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We are excited to announce the following programme of talks for the upcoming semester! Registration details to follow We look forward to seeing you there! To join our mailing list, you can email us at: [email protected]

🌿 Bonobos are known for their peaceful, cooperative nature—they teach us the power of connection, collaboration, and care. 📸: Laura Zanutto Lara Zanutto 🐒 #Bonobos #Conservation #Wildlife #Animals

Such a treat to have the fabulous Liran Samuni visit and present her stellar research on chimpanzees and bonobos 🤩 Ape Behaviour & Ecology Group UZH Science

Happy #WolrdGorillaDay 🦍 #Conservation is key to ensuring gorillas thrive in their natural habitats. Let’s celebrate gorillas and continue working to protect them and their ecosystems 🌿 Consider donating to a gorilla organisation such as Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Virunga National Park

Thanks Friends of Bonobos for the amazing work you do! It was an honour to capture this photo of Ikoto, a moment I will always remember. Seeing these resilient bonobos flourish is inspiring. I encourage everyone to support The Fellowship - every contribution helps their future!💚

Our research on object manipulation and tool use in sanctuary-living bonobos was featured in the 2023 report of Friends of Bonobos 💚 Grateful for the opportunity to be part of this important work with Ape Behaviour & Ecology Group Prof Kathelijne Koops Zanna Clay!

It’s the Great Ape Behaviour Course time of year! 🤩 Excited to see all the fantastic student projects come to life! ❤️ Topics range from 🦧 orangutan mother-offspring relationships to 🦍 gorilla rearing history📊🤓💪 Ape Behaviour & Ecology Group University of Zurich

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Let’s smash stereotypes, defy gender bias, and defeat discrimination that holds women and girls back in Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math. 👩‍🔬👩‍🚀 #WomenInScience

Bonobos love grooming their friends– & lovers! 🐵 Did you know that grooming isn’t just about staying clean for bonobos? It’s a social superpower! 🌟 These incredible primates use grooming to strengthen bonds, reduce stress, & foster harmony in their matriarchal society. National Geographic

Happy #WorldBonoboDay! 🐵 Bonobos are our closest relatives (along with chimpanzees), yet there are only an estimated 10,000 to 50,000 left in the wild. Protecting them means safeguarding their forests! Conservation is key to their future🌿 📸 Taken by me at Friends of Bonobos

🚨Come work with us in charming Tübingen and become a member of our growing Freigeist group! We offer a 2-year postdoc position on the communicative plasticity in wild & captive bonobos, fully funded by VolkswagenStiftung. Applications open until March 15th. bit.ly/4gVa5Je

Today I’m heading back to Kokolopori Bonobo Research as part of my PhD to collect behavioural data on wild bonobos Ape Behaviour & Ecology Group 🙌🏼 I can’t wait to be back in the forest with these amazing creatures. See you in a few months! 🌿

We studied the evolution of infant-directed communication by comparing vocal input rates across great apes! Our dataset included data from wild bonobos, chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and naturalistic data from different human cultures 🎤👶🦍🐵🦧

Do you have field work experience? Do you want more? Our team wants YOU to manage our field site studying Kinda baboons in Kasanka National Park, Zambia! Start date is this August 2025 so apply ASAP! Job ad here: tinyurl.com/KindaBaboon

Wonderful PhD opportunities with the ✨amazing✨ Ape Behaviour & Ecology Group 🐵

Dealing with the aftermath of fieldwork: Endless laundry to get rid of the funky forest smell and extract the mysterious brown juices! 🥴

New paper out in eLife! 🎉 Old age variably impacts chimpanzee engagement and efficiency in stone tool use elifesciences.org/articles/105411 (including videos of wild elderly chimpanzees using tools! 🪨🌰)

IPS Madagascar 2025 kicked off strong with a warm welcome, primatologists from around the world, and a lively show of traditional music and dance! 🎉 IPS Primate #IPS #Madagascar

The 30th International Primatological Society (IPS) conference is off to a great start!! 🥳 Ape Behaviour & Ecology Group united in Madagascar!! 🤩 UZH Science Jane Goodall Institut Schweiz

We had a fantastic symposium at the International Primatological Society conference on Comparative Perspectives on the Development of Material Culture Super proud of Ape Behaviour & Ecology Group members for their outstanding contributions 🤩🥳 UZH Science Swiss National Science Foundation