#WorldChimpanzeeDay seems a great time to share 2 #PhD opportunities on creativity in wild #chimps and #bonobos at University of Zurich @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social @nakedprimate.bsky.social

The spotlight video for the ChimpFACS Extension for bonobos is out: youtu.be/qijxWubdyNU?...

Adapting the Facial Action Coding System for chimpanzees to bonobos

YouTube video by PeerJ

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"Gorillas are arboreal apes" http://dlvr.it/TLWKMx @mpi-eva-leipzig@bsky.social Martha Robbins @currentbiology.bsky.social

If you know an undergraduate researcher who would like to apply for a summer internship at Kyoto University, please direct them to the Amgen Scholars page — applications will be accepted until Feb. 1 2025. Can provide more information to anyone interested. www.opir.kyoto-u.ac.jp/study/en/cur...

Probably the hardest study I ever carried out, with several measures from older adults looking at photos of dogs, including oxytocin, HR, and eye-tracking. Results were mixed, but probably suggest a picture of a dog is not enough for a positive effect! 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105221

One more AnimalFACS is out, this time for bonobos! The ChimpFACS extension for bonobos will now allow a cross-comparison of facial expressions between all apes in an objective way: peerj.com/articles/194...