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By reporting how two generalist and adaptable primate species responded to a major cyclone, we hope to further knowledge of how extreme climatic events may have shaped primate & human evolution and better understand the ability of primates to withstand future ecological change 🌍

Many thanks to everyone far and wide who supported and enabled this research Gorongosa National Park, @primhevo, Oxford Anthropology, Arts and Humanities Research Council, ICArEHB. We dedicate this work to all who work hard to keep peace and resilience in challenging moments 🙏

Baboons vs. Cyclone Idai. Who came out on top? Spoiler: These primates are tougher than you think. When Cyclone Idai stormed through Gorongosa National Park, the baboons hit the high ground and bounced back in style. Read the full report at gorongosa.org/adapt-and-thri…

How can music help your romantic pursuits? By helping you choose a compatible partner and making you feel bonded! Loads of fun writing my first feature for The Observer The Observer New Review! theguardian.com/science/2025/j…

Field based research assistants wanted to work on baboons in South Africa expenses paid. See below 👇 Might be of interest PSGB Students EFP-Primatology African Primatological Society IPS Primate AmSoc Primatologists Animal behavior opps animalopps.bsky.social La Société Francophone de Primatologie - SFDP @EthoGes Gesellschaft für Primatologie e.V. (GfP) ASAB

1. Hoje (29 de Janeiro) é a data limite para votar na sua fotografia favorita no Museu de História Natural, na competição "London Wildlife Photographer of the Year" (categoria People’s Choice): https:bitly.com/LNHM

The use of stones to crack nuts is a form of tool use in chimpanzees. Being more efficient at cracking nuts with stones has direct evolutionary benefits, as individuals can eat more food with less energy expenditure. Nature Human Behaviour Nature Portfolio

Congratulations to Ester Lourenço on becoming a Leakey Foundation scholar! When Ester isn’t pursuing her Master’s at Universidad de Zaragoza in Spain, she’s exploring the geology of fossil sites at the southern end of the Great African Rift in Gorongosa National Park.

Record-breaking wildlife numbers, the mysteries of the rainy season, and exclusive 2025 tourism specials—discover the details in our January/February newsletter: conta.cc/4hmCF76

🌍 How did #LatePleistocene caves shape #humanevolution in Southeast Africa? ICArEHB seeks a PhD candidate for #FCTPhDFellowships to study caves and #paleoenvironments in the region, supervised by Frederico Tátá Regala. 🔗 icarehb.com/fct-phd-fellow… #PhDOpportunity #Archaeology

Mozambique: Gorongosa Park’s predator comeback #Mozambique #Moçambique #GorongosaNationalPark #Wildlife #WildLifeConservation #Predator #MozambiqueNews Gorongosa National Park clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambiqu…

🌍 How did #Afrotheria evolve and spread across Southeastern Africa? ICArEHB seeks a PhD candidate for #FCTPhDFellowships to study the evolution and #biogeography of these mammals, supervised by René Bobe. 🔗 More info icarehb.com/fct-phd-fellow… #PhDOpportunity #Archaeology

⬇️ Great thread exploring recent research led by Dr Sophie Berdugo (Sophie Berdugo, Postdoctoral Affiliate) into how some chimps use tools more efficiently than others & what this means for primate evolution. The research team used 25 years of footage - find out more:

New paper on the illegal trade in western chimpanzees in Guinea-Bissau conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

A Dra. Mércia Ângela junta-se a Brett Horley para discutir o mundo oculto do tráfico de pangolins e a nossa luta para salvar estas criaturas tímidas e gentis. Ouça bit.ly/PangolinDay #gorongosa #gorongosapark #WorldPangolinDay2025

Follow Elias and our team as they rescue and rehabilitate the critically endangered pangolin. wildhope.tv/episode/pangol… #worldpangolinday2025 #Mocambique #Africa #pangolinprotectors

How do modern #savanna ecosystems shape #Neotaphonomy? ICArEHB seeks a PhD candidate for #FCTPhDFellowships to study small vertebrate taphonomy and its implications for #archaeology, supervised by René Bobe. 🔗 More info icarehb.com/fct-phd-fellow… #PhDOpportunity

Really happy to see this paper out, using field biomechanics we show that wild chimpanzees don't just randomly select plants materials for termite fishing tools – they use a little “folk physics” choosing materials with specific properties! cell.com/iscience/fullt… 1/5

📢🐵🌿 Our new field study shows that Gombe chimpanzees act as 'engineers', choosing plant materials to make tools based on specific properties that make them ideal for the job. Alejandra Pascual-Garrido, Prof. Susana Carvalho, Deus Mjungu, Ellen Schulz-Kornas, Adam van Casteren More 👇 cell.com/iscience/fullt…

📢 New publication: "Effects of an extreme weather event on primate populations" by Beardmore-Herd, M., Gaynor, K., Palmer, M. & Carvalho, S. (2025), in American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 🔗 More info: doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.2…