Remarkable social behaviors have been discovered in Kinda baboons (Papio kindae) that set them apart from other baboon ...

Opening up the horizontal space is not as important. Conversely, vertical movement is vital to primates, as they may flee upwards when they perceive a threat. They show a distinct vertical flight ...

Primate ecology and behavior encompass the study of how primates interact with their environment and each other. This field examines various aspects of primate life, including social structures ...

An international team of scientists led by a recent doctoral graduate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst sheds new light on ...

Abnormal behavior commonly occurs in captive nonhuman primates. It differs from normal behavior in either kind or degree and consists of behaviors such as pacing, self-grasping, and self-injurious ...

Scientists suspect that contagious urination, a behavior they observed among a troop of apes in Japan, may play an important role in primate social life. By Annie Roth Ena Onishi, a doctoral ...

Professor Gazes teaches in the Department of Psychology and the Animal Behavior Program. My research program focuses on discovering what evolutionary pressures may have led to the development of ...

An international team of scientists led by a recent doctoral graduate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst sheds new light on the social behaviors of Kinda baboons (Papio kindae), revealing a ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Agnès Lacreuse, a primatologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has long been intrigued with animal behavior, particularly how ...

This is a rarity in primate research, and illustrates just how much remains to be known about these fascinating animals. Like all lemurs, mouse lemurs inhabit the island of Madagascar off the east ...

Dr. Watson's work integrates genetics, neurobiology, and animal behavior in non-human primates to provide novel approaches to psychiatric disease. She works with a large, free-ranging population of ...