Category Archives: Primatology

Chigger yeuleum

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

Greetings from the rain-soaked rooftop of Africa! It’s the height of the rainy season here in the Simien Mountains. The seemingly endless downpour is making it as easy to watch geladas as to stay dry. I’ve been in Ethiopia now … Continue reading →

Posted in Amharic, Ethiopia, Fieldwork, Primatology | Leave a comment

Chimpanzee sex tools?

Posted on May 4, 2010 by

Thanks to the John Tierney of the NY Times we have a bit more explanation of the ‘sex tools’ used by chimpanzees. In an recent essay published in Science, Dr. William McGrew alluded to such ‘sex tools’ in his discussion … Continue reading →

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The price of grooming in redfronted lemurs

Posted on April 18, 2010 by

At first blush grooming among primates might seem to strictly serve hygienic purposes. After all, primates are furry little mammals crawling with ectoparasites like lice, ticks, and other icky arthropods. Despite this, primates seem to allocate more time to grooming … Continue reading →

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