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In a new paper, CICASP's Andrew MacIntosh explains why we should all care about Japanese macaque worms, and what they have to tell us about the ecology of wild primates.
A new open access article published in the journal Animal Behaviour , has demonstrated that playback of affiliative calls can initiate a temporary culture of high affiliation in marmosets.
A new study in Scientific Reports has shown that chimpanzees outperform humans in their ability to utilize game theory– a form of mathematics that deals with determining optimal strategies when faced with competitive situations.
Lola ya Bonobo means 'Paradise for Bonobos' in Lingala, one of the official languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a sanctuary located at the edge of Kinshasa, the capital of DR Congo, the country to which this most-recently discovered great ape...
A new study published in the American Journal of Primatology has shown that hormonal responses in Japanese macaques can be related to their adaptation to stressful conditions.
A recent study of wild siamangs in Way Canguk (Sumatra, Indonesia), by CICASP's Dr. Luca Morino, shows that males in multimale groups mate less frequently and for shorter average durations than males in one-male groups. This is thought to be a way to minimize the risk of...