Stephanie Kordon

PhD candidate at Durham University, Primatology, bonobos, development of empathy, social functioning, primate rehabilitation, conservation, welfare 🇦🇹 🇬🇧 🌍

[Stephanie Kordon @StephanieKordon]

I’m thrilled to ANNOUNCE our NEW PAPER on factors shaping the development of socio-emotional functioning across the lives of bonobos at @Lola_ya_Bonobo sanctuary! I’m grateful to my fantastic co-authors @zannaclay, @cwebb218, @jakebrooker and @FransdeWaal. https://t.co/scjYto7D71

[Christine Webb @cwebb218]

THE ARROGANT APE IS OUT TODAY!

The idea for this book began in 2019 in a seminar course I taught at Harvard. With each class discussion, it felt like my students and I were imagining and crafting a world beyond human exceptionalism. It was the world we wanted to live in. (1/3)

[Christine Webb @cwebb218]

THE ARROGANT APE, a book about human exceptionalism and the transformative power of unlearning it, is available for preorder now and will be on sale September 2, 2025. https://t.co/GYWz2T32rr

[Christine Webb @cwebb218]

I wonder, if we truly believe we are so much better than other species, why have we spent thousands of years driving home the point?

[Raphaela Heesen @rapha_heesen]

Interested in biology and comparative psychology, and working in an interdisciplinary project and research team? I’m advertising two PhD positions on the evolutionary origins of cooperative sociality and communication (start 1.10.) @UniKonstanz @CBehav 👇 links below!

[Stephanie Kordon @StephanieKordon]

link to open access paper by Brooker et al. 2025 👉https://t.co/nCRCFZL04a

(@jakebrooker,@cwebb218 @StephanieKordon @FransdeWaal @zannaclay)

[Stephanie Kordon @StephanieKordon]

@BBCNews coverage of our new study comparing empathic tendencies in bonobos and chimpanzees. I had the great pleasure to conduct the bonobo side of observations and data collection in this study! @Lola_ya_Bonobo, @Chimfunshi, @durham_uni, @TempletonWorld
https://t.co/vAuwqUAKbI

[Stephanie Kordon @StephanieKordon]

@BBCNews coverage of our new study comparing empathic tendencies of bonobos and chimpanzees! I had the great pleasure to collaborate by conducting the bonobo side of observations and data collection in this study @Lola_ya_Bonobo!
@Chimfunshi @durham_uni
https://t.co/vAuwqUAKbI

[Stephanie Kordon @StephanieKordon]

open access link to the paper: https://t.co/nCRCFZL04a

[BCI @Bonobodotorg]

Bonobos live only in the heart of the Congo rainforest. Their home is vital to our climate, storing more carbon per acre than the Amazon. 🌳🌍
But it’s disappearing fast.
🌱 Protect what makes this Earth so extraordinary:
🔗 https://t.co/eLhIND8UmV

[Stephanie Kordon @StephanieKordon]

@Bonobodotorg Is it possible to join online as well?

[Stephanie Kordon @StephanieKordon]

Find out more about the amazing conservation efforts around @Lolayabonobo 👉 https://t.co/MrPUMb794p and support their amazing conservation efforts!

[Stephanie Kordon @StephanieKordon]

Valentine’s Day? Even better: Happy #WorldBonoboDay! Let’s spread some love to our closest living cousins (besides chimps) and support crucial conservation efforts! These two friends are given a second chance at the world’s only bonobo sanctuary in D.R. Congo @Lola_ya_Bonobo.

[Stephanie Kordon @StephanieKordon]

@Lola_ya_Bonobo rescues orphaned bonobos, victims to the illegal bushmeat and pet trade, rehabilitates and eventually reintroduces them into the wild, where they belong. Our recent study shows that they are on a good way 🥳 👉 https://t.co/scjYto75ht 👉 https://t.co/JxrDVRgjXS

[Stephanie Kordon @StephanieKordon]

@meganpetersdorf Hi Megan, if of interest, I'd be happy to talk about my PhD work and recent paper on socio-emotional development in sanctuary living bonobos.

[Durham University @durham_uni]

New research led by @DurhamPsych shows orphaned apes at the world’s only bonobo sanctuary @Lola_ya_Bonobo can overcome trauma to develop social abilities like those of mother-reared bonobos 👉 https://t.co/0rQb7WnOrn

@zannaclay #DUResearch

[AWF @AWF_Official]

Found only in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo, #bonobos are our closest animal relatives and are increasingly vulnerable. A groundbreaking study, recently highlighted in an interview with @MongabayOrg's @CharlesMpaka, reveals that their population is at even greater risk than previously thought, with only about 20,000 individuals spread across 500,000 square kilometers.

Published in @currentbiology, this research examines bonobo genetic diversity within and between populations, which is critical to understanding how to protect these gentle apes.

In the interview, @p_muruthi, Vice President of Species Conservation and Science at @AWF_Official, emphasized the importance of this study in the fight to save bonobos from extinction.

Due to instability in their #habitat, bonobos have historically been less studied than other primates. This new data brings a renewed sense of urgency to conservation efforts, providing insights that could help secure their future.

📖 Discover more about bonobos and the work being done to protect them here: https://t.co/SlEjJ7WyLI

#africanconservation #africanleadership

[Stephanie Kordon @StephanieKordon]

@kirstyegraham @NahokoTokuyama @KathelijneKoops @zannaclay @AnnetteLanjouw Hi Kirsty, could you please send me the link? Thank you 🤗

[Stephanie Kordon @StephanieKordon]

@ChrisKrupenye @TownrowLuke @APA Massive congratulations Chris!!