Kibale Chimpanzee Project
Research, conservation, and education
Category: Research
Older chimpanzees accentuate the positive
New KCP research in the journal Science shows that older chimpanzees, like humans, focus on positive social interactions and high-value, mutual friendships.
Read MoreNew book from Harvard University Press.
“Chimpanzees and Human Evolution” features chapters by current and former KCP researchers.
Read MoreExplaining the distribution of a chimpanzee social custom
Adult chimpanzees retain their maternal grooming style rather than conforming to a group norm.
Read MorePostdoctoral position available
The Kibale Chimpanzee Project (https://kibalechimpanzees.wordpress.com) seeks a postdoctoral scholar, based at the Department of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico, to participate in an NIH-funded study of aging in wild chimpanzees. This project involves the development and application of…
Read MoreAn uncertain time for adolescent males at Kanyawara
How do young male chimpanzees transition to adulthood?
Read MoreKilling by chimpanzees is not caused by human disturbance
A new study finds that adaptive strategies, not human impacts, best explain chimpanzee lethal aggression.
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