Piranhas and primates at national science exhibition
Research into piranhas and primates is being showcased at a national science exhibition this week.
Research into piranhas and primates is being showcased at a national science exhibition this week.
Female chimpanzees can be as violent as males, shattering the stereotype that males are more aggressive.
CAPTION: Researcher Karline Janmaat observing a mangabey on a trail in Uganda.
CAPTION: Kate, left, in the field recording the calls made by putty nosed monkeys, pictured right.
CAPTION: The Diana monkey, whose varied alarm calls indicate complex vocals tracts. CREDIT: Dr Klaus Zuberbühler
CAPTION: An important mission of the new Study Centre will be to make experimental studies of primate behaviour, like tool use, accessible to the general public.
CAPTION: L-R The Diana monkey and the putty-nosed monkey, who share living space in West Africa's Ivory Coast. CREDIT: Dr Klaus Zuberbühler
CAPTION: Dr Zuberbühler recording Diana monkeys in the Ivory Coast.
Pic caption - (left) the adult leopard male "Cosmos" during a nighly patrol walk. credit: Dr David Jenny. (right) the Diana monkey - one of the species of monkeys under threat of predation by leopards in the Tai Forest. credit: Dr Zuberbuhler.