Primates
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
6. The Lion King's Rafiki (Mandrill)
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Darwin wrote that "no other member of the whole class of mammals is coloured in so extraordinary a manner as the adult male mandrill"...
5. Sex-Crazed Hippies (Bonobo)
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While chimpanzees are getting into trouble, bonobos are getting it on. The aggressive, territorial chimpanzees and sexual, cooperative bonobos really ...
4. War and Peace (Chimpanzee)
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Think primates are all sunshine and rainbows and cuddle piles? Think again. Chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, have an incredible capacity for...
3. Got Your Nose! (Snub-Nosed Monkey)
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Want to avoid getting a frostbitten nose? Just don't have a nose! This is just one fascinating strategy of the snub-nosed monkeys (genus Rhinopith...
2. The Scream (Howler Monkey)
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a dinosaur! It’s a bear! It’s a screaming monster! Nope, just a howler monkey, the loudest primate on earth and one of the top five loudest...
1. Zoboomafoo (Coquerel's Sifaka)
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the first episode we explore the Coquerel’s Sifaka, probably best known through Zoboomafoo, a beloved TV show from the 90’s and early 00’s f...
Welcome to Primates
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hi, I'm Halle Hangen! I'm an anthropologist, primatologist, and now a podcaster. Join me each week as I do a deep dive into a different specie...