Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #primatology, aggregated by home.social.
‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population
By Rebecca Ratcliffe
The global climate phenomenon has triggered devastating infernos in the ape’s Indonesian heartlands, with long-term effects on the animals still unknown
#Indonesia #Wildfires #ElNiosouthernoscillation #Climatecrisis #Primatology #Wildlife #Environment #AsiaPacific #Endangeredhabitats #Endangeredspecies #Conservation #Animals #Treesandforests #TheGuardian #RebeccaRatcliffe
‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/01/el-nino-orangutans-indonesia-wildlife-destruction-aoe #Indonesia #Wildfires #ElNioSouthernOscillation #ClimateCrisis #Primatology #Wildlife #Environment #AsiaPacific #EndangeredHabitats #EndangeredSpecies #Conservation #Animals #TreesAndForests
🐵 NEW: Pierre, a 54-year-old #chimpanzee at ChimpHaven #sanctuary in #Louisiana, was blind from #cataracts until veterinary ophthalmologist Kenneth Pierce replaced the clouded lens.
His caretakers spent months training him to hold his face to the mesh and keep his eyes open. He regained functional sight the same day.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/blind-chimpanzee-cataract-surgery-lousiana/
#surgery #veterinary #animals #wildlife #nature #medicine #conservation #primatology #science #health #rescue
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Wild savanna chimps at Dindefelo rarely actively teach tool use: in 32 of 33 camera-trap tool transfers, learners initiated the handover. A new Frontiers in Psychology study offers key empirical data on the social learning roots of hominin technology.
Indonesian wildfires threaten leading orangutan research site in Borneo https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/15/indonesia-wildfires-threaten-leading-orangutan-research-site-borneo-cabang-panti #Wildlife #Indonesia #EndangeredSpecies #Mammals #Wildfires #Animals #AsiaPacific #Primatology #Conservation #Environment #EndangeredHabitats #ElNioSouthernOscillation #WorldNews
Indonesian wildfires threaten leading orangutan research site in Borneo
By Gloria Dickie
Critically endangered Bornean orangutans flee forests as staff at Cabang Panti work round the clock to stave off blaze
#Wildlife #Indonesia #Endangeredspecies #Mammals #Wildfires #Animals #AsiaPacific #Primatology #Conservation #Environment #Endangeredhabitats #ElNiosouthernoscillation #Worldnews #TheGuardian #GloriaDickie
They’re the sopranos of the forest, so what’s silencing the gibbons’ morning chorus? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/15/singing-gibbons-forest-sopranos-malaysia-aoe #Primatology #UrbanWildlife #EndangeredSpecies #Wildlife #Malaysia #EndangeredHabitats #TreesAndForests #AnimalBehaviour #Conservation #Animals #AsiaPacific #Environment #Zoology #Science
They’re the sopranos of the forest, so what’s silencing the gibbons’ morning chorus?
By Rebecca Ratcliffe
As human development and roads increasingly fragment their habitats, a study suggests traffic noise could be altering the animals’ wake-up call
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/15/singing-gibbons-forest-sopranos-malaysia-aoe
#Primatology #Urbanwildlife #Endangeredspecies #Wildlife #Malaysia #Endangeredhabitats #Treesandforests #Animalbehaviour #Conservation #Animals #AsiaPacific #Environment #Zoology #Science #TheGuardian #RebeccaRatcliffe
https://www.europesays.com/ie/685649/ Monkeys Hunt Dangerous Prey When Fruit Runs Out, 45-Month Study Finds #Éire #Evolution #IE #Ireland #monkey #PLOS #primatology #Science
A 2025 study said two trained monkeys could keep a beat. A 2026 rebuttal says the data show tempo matching, not real synchronization, and three-day-old humans already beat them at it. #Primatology #AnimalCognition #Evolution https://www.anthropology.net/p/monkeys-have-rhythm-a-study-said
Monkeys Hunt Dangerous Prey When Fruit Runs Out, 45-Month Study Finds
An adult male capuchin feeding on bird prey. Credit: Luciano Candisani, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) When fruit disappears, bearded…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #CA #Canada #Evolution #monkey #PLOS #primatology
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/892997/
💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🐒🦎 Bearded #capuchins in northeastern #Brazil usually eat fruit, but researchers recorded 446 hunts of #lizards, #snakes and #opossums over 5,000 hours, concentrated when #plant foods ran low. Scientists link this seasonal prey-hunting to a possible stepping stone in early human meat-eating.
#primatology #animals #wildlife #behavior #monkeys #meat #evolution #humanevolution #science #biology #zoology #nature #research
Hadza foragers log 24 active minutes per nighttime hour. Gibbons log 2. A new Journal of Human Evolution analysis argues Homo sapiens keeps a diurnal clock but a far looser 24-hour schedule.
#Anthropology #HumanEvolution #Primatology https://www.anthropology.net/p/human-activity-patterns-look-more
A cognitive study using non-invasive eye-tracking technology to quantify how gibbons visually process faces, revealing a strong preference for looking at the eyes, particularly those of their own species.
#Ethology #Primatology #EvolutionaryBiology #CognitivePsychology #BehavioralEcology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/ebio08262601.html
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Big brains & big groups don't mean more primate vocalizations!
A new study of 77 species shows body size & life in the trees are the real predictors of call count. Big implications for early language evolution models.
RE: https://sciences.social/@primatology/117113118714478806
Sooty mangabey midfoot dorsiflexion (~46°) matches chimp ankle hyperdorsiflexion in vertical climbing, new PNAS data show. Implications for LCA foot reconstruction and Australopithecus midfoot flexibility. #Paleoanthropology #Primatology #HumanOrigins
RE: https://sciences.social/@primatology/117056093735357129
Rethinking early primate brain evolution! 🧠👁️
A new Science paper reveals visual regions—not the frontal lobe—drove brain expansion, tracking optic nerve size back 33+ Myr. A major shift for #Paleoanthropology & #Primatology.
Primatology is the scientific study of primates, encompassing their biology, evolution, anatomy, behavior, ecology, and conservation.
#Primatology #Biology #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/cat08042602.html
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Did humans invent pet-keeping, or refine a primate trait? A new study of 427 cases shows primates adopting, grooming & bonding across species. With female-skewed care mirroring ethnographic data, our bond with animals is older than Homo sapiens.
💁🏻♀️ TIL: Both #chimpanzees and #bonobos use hugs, hand-holding, and other friendly touches to prevent conflict before it starts, not just to resolve it afterward.
Researchers observed five #sanctuary groups in #Zambia and the #Congo, finding that more pre-feeding cuddles meant more peaceful sharing of limited #peanuts.
👉 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ape-physical-touch-stress-relief-chimps
#apes #primatology #animals #behavior #science #nature #research #primates #humans
RE: https://sciences.social/@primatology/116961820867897542
Long before food enters the equation, ape diplomacy begins with a touch.
A new Proc. R. Soc. B study reveals pre-feeding physical reassurance—from embraces and kisses to mouth-to-finger contact—predicts who gets fed in chimps and bonobos.
Essential reading for anthropologists tracking the roots of human cooperation.
#Primatology #Anthropology
Neue Primatenart in den Regenwäldern der Demokratischen Republik Kongo entdeckt!
„Colobus congoensis“
Die nächste Verwandtschaft Colobus satanas konnte ich im Lopé Nationalpark in Gabun 🇬🇦 beobachten 🥰
#Primates #Colobus #Gabun
#Primatology #Primatologie #Primaten
https://fzs.org/de/aktuelles/neue-afrikanische-affenart-im-regenwald-des-kongo-entdeckt/
'Likweli': A new monkey species discovered in the Congo Basin
https://news.yale.edu/2026/07/15/meet-likweli-new-monkey-species-discovered-congo-basin
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48940833
#HackerNews #Likweli #monkey #discovery #Congo #Basin #wildlife #conservation #primatology #new #species
Colobus congoensis is a newly discovered, distinct species of monkey endemic to the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, characterized by its mostly black fur and striking orange facial patches.
#Primatology #EvolutionaryBiology #Taxonomy #ConservationBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/zoo07152601.html
RE: https://sciences.social/@primatology/116852063656758592
Consensus said brain and body mass evolved in strict lockstep, but new data revives the "brain lag" hypothesis.
When body size grew, brains lagged—then didn't just catch up. They overshot entirely, pushing lineages like ours into new cognitive territory.
#HumanEvolution #Anthropology #Primatology