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Zarin Machanda on Chimpanzee Communication and Relationships

This monthโ€™s featured video is primatologist Zarin Machandaโ€™s talk from The Leakey Foundationโ€™s new web series Lunch Break Science. Dr. Machanda is assistant professor of anthropology at Tufts University and director of the Kibale Chimpanzee Project. Her talk explores the surprisingly nuanced world of chimpanzee vocalizations and gestures.

Chimpanzee โ€˜Laugh Facesโ€™

Marina Davila-Ross was awarded a grant from The Leakey Foundation in the spring of 2015 for her research project entitled โ€œSystematically testing facial thermal imaging as a most sensitive and reliable novel technology to directly compare subtle emotion changes in apes and humans.โ€ Her work on facial expressions and laughter in chimpanzees was recently published in the journal PLOS ONE.

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