The Primate Diaries

Notes on science, politics, and history from a primate in the human zoo. Written by @ericmjohnson with artwork by @ngoldart.

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Bonobos documented using pre-agricultural tools to extract food. @PhysAnth Study: https://t.co/rsUxSAvGLm Video: https://t.co/nMi99VU7af

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The dispersal of humans out of Africa may be more complicated than previously understood: http://t.co/0NSOP1L3mE #EvAnth

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Chimps have morality, they just don't care about it: http://t.co/Y887taTFQo

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Fathers matter. The fitness effects of men’s family investments among the Miskito horticulturalists of Nicaragua: http://t.co/l175TKxJEw

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In Congo, refuge is a fragile one for gorillas: http://t.co/EYiYrxoQdt

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New evidence of cultural diversification between neighboring chimpanzee communities: http://t.co/fHAaWqrU5d Study: http://t.co/xx8wiPo7jy

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Chimps are sensitive to right and wrong, displaying consolation and policing behavior: http://t.co/b1YHQZvTJ9 Study: http://t.co/cv6sdoZtZO

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The Social Construction of Evolutionary Biology: http://t.co/kj1elXeznW Part 2 of an interview with E.O. Wilson at @tvolmag

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Majority rules when baboons vote with their feet: http://t.co/tu38WDXbOJ Study published in Science: http://t.co/nX1bDXflx0

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New study suggests humans evolved as an egalitarian species; gender inequality only reappeared after agriculture: http://t.co/FoBOUie5wS

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Baboons prefer to spend time with others of the same age, status, and personality: http://t.co/dDurzP3TU3 Study: http://t.co/26WNtkb9Fi

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First Peoples, a new PBS documentary on human origins featuring @johnhawks and @JacquelynGill comes out June 24: https://t.co/vAwLiHE82n

[Nautilus Magazine @NautilusMag]

"Chimpanzees and bonobos are sensitive to fairness. They can be empathic. They respond to the distress of others." http://t.co/Vfdosgh8Z4

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In light of the judge’s decision yesterday, this article I wrote on nonhuman person rights may need to be updated: http://t.co/BiwitruiEB

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New York Supreme Court Judge recognizes two chimpanzees as legal persons, grants them writ of habeas corpus: http://t.co/ZGxFnWXVyY

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How March of the Penguins ruined the nature documentary: http://t.co/QbALuqfnLr

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Mountain gorilla genome reveals a surprisingly high level of inbreeding: http://t.co/rQFpzj0AgA

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An End to the Battle of the Sexes? Primatologist Patricia Gowaty on the evolution of female power: http://t.co/yt5QZXEHib

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Terrific piece by @avflox on the weird myth of the “alpha” male: http://t.co/yRQr8cAswr

[Dr. Jane Goodall & the Jane Goodall Institute @JaneGoodallInst]

Happy birthday to Dian Fossey, celebrating and remembering a lengendary primatologist @SavingGorillas