Kate Grounds

Research Manager for the RZSS Living Links & Budongo Research Unit Consortium @ University of St Andrews/RZSS Edinburgh Zoo

[Dr Adrian Soldati (🦋@adriansoldati.bsky.social) @AdrianSoldati]

🚨Our new study on the first vocalisations of a newborn wild chimpanzee is out in @IntJPrimatology! The capacity to combine calls in sequences, including pant hoots, is present since birth, but these complex structures undergo developmental changes. OA:https://t.co/v0LzagEwLi

[Emma Lokuciejewski 🦧 @ELokuciejewski]

Im #HIRING !🚨
Im looking for a research assistant to assist with fieldwork in Sumatra, Indonesia, studying #Orangutans .🦧
All project related expenses are paid for, and a small stipend is provided!

Please share!

#SciComm #ResearchAssistant #Academia #WildlifeJobs #Volunteer

[Femke Broekhuis @Femke_Broekhuis]

‼️PhD position‼️
Interested in developing drone technology for wildlife conservation? Then check out this amazing PhD opportunity @WECatWUR:

https://t.co/B3u0AAdcgV

[Kate Grounds @Research_Kate]

@ChrisKrupenye Aww, she is stunning! Such beautiful colourings!

[Kate Grounds @Research_Kate]

Congratulations Luke, so well deserved and such a brilliant opportunity!

[Luke A. Townrow @TownrowLuke]

To say I am excited is an understatement! - it’s been a dream of mine to get this far and I cannot wait to start this next part of my journey as part of @ChrisKrupenye’s new Social and Cognitve Origins Group lab at @JohnsHopkins 🎉🧠 (woo!)

[cognition wild/lab (@cogwild.bsky.social) @cog_wild]

📢PhD Opportunity 📢"Evolution of cognition: the birds and bees" for a joint PhD with Sue Healy (
@cog_wild) at St Andrews, Scotland and Andy Barron at Macquarie, Australia @CentreBioDiv @SchoolofBiology @univofstandrews @mqnatsci @Macquarie_Uni
Details: https://t.co/U5KtxpqpQf

[Kate Grounds @Research_Kate]

@ChrisKrupenye Congrats Chris! Fantastic achievement 🐵

[RZSS Living Links @rzsslivinglinks]

Little Coquito, one of our youngest brown capuchins @EdinburghZoo, is certainly curious about the world around him and is exploring what he can from the safety of mum Agnes's back! You can spot him in the East enclosure @rzsslivinglinks with the other 20 members of his group🐒🐵

[Kate Grounds @Research_Kate]

@LRRenner Whoo hoo! Great news! And love the hair!

[RZSS Living Links @rzsslivinglinks]

How did the @EdinburghZoo capuchins perform in comparison to children in this causal reasoning task by Living Links researcher Zeynep Civelek @ziinip? Read Zeynep's summary thread below to find out!

[Kate Grounds @Research_Kate]

@budongotrail @rzsslivinglinks @EdinburghZoo Ditto! I did equally as well on the birds, a bit better on the humans, and 38 for the dogs. Fun!

[Kate Grounds @Research_Kate]

@Lugzsu @KingsCollegeLon @HohensteinJill @mchobson @NHM_London Congratulations! Sounds an amazing PhD!

[Zanna Clay @zannaclay]

Field research assistant needed to study development of empathy in wild bonobos! Field experience required.
More info here: https://t.co/ExnhYqBAQ1
Please re-tweet/send interested candidates my way!

[Kate Grounds @Research_Kate]

@ryan_jbrady One of my favourite views!

[Kate Grounds @Research_Kate]

Oh my 😍

[Cat Hobaiter @NakedPrimate]

Peeps - for your weekend pleasure I present to you Queen’s #teamWaibira #chimpfant @BudongoChimps owner of frankly the finest pair of ears know to ape-kind 💚🙉

[Royal Zoological Society of Scotland @rzss]

As well as being ambassadors for their wild counterparts, the chimps @EdinburghZoo participate in voluntary studies with the Budongo Research Unit, led by @univofstandrews.

The team supports researchers across Scotland. See the latest published paper ➡️https://t.co/HMMo0gWhI8

[Kate Grounds @Research_Kate]

Extremely cold but stunning frosty #PentlandHills today in #Edinburgh with beautiful views all round. Lovely to see so many people enjoying these amazing little hills near the city. #tier4lockdown #SilverLinings

[Kate Grounds @Research_Kate]

@rileywoof08 @zannaclay I may well do! Though not sure on quality... @zannaclay, do they need to be face on, or are profile shots also potentially useable?

[Kate Grounds @Research_Kate]

Beautiful night sky over #Edinburgh last night from #caltonhill with distant and not so distant #fireworks :) #tier3 and #scottishweather merging peacefully for once!

[Kate Grounds @Research_Kate]

Midweek cute #floof alert! Little Masindi is getting hairier (and bolder!) everyday 🙈😍🙈😍🙈! See if you can spot her next time you visit @budongotrail @EdinburghZoo #chimpanzees #CutenessOverload #skinnylegs