Badge of status in drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus)

The upcoming special issue of International Journal of Primatology includes a number of interesting articles on the function of primate coloration in species such as geladas (Theropithecus gelada) (Bergman et al., in press), drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus) (Marty et al., in press), mandrills (M. sphinx) (Setchell et al., in press), and red-fronted lemurs (Eulemur fulvus rufus) [...]

Darwin’s bicentennial

The Science section of the New York Times has published several articles in honor of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday (Feb 12). You can read them all here.
Many apologies for not keeping this page updated over the past month and a half. It is a New Year’s resolution I have already compromised.

More Pan hunting

Earlier this year, I commented on an article describing the first instance of primate hunting by bonobos (Pan paniscus) [1]. Bonobos, like their more famous cousins—chimpanzees, hunt in groups. This is interesting because both chimpanzees and bonobos are omnivores; hence they need not hunt in groups to acquire adequate nutrition. While individual benefit from group [...]