The Leakey Foundation

05.16.19

From the Field: Kevin Hatala, Nariokotome, Kenya

Leakey Foundation grantee Kevin Hatala has recently returned from fieldwork near Nariokotome, in northwestern Kenya, where his research team did surveys and preliminary excavations of sites that preserve 1.5 million-year-old fossil footprints.

05.13.19

Homo naledi and the Chamber of Secrets

Speaker Series

May 14 is the final day for discounted 'early bird' tickets for our upcoming lecture, "Homo naledi and the Chamber of Secrets" with Dr. Jeremy DeSilva. The lecture will be held at the Houston Museum of Natural Science on May 21 at 6:30 pm.

05.10.19

National Parks Could Save Endangered Species

Research led by Leakey Foundation grantee Stacy Lindshield shows how protected areas like national parks are effectively preserving many mammal species in Senegal.

05.01.19

Bonobos Eat and Share Meat at Rates Similar to Chimpanzees

Journal Article

Small forest antelope in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have more to worry about than being eaten by leopards. In at least one portion of the forest, Weyn's duikers are the preferred meat consumed by bonobos, according to new research supported by The Leakey Foundation.

Monthly Archives: May 2019

From the Field: Kevin Hatala, Nariokotome, Kenya

Homo naledi and the Chamber of Secrets

National Parks Could Save Endangered Species

Bonobos Eat and Share Meat at Rates Similar to Chimpanzees