Happy birthday to Dian Fossey, celebrating and remembering a lengendary primatologist Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

Terrific piece by A.V. Flox on the weird myth of the “alpha” male: slantist.com/alpha-male-myt…

An End to the Battle of the Sexes? Primatologist Patricia Gowaty on the evolution of female power: j.mp/16ActSZ

Mountain gorilla genome reveals a surprisingly high level of inbreeding: j.mp/1I0b04O

How March of the Penguins ruined the nature documentary: bit.ly/1zBvzzC

New York Supreme Court Judge recognizes two chimpanzees as legal persons, grants them writ of habeas corpus: j.mp/1HQG3lI

In light of the judge’s decision yesterday, this article I wrote on nonhuman person rights may need to be updated: j.mp/11keSLA

"Chimpanzees and bonobos are sensitive to fairness. They can be empathic. They respond to the distress of others." go.nautil.us/apevshuman

First Peoples, a new PBS documentary on human origins featuring John Hawks and @JacquelynGill comes out June 24: youtu.be/VeOvlg69gh0

Baboons prefer to spend time with others of the same age, status, and personality: j.mp/1JL4vUu Study: j.mp/1JL4FLu

New study suggests humans evolved as an egalitarian species; gender inequality only reappeared after agriculture: j.mp/1d4kUcq

Majority rules when baboons vote with their feet: j.mp/1fyPgon Study published in Science: j.mp/1fyPtbl

The Social Construction of Evolutionary Biology: j.mp/1HiipAu Part 2 of an interview with E.O. Wilson at This View of Life

Chimps are sensitive to right and wrong, displaying consolation and policing behavior: j.mp/1en4Oe6 Study: j.mp/1LKXWFx

New evidence of cultural diversification between neighboring chimpanzee communities: j.mp/1DHrZpI Study: j.mp/1DHs0u0

In Congo, refuge is a fragile one for gorillas: ow.ly/QO4AB

Fathers matter. The fitness effects of men’s family investments among the Miskito horticulturalists of Nicaragua: ow.ly/QO0Oa

Chimps have morality, they just don't care about it: ow.ly/QO1gH

The dispersal of humans out of Africa may be more complicated than previously understood: ow.ly/QSr7G #EvAnth

Bonobos documented using pre-agricultural tools to extract food. @PhysAnth Study: j.mp/1NoPszP Video: j.mp/1NoPw2o