
In our second year Humans and Other Primates module, students are provided with a foundation in evolutionary anthropology through an understanding of primate biology and evolution. This week, our featured essay is by Daniel Wright. Daniel’s bio: I am a second year anthropology student from South East London. Since a very young age, I have been keen on Read More…
Navigation patterns in a Neotropical primate (Alouatta pigra): when cognition meets energetics
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, the speaker is Miguel de Guinea, a doctoral student from Oxford Brookes University, who is sharing his research on navigation patterns in black howler monkeys. Come and join us on Thursday, January 17th at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract Animal navigation requires a continuous Read More…
Golden monkey male behaviour and vocalisations in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, our speaker is Susan Wiper, who is currently completing her PhD at Chester University. Her talk is on golden monkey (Cercopithecus mitis kandti) male behaviour, and the abstract is below. Come and join us on Thursday at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract Read More…
The making of an academic paper: Monkeys, mothering and the bystander effect
By Stuart Semple In recent years, nature documentary series have begun to feature short, ‘The making of…’ sequences at the end of each episode, in which the viewer is afforded an insight into the plans, trials and tribulations that ultimately led to some of the footage they have just watched. These sequences are very popular, Read More…
Baboons in our midst – a glimpse into the life and work of a primatologist
By Zina Morbach Observing primates in their natural habitats is a core part of the work of primatologists, but most people have little sense of what that entails – beyond glamorized images of Sigourney Weaver as Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist. In what follows, Zina Morbach, a PhD student in Read More…
Monkeys and maladies
By Stuart Semple In the film Outbreak, a deadly virus is unleashed in America after an infected monkey is brought into the country. It’s a film with a real basis in truth – we know that diseases with catastrophic impacts can be transmitted from (non-human) primates to our own species. Ebola is perhaps the most Read More…
