Monkeys keep pets too – animal specialist on the world of interspecies friendship
A new study brings together 427 documented cases of primates interacting with other species, giving insights into why humans keep pets.
Capuchin AI: A new approach to cognitive studies of wild primates
With support from The Leakey Foundation, researchers have developed and tested CapuchinAI, a portable field station that pairs a webcam and touchscreen with machine learning to help scientists study primate cognition in the wild.
Announcing the 2026 Baldwin Fellows
The Leakey Foundation is proud to introduce the 2026 Leakey Foundation Baldwin Fellows. This year, 17 outstanding scholars from 10 countries received fellowships, empowering them to become future leaders in our field.
Grantee Spotlight: Yuting Gao
Yuting Gao is a PhD candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder whose work will help us better understand the microbes in our mouths.
Important updates for research grant applicants
The Leakey Foundation has made several updates to how we will manage applications, reviews, and resubmissions this fall cycle. These changes reflect a significant and sustained increase in application volume.