Opening up the horizontal space is not as important. Conversely, vertical movement is vital to primates, as they may flee upwards when they perceive a threat. They show a distinct vertical flight ...

Michael Wasserman discusses wild primate exposure to endocrine disruptors, such as pesticides, flame retardants, and ...

As visitors began to return to the zoo, the bonobos and gorillas spent less time alone, while the gorillas also spent less ...

Conservation efforts have proven to be effective at saving at-risk wildlife species and habitats. Regular technological ...

Brosnan is now a professor of psychology at Georgia State University where she investigates the evolution of cooperation, decision-making and economic behavior among primates. Benítez says that ...

This study explores how humans and other primates, like apes, manage social dynamics. Both humans and primates identify agents and patients in events, with eye-tracking studies showing similar ...

A new laboratory study in mice suggests that primates like humans evolved large brains with a helping hand from microbes that ...

Brosnan is now a professor of psychology at Georgia State University where she investigates the evolution of cooperation, decision-making and economic behavior among primates. Benítez says that ...

Professor Gazes teaches in the Department of Psychology and the Animal Behavior Program. My research program focuses on discovering what evolutionary pressures may have led to the development of ...

This is a rarity in primate research, and illustrates just how much remains to be known about these fascinating animals. Like all lemurs, mouse lemurs inhabit the island of Madagascar off the east ...