Jake Funkhouser

Primate enthusiast. Observer of apes. Husband. Dad to many pets. 🏳️‍🌈 ( he / him / his )

[Jake Funkhouser @JakeFunkhouser]

@nanopore @alexandra_sacco @WUSTLbioanthro

[Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) @BonnConvention]

The CMS Expert WG on #AnimalCulture and @IUCN propose a Concerted Action for Chimpanzee Behavioural Diversity & Cultures at #CMSCOP14.

The successful previous CA focused on nut-cracking in Western Chimps. Now it is time to broaden the approach.

https://t.co/t29IqGcFKA

[Congo-Apes @CongoApes]

Learn more about Kingo from GTAP founders Drs. David Morgan and Crickette Sanz, who believe the gorilla taught humans a substantial amount about his species: https://t.co/UgXhPK9GYW

[Jake Funkhouser @JakeFunkhouser]

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 So very grateful for this incredible opportunity!!!

[Ape Behaviour & Ecology Group @APE_Group_UZH]

Today we welcome the newest addition to the team: Dr. Jake Funkhouser! 🙌🏼

Jake joins the APE Group as a Post-doctoral researcher.

We are so excited to have @JakeFunkhouser with us! 🥳

[Jake Funkhouser @JakeFunkhouser]

@KathelijneKoops Very excited to join you soon!! 🤩🤩🤩

[Jake Funkhouser @JakeFunkhouser]

@TheNudeApe @WUSTLbioanthro @APE_Group_UZH @KathelijneKoops Can’t wait to be there with you soon!! 🤗

[Jake Funkhouser @JakeFunkhouser]

Grateful for the support of these apes and many, many others! It is tough to leave @WUSTLbioanthro, but thrilled to be joining @APE_Group_UZH with @KathelijneKoops !!!

[Jake Funkhouser @JakeFunkhouser]

@WUSTLAnthro Thank you! 📚🍎✏️

[University of Zurich @UZH_en]

The western chimpanzees of Guinea are threatened by mining activities. Using a novel genetic approach, @KathelijneKoops and colleagues have collected information on population size and structure of the endangered species: https://t.co/JKjaqF9YZQ @APE_Group_UZH @UZH_Science

[WCS Congo @wcs_congo]

Our #conservation efforts over the past 25 years resulted in inclusion of the "Djéké Triangle" into the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, which now covers a total of 4334 km2 of the Northern #Congo forested area. A great victory in the fight for #biodiversity.

Photos : ©S.Ramsay/WCS

[Lincoln Park Zoo @lincolnparkzoo]

🦍 BREAKING: In a monumental win for great apes, the Republic of Congo has agreed to protect the Djéké Triangle by making it part of the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park -- the only habitat in the world home to both gorillas and chimpanzees! https://t.co/jKwYCbBm54

[WUSTL Bioanthro @WUSTLbioanthro]

Congratulations Dr. Crickette Sanz and coauthors for their report of lasting friendships between chimpanzees and gorillas being considered one of 2022’s "most riveting findings" by the Smithsonian! https://t.co/kf1h9zLBpx
@WUSTLbioanthro @JakeFunkhouser @WUSTLAnthro @WUSTLArtSci

[WashU @WashU]

“None of us can do it alone, can we?”

@JaneGoodallInst made St. Louis — and Graham Chapel — a stop on her national tour to share her ‘tenacious authenticity’ and empower us to work together on behalf of our planet. https://t.co/CfSsnAmB7W

[Arcus Foundation: Great Apes & Gibbons Program @ArcusApes]

A 21-year @lincolnparkzoo- and @TheWCS-led study of western lowland #gorillas and eastern #chimpanzees in the Congo Basin's Goualougo Triangle revealed surprising interactions and relationships among members of the two ape species.

@mongabay reports: https://t.co/XbBYLEqvJ3

[WCS Congo @wcs_congo]

Are Chimpanzees and gorillas friends?
New study, reveals first evidence of lasting social relationships between the two species.
Read more here:
https://t.co/HPhxlKvtBP
Pic © S.Brogan/WCS
#newpaper #Africa #Congo #wildlife #gorillas #chimp #chimpanzee #greatapes

[WashU @WashU]

“Most of what we’d been told about the interactions between these species is that they’d be competitive or avoid each other."

A study led by anthropologist Crickette Sanz reports the first evidence of chimpanzees and gorillas building friendships. https://t.co/WisEzaGOat

[Jake Funkhouser @JakeFunkhouser]

A thread on the science: https://t.co/Lj9fQYLQ7U

[Jake Funkhouser @JakeFunkhouser]

I'm a little late on the Twitter game here... but, recently published in @iScience_CP: ✨Interspecific interactions between sympatric apes ✨ by Crickette Sanz, David Morgan, the amazing GTAP team, et al. https://t.co/Q0ccrQAyp3

[Jake Funkhouser @JakeFunkhouser]

Why Chimps and Gorillas Form Rainforest Friendships
https://t.co/g1ykqjdV3N

Excellent reporting by the @nytimes on our "Interspecific interactions between sympatric apes" piece!!! Grateful to see these magnificent apes highlighted in this insightful way!

[WashU @WashU]

"We have this one beautiful planet; that's our one home; that's what we have to save.”

It was an honor to welcome ethologist, conservationist, and global icon Jane Goodall to the WashU campus.