On the tail of the announcement of my new Behavioural Conservation group at @idiv-research.bsky.social, I can also say... I'm hiring! We're looking for a Project Assistant (60% FTE) to join our "Conserving Cultures" project. Job posting: uni-leipzig.b-ite.careers/jobposting/1...

Project Assistant (m/f/d/x)

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I confirm! Check out this fascinating article that compares the irradiance spectrum of the Moon and... the fur of the hamadryas baboon, while also exploring the origins of Egyptian mythology. A superb article by @nakedprimate.bsky.social and Dominy N. 🌕

Kevin Ashton 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇬🇱🇩🇰🇵🇸@kevinashton.bsky.social · 3w ago

Why baboons were a manifestation of the ancient Egyptian deity of wisdom, writing, magic, and the moon. This is an extraordinary work of synthesis, humanism, and science writing. Short, free, non-technical, fascinating, and a great weekend quick read.

Today, @angelamaldonado.bsky.social gave a talk at the @efp2026.bsky.social I was so moved and impressed by the courage of this woman. One of the most inspiring talks I have ever seen. Thank you so much for your dedication.

Today, we tried to build a bridge between the various fieldwork stakeholders. Thank you to all our panelists and the audience for this rich exchange. A perfect way to open this 11th @efp2026.bsky.social meeting

EFP2026@efp2026.bsky.social · last mo.

Great discussions with fieldwork practitioners about the challenges of field research at the workshop Cross Perspectives on Building a Foundation of Trust for Fieldwork #Fieldwork #Primatology #ResearchEthics #efp2026

Nous revoilà avec un nouvel atelier en Juillet! Pour toutes celles et ceux qui veulent, prévoient ou sont déjà partis sur le terrain! Notre équipe vous donne tous les conseils pour bien se préparer et vous informe sur les potentiels défis existants! Rejoignez-nous le 07 juillet (version 🇬🇧 le 08)

Parlons Terrain@parlonsterrain.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📒 À vos agendas!

📒 À vos agendas!

🇬🇧📣 Announcement 📍 Montpellier | June 29 – July 3, 2026 We’ll be attending the @efp2026.bsky.social conference! We’ll contribute to two discussion sessions 👇

Our Perspectives Collective paper "Why primatology needs local knowledge" is out! Here we aim to raise awareness of the importance of valuing local knowledge at research stations as a key asset to contemporary scientific approaches. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Our next workshop is tonight 6PM (CET)! If you are going to the field soon for the first time, join us!

Parlons Terrain@parlonsterrain.bsky.social · 8mo ago

1/2 🚨Save the date🚨 For the 1st time, we are lauching an English version of our "Field Preparation" workshop! Join us on Friday, Dec 12 from 6PM (CET) teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/… Find out about our speakers in the 🧵

@elodiefreymann.bsky.social was talking about her research and her(our) new paper on BBC News today ✨ Discover how chimpanzees in Uganda use plants to heal

Elodie Freymann (PhD)@elodiefreymann.bsky.social · 2y ago

Surreal to have a piece in BBC News about our research! Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants bbc.in/3RD3TvD

I first met Moses in 2019, when he was still in primary school & I started to help him before the creation of @omwana-charity.bsky.social Today he is benefiting from our #charity to access #education in Secondary school and I'm so proud of his progress and so moved by his message 🤍

OmWana charity@omwana-charity.bsky.social · last yr.

Today, we’re sharing a message from Moses, a pupil supported by our #Charity . Thanks to your generosity, he has the opportunity to go to school & build a brighter future. Your support truly changes lives. Thank you for believing in them. To donate: www.helloasso.com/associations...

📣 Calling all audio-book friends 🎧! Fancy a break from reading about dragons 🐉, crime 🕵️‍♂️, or true love ❤️? Did you know we offer audio versions of some of our papers 👩‍🔬 🐒 ? Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing them here! #WildMindsLab #MondayMicDrop #STEM #science

#mondaymicdrop Wild Minds Lab goes audio! We’ve been working to share our research in diverse ways lately - whether @kirstyegraham.bsky.social ‘s awesome graphic novelisations, translations into French, or the smooth tones of Dr Matt Henderson’s #PodcastPapers www.wildminds.ac.uk/our-publicat...

Dr Charlotte Wiltshire@charlotte9080.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 Calling all audio-book friends 🎧! Fancy a break from reading about dragons 🐉, crime 🕵️‍♂️, or true love ❤️? Did you know we offer audio versions of some of our papers 👩‍🔬 🐒 ? Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing them here! #WildMindsLab #MondayMicDrop #STEM #science

Vous partez sur le terrain pour la première fois? Vous vous posez des questions sur comment vous préparer ou à quoi vous attendre? Notre gp @parlonsterrain.bsky.social , dédié a améliorer le bien être et la sécurité sur le terrain, organise un atelier pour répondre à toutes vos interrogations !

Parlons Terrain@parlonsterrain.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨A vos agenda!🚨 Notre prochain atelier "Préparation au Terrain" aura lieu mercredi 14 mai à 18h CET. Vous partez bientôt sur le terrain et avez 1000 questions? Cet atelier est pour vous! Vous souhaitez partager votre expérience? Contactez-nous! Lien: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

When I'm not in the forest, I'm on the Bugoma side, working for our charity, meeting our kids, their families and their teachers, together with our vice president. Support our mission by following us, liking and sharing our posts🫸🏼❤️🫷🏼

OmWana charity@omwana-charity.bsky.social · last yr.

Last week, our team was on the ground to distribute essential supplies & clothes to the children we support. Seeing their smiles & excitement was truly heartwarming! Stay tuned for more updates & stories about the impact we’re making together. Thank you for being part of this journey!

We're thrilled to share that we’ve been spreading joy & imagination by distributing kids' storybooks to our pupils & other children in Uganda! A heartfelt thank you to one of our sponsors, whose children generously sorted through their books to share them with other kids ❤️

So grateful for this support 🙏🏼 Follow our charity news and support us with likes, sharing and more ❤️

OmWana charity@omwana-charity.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thanks to the incredible generosity of Warmers Kampala, we’ve been able to provide pillows for all our boarding pupils! Your support continues to transform their everyday lives, one step at a time. Thank you for believing in our mission! If you’d like to help, click the link in bio to donate.

3 years ago, I founded a charity in #Uganda to help children in need gain sustainable access to education. Find out more about our cause on our page @omwana-charity.bsky.social You can support us by making a donation here: www.helloasso.com/associations...

OmWana charity@omwana-charity.bsky.social · 2y ago

OmWana is a #charity that helps children in need from #Uganda gain sustainable access to #education. Today, thanks to our amazing donors, we are helping 12 pupils from the #Bugoma area! If you want to support our cause, you can donate here: www.helloasso.com/associations...

Rejoignez-nous ce jeudi!!!

Parlons Terrain@parlonsterrain.bsky.social · 2y ago

1/2 Notre workshop "Preparation au terrain" c'est ce jeudi a 18h CET. Si vous partez bientot sur le terrain & avez des questions, c'est The place to be! Decouvrez le panel des intervenant.e.s qu'on a reunit pour repondre a vos questions! Lien du meeting: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/…

#ASABWinter2024 Today @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social gave an amazing & inspiring plenary talk about language barriers & English-language dominance in research, pointing out that 95% of the 8 billion people in the world are non-native English speakers. Look at these few examples they (we) are facing.

Vous avez de l'expérience sur le terrain? Pourquoi ne pas nous rejoindre, le 19 décembre, pour partager votre expérience avec ceux qui planifient de partir pour la première fois sur le terrain? Contactez-nous avant la fin de la semaine pour faire partie de notre panel d'intervenants!

#ASABWinter2024 is starting now. Let's go for 2 days of talks to address biases in the field of animal behaviour

Vous avez de l’expérience sur le #terrain ou souhaitez en avoir? Nous avons créé un groupe de travail dédié au sujet: "Parlons Terrain: échanges sur la sécurité et le bien-être sur le terrain" 🏕️📷📝 Pour en savoir plus ou participer: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #fieldwork

Great summary of our recent paper 🙏🏼

Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró)@biotay.bsky.social · 3y ago

For chimpanzees in the Bugoma forest (Uganda), nesting on the ground is relatively common (21%). Interestingly, this is dangerous for them, the authors speculate that it is a cultural behavior that resists change (paper) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... by @nakedprimate.bsky.social

Ground nests represent 5-10% of nesting habits in chimpanzees. At #Bugoma 🇺🇬 21% of the chimps' overnight nests are built on the ground, which is the highest level reported so far. Check our recent paper w/ T. Gruber & @nakedprimate.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Back to the forest ❤️ (Waibira community, BCFS, Uganda)

Back to a new fieldwork session at the Budongo Conservation Field Station, Uganda #Waibirachimps

New warfare insight in chimps by my friend S. Lemoine (& co): in @taichimpproject.bsky.social chimps are most likely to climb hills when they reach the edge of their territory to assess the position of neighbouring groups & decide if they should carry on or retreat journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Chimpanzees make tactical use of high elevation in territorial contexts

Use of high elevation in warfare requires high cognitive skills but is not uniquely human. This study shows that wild chimpanzees can detect their enemies from afar by exploiting hilltops in their top...

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A 21y longitudinal study using demographic and hormonal data describes for the 1st time menopause in Ngogo chimpanzees. So far, it was only described in humans and whales. Females were observed to live more than 50yo, ~10y after having stopped to give birth. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I have recently created a #charity, OmWana, to raise funds for #Ugandanpupils. Take a look to our website: omwanaassociation.wixsite.com/omwana/en Donation can directly be made via helloasso.com/associations/o… You can follow us on FB, Insta, X under "OmWana.asso" Please, share widely.Thanks you