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Cooperation is primarily associated with tolerant societies. By studying six macaque species, this study demonstrates how despotic societies can have higher, yet more partner-specific, cooperation dri...

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The Primate Social Evolution Group at the German Primate Center (DPZ) is searching for a motivated research assistant to conduct behavioral observations of wild Assamese macaques at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary in Thailand.

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Neophobia (the aversive response to novelty) varies considerably across species and individuals, and can impact adaptability and survival. This study assesses neophobia in 1400 subjects from 136 bird ...

Signals used by elephants to manage competitive play sessions provide hints to the roots of empathy in social mammals.

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In the marshlands of Hong Kong's South Lantau Island, where skyscrapers give way to wetlands, roughly 115 feral water buffalo have become unlikely neighbors to humans—and opinions about these massive ungulates are as diverse as the city itself. A comprehensive study published in People and Nature reveals that demographic factors like age, ethnicity, and proximity dramatically shape how residents view their bovine cohabitants.