Primarily Primates

In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb learn about the lives and work of the Trimates: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas. Tune in for tool use, magical objects, bipedalism, poaching, murder, and more! Links to the Trimates legacy organizations: https://janegoodall.org/ https://gorillafund.org/ https://orangutan.org/ *Episode Correction: Pusakas always return to their owner in Indonesian culture, but not all pusakas are daggers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusaka

In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb talk about four amazing apes who learned to communicate with humans. Tune in for a horse that knows math, a chimp that smokes pot, and Koko's secret obsession!

In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb talk about titis! From their purrs to their "bed head," titis are adorable! Tune in to learn more! Titi pic: https://www.dudleyzoo.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/IMG-20190417-WA0001.jpg

In this episode, Colleen has the distinct pleasure of interviewing Pete the Proboscis Monkey. Pete shares about his ancestry, his family, his 4-inch nose, and more!

In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb learn about the bizarre world of prosimians, especially lemurs. Join us to hear about their etymology, taxonomy, and native island! Our Red Bubble page: https://www.redbubble.com/people/PrimatesPod/shop?asc=u Zoboomafoo may not be what you remember: http://content.wfmynews2.com/photo/2016/10/04/zoboomafoo_1475604754455_6355577_ver1.0.jpg

In this episode, Colleen interviews Kelsie Strong, a master's student in primate behavior at Central Washington University (CWU). Tune in to hear about capped langurs, Gatorade, and Bhutan.

In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb discuss animal testing, specifically the 1981 Silver Spring Monkey case. (TW: animal abuse) This case brought PETA national recognition and sparked a conversation about animal rights and animal testing. If you decide to avoid animal testing and go cruelty free, here are a list of brands to avoid: https://crueltyfree.peta.org/companies-do-test/

In this episode, Colleen interviews Dr. Cat Hobaiter, a primatologist from St. Andrews University. Tune in to hear how many individual chimps she can recognize, whether or not chimps have resting sad face, and how chimps use language!

In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb muse over the existence of Bigfoot. Tune in for a gentle giant, a drunk basketball player, and a bipedal bear.

In this episode, we interview Dr. Malini Suchak from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. Learn about tandem running ants, capuchin cooperation, and the spider in her kitchen. You may have seen Dr. Suchak in this famous experiment on fairness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meiU6TxysCg&ab_channel=TEDBlogVideo

In this episode, Kaleb and Colleen share about their newfound love of gibbons. Learn about their speed, songs, and personality! Highlights include real gibbons songs! https://www.gibboncenter.org/

In this episode, we interview Dr. Zanna Clay, empathy and language expert. Tune in to learn about the bonobo and its social structure, including stories on two individual bonobos that Dr. Clay worked with.

In this episode, test your primatology knowledge alongside Kaleb as we learn about New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and vervets. Spoiler alert: vervets have blue balls! Picture of vervet monkey: https://i.natgeofe.com/n/898bcf19-cc63-4c70-8fbe-cea32f880fa3/02_blue_scrota_2x1.jpg vervet.za.org

In this episode, we interview Jean Fleming, the communications manager for the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA). We discuss the importance of sanctuaries in conservation efforts and the need to recognize the wildness of primates.

If you think that zoo animals aren't aware - think again! This episode highlights an intelligent and willful orangutan that sparked my initial interest in primatology.