#primatology — Public Fediverse posts
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It Uses Its Finger Like A Woodpecker’s Beak
With rodent teeth, bat-like ears and a woodpecker-inspired hunting strategy, this primate may just be one of evolution’s…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #ayeayeanimal #ayeayefinger #ayeayemonkey #aye-aye #Daubentoniamadagascariensis #evolution #Evolutionarybiology #primatology #Science #woodpecker
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It Uses Its Finger Like A Woodpecker’s Beak
With rodent teeth, bat-like ears and a woodpecker-inspired hunting strategy, this primate may just be one of evolution’s…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #ayeayeanimal #ayeayefinger #ayeayemonkey #aye-aye #Daubentoniamadagascariensis #evolution #Evolutionarybiology #primatology #Science #woodpecker
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/953480/ Meet The World’s Weirdest Primate. Hints: It Uses Its Finger Like A Woodpecker’s Beak #AyeAyeAnimal #AyeAyeFinger #AyeAyeMonkey #AyeAye #DaubentoniaMadagascariensis #evolution #EvolutionaryBiology #primatology #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #wildlife #woodpecker
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/479569/ Meet The World’s Weirdest Primate. Hints: It Uses Its Finger Like A Woodpecker’s Beak #AyeAyeAnimal #AyeAyeFinger #AyeAyeMonkey #AyeAye #DaubentoniaMadagascariensis #Éire #Evolution #EvolutionaryBiology #IE #Ireland #primatology #Science #Wildlife #woodpecker
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🦧 New study on #bonobo #SocialBehavior: Arias-Vélez et al. show that #bonobos actively intervene in #SocialInteractions to enforce group norms and reduce conflict. Rather than reacting only to direct threats, bystanders often stepped in during socially disruptive situations, suggesting a form of third-party social regulation resembling proto-norm enforcement.
📝 https://critica.filosoficas.unam.mx/index.php/critica/article/view/1788 (https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads4414)
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🦧 New study on #bonobo #SocialBehavior: Arias-Vélez et al. show that #bonobos actively intervene in #SocialInteractions to enforce group norms and reduce conflict. Rather than reacting only to direct threats, bystanders often stepped in during socially disruptive situations, suggesting a form of third-party social regulation resembling proto-norm enforcement.
📝 https://critica.filosoficas.unam.mx/index.php/critica/article/view/1788 (https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads4414)
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🦧 New study on #bonobo #SocialBehavior: Arias-Vélez et al. show that #bonobos actively intervene in #SocialInteractions to enforce group norms and reduce conflict. Rather than reacting only to direct threats, bystanders often stepped in during socially disruptive situations, suggesting a form of third-party social regulation resembling proto-norm enforcement.
📝 https://critica.filosoficas.unam.mx/index.php/critica/article/view/1788 (https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads4414)
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🦧 New study on #bonobo #SocialBehavior: Arias-Vélez et al. show that #bonobos actively intervene in #SocialInteractions to enforce group norms and reduce conflict. Rather than reacting only to direct threats, bystanders often stepped in during socially disruptive situations, suggesting a form of third-party social regulation resembling proto-norm enforcement.
📝 https://critica.filosoficas.unam.mx/index.php/critica/article/view/1788 (https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads4414)
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🦧 New study on #bonobo #SocialBehavior: Arias-Vélez et al. show that #bonobos actively intervene in #SocialInteractions to enforce group norms and reduce conflict. Rather than reacting only to direct threats, bystanders often stepped in during socially disruptive situations, suggesting a form of third-party social regulation resembling proto-norm enforcement.
📝 https://critica.filosoficas.unam.mx/index.php/critica/article/view/1788 (https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads4414)
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81 apes. 150 studies. 18 years. The largest open-access dataset of great ape cognition just dropped — and what it can tell us about the origins of human intelligence is just getting started. #Primatology #ComparativePsychology #OpenScience https://www.primatology.net/p/what-81-apes-can-tell-us-about-the
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...“It seems to be a recurring thing in our field where people come up with reasons why humans are special and unique, and then scientists like me test it out, and we find that, actually, maybe we’re not that special after all,” says the study’s lead author, Amalia Bastos....
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‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/25/first-footage-endangered-sumatran-orangutan-using-canopy-bridge-cross-road-hope-species-aoe #EndangeredSpecies #Indonesia #Wildlife #Conservation #WorldNews #Animals #AsiaPacific #Environment #EndangeredHabitats #Mammals #Primatology #Science #TreesAndForests
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Bonobos enjoy pretend tea parties and chimps think rationally: why apes are more like us than we ever thought https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/23/apes-behaviour-bonobo-chimpanzee-humans-science-aoe #EndangeredSpecies #Environment #Animals #Conservation #Wildlife #WorldNews #Science #Primatology #AnimalBehaviour #Biology
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🌍🐒 Dr. Jane Goodall collaborated with #Google to share an environmental message for #EarthDay. This animated #biography explains her work as an ethologist and her dedication to protecting the planet.
The #video also highlights Roots and Shoots, a program that supports young people in over 140 countries who are working on environmental and humanitarian issues in their local communities.
#animals #animation #anthropology #conservation #diy #earth #ecology #environment #nature #primatology #science #womeninSTEM #tksst
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Gibraltar’s monkeys eat mud ‘to avoid upset stomachs from tourist junk food’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/gibraltar-monkeys-eat-mud-avoid-upset-stomachs-tourists-junk-food #Gibraltar #Science #Environment #Animals #Wildlife #WorldNews #Europe #Primatology
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🦧📉 Researchers at #Uganda’s #Kibale National Park tracked a decade-long conflict after a massive community of #chimpanzees divided. The study in the journal #Science documents how former social partners became rivals when their connecting social ties decayed.
👉 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5781149/chimpanzee-civil-war-primate-conflict-anthropology
#primatology #anthropology #wildlife #evolution #nature #biology #primates #apes
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Wild chimpanzees recorded waging ‘civil war’ with coordinated attacks between two groups https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/civil-war-chimpanzee-group-closer-to-human-condition-aoe #Primatology #GlobalDevelopment #Environment #Uganda #Animals #Africa #Science #EndangeredSpecies #Wildlife #WorldNews #AnimalBehaviour #Biology
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🌿🐒 Today is #JaneGoodall Day, marking the legacy of a researcher who changed how we define the relationship between #humans and the animal kingdom. Her work at #Gombe Stream #Research Center continues to provide scientific #data on #chimpanzee behavior and the importance of #habitat protection.
👉 Learn more: https://janegoodall.org/
#janegoodall #conservation #science #chimpanzees #nature #janegoodallday #ecology #wildlife #education #primatology
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🌿🐒 Today is #JaneGoodall Day, marking the legacy of a researcher who changed how we define the relationship between #humans and the animal kingdom. Her work at #Gombe Stream #Research Center continues to provide scientific #data on #chimpanzee behavior and the importance of #habitat protection.
👉 Learn more: https://janegoodall.org/
#janegoodall #conservation #science #chimpanzees #nature #janegoodallday #ecology #wildlife #education #primatology
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🌿🐒 Today is #JaneGoodall Day, marking the legacy of a researcher who changed how we define the relationship between #humans and the animal kingdom. Her work at #Gombe Stream #Research Center continues to provide scientific #data on #chimpanzee behavior and the importance of #habitat protection.
👉 Learn more: https://janegoodall.org/
#janegoodall #conservation #science #chimpanzees #nature #janegoodallday #ecology #wildlife #education #primatology
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🌿🐒 Today is #JaneGoodall Day, marking the legacy of a researcher who changed how we define the relationship between #humans and the animal kingdom. Her work at #Gombe Stream #Research Center continues to provide scientific #data on #chimpanzee behavior and the importance of #habitat protection.
👉 Learn more: https://janegoodall.org/
#janegoodall #conservation #science #chimpanzees #nature #janegoodallday #ecology #wildlife #education #primatology
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🌿🐒 Today is #JaneGoodall Day, marking the legacy of a researcher who changed how we define the relationship between #humans and the animal kingdom. Her work at #Gombe Stream #Research Center continues to provide scientific #data on #chimpanzee behavior and the importance of #habitat protection.
👉 Learn more: https://janegoodall.org/
#janegoodall #conservation #science #chimpanzees #nature #janegoodallday #ecology #wildlife #education #primatology
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This week's #NewBooks at the library: An eclectic trio!
- Just in time for my review of The Wake of HMS Challenger, I found a second-hand copy of At Sea with the Scientifics from the University of Hawaii Press, which collects Joseph Matkin's letters home.
- Look what you made me do, Jordan Sorcery! I tracked down a very affordable copy of Jack Yeovil's Krokodil Tears in his Dark Future series.
- One more book from my employer's January sale: #Chimpanzees and Human Evolution from Belknap Press.#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #HistoryOfScience #ScienceHistory #HistSci #Oceans #Oceanography #Warhammer #Primatology #Evolution #Anthropology #Scicomm
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The observation and analytical study of a captive chimpanzee spontaneously utilizing environmental tools to produce structured, rhythmic instrumental sounds in conjunction with vocal expressions.
#Primatology #EvolutionaryBiology #Ethology #Bioacoustics #sflorg
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www.cbc.ca/news/science... "The last of the 'trimates' alongside Jane Goodall and Diane Fossey" with major achievements not only in science but in conservation. #primatology
Famed primatologist Biruté Gal... -
#News: Great #apes tease and prank each other 🤡😛🦍🦧🐵🐒 just as humans do. Incl. body-slamming, hair-pulling, waving objects in front of each other’s faces – new #research study finds #sentience #primatology #primates #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife https://wp.me/pcFhgU-7gR?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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‘Extraordinary event’ for mountain gorillas as new twins born in DRC https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/24/mountain-gorillas-twins-born-drc-aoe #EndangeredSpecies #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo #Wildlife #Uganda #Environment #Conservation #Primatology #Animals #Africa #WorldNews
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Enjoying this, decades after first encountering de Waal via his excellent book on bonobos. The focus is still on primates, but he switches to birds, cetaceans, dogs, cephalopods, rats, etc. as appropriate
#books #CognitiveScience #zoology #AnimalBehavior #FransDeWaal #primatology
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RE: https://sciences.social/@primatology/116270802059619929
Phylogenetic analysis of 100 primate taxa finds lethal and mild aggression are evolutionarily decoupled. Killing frequency doesn't track bickering frequency. Socio-ecological models need rethinking. #Primatology #ComparativeBehavior #SocialEvolution
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🧸🐒 Remember Punch the lonely #macaque? Scientists at the #Awajishima Monkey Center are tracking him to understand primate social hierarchies.
Their #research explains how maternal status and early bonds determine if a #monkey successfully integrates into the troop.
#biology #animals #japan #science #nature #macaques #primatology #evolution #ecology #monkeys #wildlife
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Gursky’s Spectral Tarsier Tarsius spectrumgurskyae
Gursky’s Spectral Tarsier Tarsius spectrumgurskyae
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable
Location: Indonesia (Sulawesi)
Found across the northern peninsula of Sulawesi in Indonesia, including from the northern tip to the Isthmus of Gorontalo, in primary forest, mangroves, and disturbed habitats with dense cover.
The Gursky’s spectral tarsier Tarsius spectrumgurskyae, also known locally as Wusing, is a recently recognised species of tarsier from northern Sulawesi. Listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, they have lost more than 30% of their habitat in the past two decades. #Deforestation for #palmoil and #timber, agricultural encroachment, illegal logging, and the #pettrade all threaten their fragile populations. Their survival depends on wild spaces thick with shrubby undergrowth—the very places being rapidly erased. If you love unique #primates like the spectral #tarsier, use your voice and wallet to protect their forest home. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
Known locally as ‘Wusing’, Gursky’s Spectral #Tarsiers have enormous moon-like eyes to help them see in dark forests 🌛👀😽 #Palmoil and the #pet trade are serious threats. Help them survive when you #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🚜❌ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2026/02/22/gurskys-spectral-tarsier-tarsius-spectrumgurskyae/
Share to BlueSky Share to TwitterFound in tree hollows of #Sulawesi #Indonesia, tiny #primates 🐵🧐 Gursky’s Spectral #Tarsiers are #carnivores with their food, #insects 🪲🦗 being poisoned by #palmoil and #pesticides ☠️ Fight for them! #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2026/02/22/gurskys-spectral-tarsier-tarsius-spectrumgurskyae/
Share to BlueSky Share to TwitterAppearance & Behaviour
Gursky’s spectral tarsiers also known locally as ‘Wusing’ are hauntingly beautiful tiny #primates with enormous, forward-facing eyes that shine like twin moons in the night. These tiny nocturnal primates have a soft, greyish pelage and elongated fingers adapted for gripping tree branches. They are famed for their extreme leaping ability, known as vertical clinging and leaping (VCL), allowing them to spring through the forest canopy with precision and grace.
Highly social and vocal, they live in monogamous or polygamous groups of 2–11 individuals. At dawn, their eerie territorial duets echo through the forest just before they return to their sleeping sites in dense foliage or tree cavities. They are shy, elusive, and deeply dependent on forest structure to hide, hunt, and sleep.
Threats
Habitat Loss from Illegal Logging
The primary threat to Gursky’s spectral tarsier is the ongoing destruction of Sulawesi’s forests due to illegal logging. These small nocturnal primates depend on dense understorey vegetation and tree cavities for shelter and foraging. When forests are cleared, their sleeping sites vanish and prey becomes scarce, forcing them into smaller, fragmented patches of habitat. Even moderate disturbance causes a sharp drop in population density—from over 150 individuals/km² to as few as 45 in degraded areas (Merker, 2003).
Agricultural Expansion and Palm Oil Plantations
Much of the Gursky’s Spectral Tarsier’s lowland habitat has already been converted to palm oil and timber agriculture, and expansion continues. Between 1990 and 2000, 15.26% of Sulawesi’s forests were cleared for crops, with at least 10% more lost since then (Salim, pers. comm. in IUCN, 2020). Palm oil plantations are one of the main drivers of this forest conversion. Although the species can survive in agroforestry and disturbed areas, their numbers drastically decline when natural vegetation is replaced with monocultures.
Pesticide Exposure from Nearby Farms
Chemical pesticides used in adjacent agricultural zones contaminate the tarsiers’ insect prey, leading to bioaccumulation and poisoning. Tarsiers consume a diet entirely composed of live animal prey, mostly insects, which makes them highly vulnerable to pesticide residues. Ingestion of contaminated insects can lead to neurological damage, reproductive failure, or death, further weakening populations in edge habitats near farmlands.
Predation by Domestic Animals
Domestic dogs and cats introduced into forested areas pose a significant predation risk to tarsiers. These animals often accompany humans into disturbed or agricultural areas, where they hunt or scavenge. Tarsiers are small-bodied, slow on the ground, and often descend to low levels of the forest, making them easy targets. Predation by pets fragments already-vulnerable populations and disrupts group dynamics.
Illegal Capture for the Pet Trade
Although not widespread, the illegal pet trade is an emerging threat. Gursky’s spectral tarsiers are occasionally taken from the wild to be sold in local markets or online. These sensitive, nocturnal animals suffer tremendously in captivity, often dying due to stress, malnutrition, or improper care. Removing them from the wild also breaks apart family groups and contributes to long-term population decline.
Geographic Range
Gursky’s spectral tarsier is endemic to Indonesia, restricted to northern Sulawesi, from the northern tip of the peninsula to the Isthmus of Gorontalo. Their habitat includes lowland primary forests, secondary growth, mangroves, and areas with some human disturbance, such as agroforestry and selectively logged landscapes. However, their density drops dramatically as habitat degradation increases.
Diet
Their diet is 100% carnivorous, consisting entirely of live animal prey. They primarily consume insects such as moths and crickets but also hunt small vertebrates like frogs and lizards. Their night-time hunting is punctuated by bursts of movement and quiet observation as they stalk their prey through the understorey.
Mating and Reproduction
Although detailed reproductive data are scarce for this species, Gursky’s spectral tarsiers likely follow similar breeding patterns to other tarsiers. They are known to breed throughout the year, producing one offspring at a time after a gestation period of about six months. The young are born furred and open-eyed, clinging to their parent as they learn to navigate the trees.
FAQs
How many Gursky’s spectral tarsiers are left in the wild?
Precise population numbers of these tarsiers are not known, but density estimates suggest that in pristine habitats, up to 156 individuals per km² may exist (Gursky, 1997). However, in heavily degraded areas, this number can plummet to as low as 45 individuals per km² (Merker, 2003). Their fragmented range and habitat loss make accurate counts difficult, but population declines are expected to continue if deforestation is not halted.
What is their lifespan in the wild?
While specific data for Tarsius spectrumgurskyae is not available, other tarsier species can live between 8–12 years in the wild. In captivity, where threats like predation are removed, their lifespan may be slightly longer. However, these animals do not thrive in captivity and should never be kept as pets.
What challenges do they face in conservation?
One major challenge is habitat degradation due to logging, agriculture, and the spread of palm oil plantations. Though they can tolerate some disturbance, their population density drops significantly with increasing habitat destruction. Additionally, their small size and elusive nature make them difficult to monitor, and they are sometimes misidentified as other tarsier species, complicating conservation strategies.
Do Gursky’s spectral tarsiers make good pets?
No. These sensitive and social primates should never be kept as pets. Capturing them from the wild is cruel and contributes directly to population collapse. It destroys their family groups, causes immense suffering, and feeds into illegal wildlife trade networks. If you care about their survival, never buy a wild animal and advocate against exotic pet ownership.
Take Action!
The future of the Gursky’s spectral tarsier hangs by a thread. Forests are falling at an alarming rate, replaced with monocultures and poisoned with pesticides. Speak up. Refuse to fund deforestation-driven industries. Boycott palm oil. Protect what’s left of Sulawesi’s dwindling forests and support indigenous-led conservation efforts. Never buy wildlife as pets. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife #Vegan #BoycottMeat
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Support the conservation of this species
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Further Information
Shekelle, M., Groves, C. P., Maryanto, I., & Mittermeier, R. A. (2017). Two new tarsier species (Tarsiidae, Primates) and the biogeography of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Primate Conservation, 31, 37–56. https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/publications/two-new-tarsier-species-tarsiidae-primates-and-the-biogeography-o
Shekelle, M. 2020. Tarsius spectrumgurskyae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T162336422A162336580. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T162336422A162336580.en. Accessed on 06 April 2025.
Wikipedia. (n.d.). Gursky’s spectral tarsier. Retrieved April 6, 2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gursky%27s_spectral_tarsier
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Hot spring bathing behaviors in Japanese #macaques actively reshape the host "holobiont," specifically modifying lice distribution and gut #microbiota composition beyond simple thermoregulation or stress relief.
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RE: https://sciences.social/@primatology/115871161462423636
Risk-taking isn't just for teens. New data on infant chimp leaps suggests early ontogeny—not adolescence—is the primary window for high-stakes motor learning. Crucial for understanding human evolutionary life history. 🐒🦴 #Anthropolgy #Primatology
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#Chimpanzees 🦍 #orangutans 🦧 and other #GreatApes have strong personalities and astonishingly may have midlife crises! Yet another reason to protect these wonderful beings. #Primatology #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔🤢☠️🔥🧐🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/03/13/do-chimpanzees-and-orangutans-really-have-midlife-crises/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Just like #human babies, #bonobos reared by their mother are more socially and emotionally well adjusted compared to orphaned #bonobos #primates 🐵🐒🦍😻 #primatology Fight for them! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife and be #Vegan 🥦🍅 @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/09/29/for-primates-having-a-mother-helps-them-learn-social-skills/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Умерла приматологиня и зооактивистка Джейн Гудолл (в почтенном возрасте). 😥🐒 #JaneGoodall #ethology #primatology #corpses #scistars
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#JaneGoodall, who passed away October 1, 2025, was #pioneer in #primatology and in the fight to preserve our #naturalhabitats and not only successfully campaigned for the #protection of #chimpanzees, but also made very significant contributions to their #biologicalunderstanding.
Text:Stefan F.Wirthphotos
1) sculpture of Jane Goodall and David Greybeard in Chicago, by Geary, 2023,
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New article out today in #Scientific #Data: Lewandowski et al. (2025) present the #Apemen #Faces #Database (#ApeFD)!
620 #hominin faces, with #morphometric data + "vibe check" (#threat, #sociability, #trustworthiness... you name it).Researchers can use this #open dataset to explore questions on #ocular #morphology, social perception, facial morphology, and even applications in cross-disciplinary fields such as #primatology, #cultural #anthropology, and media studies. Go wild, use it in your research, and e-mail us if you have any questions! :D
🔗 Article: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05813-z
🔗 Dataset: https://doi.org/10.18150/L2RHIA -
New article out today in #Scientific #Data: Lewandowski et al. (2025) present the #Apemen #Faces #Database (#ApeFD)!
620 #hominin faces, with #morphometric data + "vibe check" (#threat, #sociability, #trustworthiness... you name it).Researchers can use this #open dataset to explore questions on #ocular #morphology, social perception, facial morphology, and even applications in cross-disciplinary fields such as #primatology, #cultural #anthropology, and media studies. Go wild, use it in your research, and e-mail us if you have any questions! :D
🔗 Article: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05813-z
🔗 Dataset: https://doi.org/10.18150/L2RHIA -
New article out today in #Scientific #Data: Lewandowski et al. (2025) present the #Apemen #Faces #Database (#ApeFD)!
620 #hominin faces, with #morphometric data + "vibe check" (#threat, #sociability, #trustworthiness... you name it).Researchers can use this #open dataset to explore questions on #ocular #morphology, social perception, facial morphology, and even applications in cross-disciplinary fields such as #primatology, #cultural #anthropology, and media studies. Go wild, use it in your research, and e-mail us if you have any questions! :D
🔗 Article: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05813-z
🔗 Dataset: https://doi.org/10.18150/L2RHIA -
New article out today in #Scientific #Data: Lewandowski et al. (2025) present the #Apemen #Faces #Database (#ApeFD)!
620 #hominin faces, with #morphometric data + "vibe check" (#threat, #sociability, #trustworthiness... you name it).Researchers can use this #open dataset to explore questions on #ocular #morphology, social perception, facial morphology, and even applications in cross-disciplinary fields such as #primatology, #cultural #anthropology, and media studies. Go wild, use it in your research, and e-mail us if you have any questions! :D
🔗 Article: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05813-z
🔗 Dataset: https://doi.org/10.18150/L2RHIA -
New article out today in #Scientific #Data: Lewandowski et al. (2025) present the #Apemen #Faces #Database (#ApeFD)!
620 #hominin faces, with #morphometric data + "vibe check" (#threat, #sociability, #trustworthiness... you name it).Researchers can use this #open dataset to explore questions on #ocular #morphology, social perception, facial morphology, and even applications in cross-disciplinary fields such as #primatology, #cultural #anthropology, and media studies. Go wild, use it in your research, and e-mail us if you have any questions! :D
🔗 Article: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05813-z
🔗 Dataset: https://doi.org/10.18150/L2RHIA -
Warum wir Menschen mit unserer eigenen Anlage zur Gewalt nicht realistisch umgehen (Anthropologie)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbgmBZDJ6bs
#GoodnessParadox #ReaktiveGewalt #ProaktiveGewalt #Anthropology #Wrangham #ImbalanceOfPowerHypothesis #RichardWrangham #SurvivalOfTheFriendliest #Evolution #Primatologie #Primatology #Violence #Krieg #War #Conflict #Gewalt #Konflikt #Platonism #Idealism #Platonismus #Idealismus #HomoiosisTheo #Tradition #Philosophie #Philosophy #Hobbes #ThomasHobbes #Putin
