Dominance, energetics and stress in female capuchins in Costa Rica
Mackenzie Bergstrom
For her PhD dissertation, Mackenzie Bergstrom of the University of Calgary studied 25 adult female capuchins living in three habituated social groups in a tropical dry forest in Sector Santa Rosa (SSR) of the Área de Conservaciόn Guanacaste (ACG) in northwest Costa Rica. To better understand how ecological and social variables affect the physical condition of these New
Happy Birthday, Jane
Louis Leakey with Jane Goodall in 1970. Photo from The Leakey F
Jane Goodall, arguably the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees and one-third of the famous “Trimates” (A.K.A. “Leakey’s Angels”), will celebrate her 80th birthday on April 3rd.
With the help of Louis Leakey, Goodall began her study of chimpanzees at Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania in 1960. By 1967,
Leakey grantees contribute to Chimpanzee
Jarman, age 4
Did you know that grantees of The Leakey Foundation, as well as project sites funded by the Foundation, were part of this summer’s Disneynature documentary Chimpanzee?
The lead scientific consultant to the movie, Dr. Christophe Boesch, has been studying wild chimps for 30 years. During Boesch’s early years of research, The Leakey Foundation funded his work in
Notes from the Field with Jill Pruetz
Chimps on the savanna in Senegal.
July 2011 at Fongoli:
Predators and Prey
by Jill Pruetz, Leakey Grantee
Some exciting events have occurred this month, including quite a bit of predation attempts by the Fongoli chimps as well as an encounter with a potential predator.
So far this year, we’ve recorded 37 tool-assisted hunting attempts on galago (or bushbaby) prey.
Toshisada Nishida: In Memoriam
Nishida with chimp Toshibo
Along with scores of others in the primatology field, The Leakey Foundation mourns the passing of Dr. Toshisada Nishida. Dr. Nishida was a pioneer in the study of chimpanzees in the Mahale Mountains of Tanzania. He first began his field work in 1965; his research, mentoring and encouragement of other primatologists continued until his passing in