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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today we celebrate International Primate Day. More than a day to celebrate these fascinating mammals, this is an opportunity to raise awareness of the urgent need to protect primate species and their homes: our forests. #primateconservation #primateday #ips_primatenews

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The International Primatological Society shares, with great sorrow, the news of the passing of our dear colleague, José de Sousa e Silva Júnior, whose career was deeply marked by his dedication to primatology, zoology, and the training of new generations of researchers.

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Our 2025 IPS Bulletin is now available on our website!

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

📢 Applications are now open for the IPS Pre-Congress Training Program (PCTP) 2027! Are you an early-career primatologist or conservationist from a primate habitat country? This is your opportunity to participate in the IPS Pre-Congress Training Program (PCTP) 2027.

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

From June 29 to July 3, the 11th Meeting of the European Federation for Primatology (EFP) is taking place in France, bringing together primatologists from around the world to foster collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the advancement of primate research and conservation.

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Dear Member, As a member of the ” International Primatological Society (IPS)” you are entitled to an online subscription to the journal ”International Journal of Primatology” for one year. Watch out! . . #ips_society #primates #ijp_journal #members

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

It is with a very heavy heart that we share the loss of a friend, colleague, mentor and leader in primate conservation, Prof. Augustin Basabose. We wish to extend our deepest and most sincere condolences to his family and to all who ever had the privilege and chance to know him.

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Nicola Koyama @nicolakoyama.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

A great opportunity for in-country community-based primate conservationists to share experiences and challenges in our online Panel Discussion (30 Aug '25). Send in your expression of interest by 10 Aug! @lemurnetwork.bsky.social @neoprego.org @ips-primatenews.bsky.social

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Andreu Sánchez Megías @sanchezmegias.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I talked about chimps, ants, tools and revisits at #IPS2025 #IPSMadagascar Happy to be surrounded by so many amazing researchers and conservationists! 🐒🇲🇬 @ips-primatenews.bsky.social @psicologiaub.bsky.social @janegoodallespana.bsky.social

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Cat Hobaiter @nakedprimate.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

It’s Friday night (somewhere) so settle in for a 🧵that combines fermented fruit, scrumping monkeys, etymology, Larson cartoons, & Gothic art to tackle the enduring mystery of why humans are so astoundingly good at metabolising alcohol! or read our new 🧪 paper ;) academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

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Cat Hobaiter @nakedprimate.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

📣 Join the K/Creative Ape Team 🤓 2 PhDs on Creativity in Wild Chimpanzees & Bonobos; w myself & the v awesome @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social @snf-fns.ch Uni Zurich @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @efp2026.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primbehavecol.bsky.social 🐵🧪

two 4-year PhD positions in the Ape Behaviour & Ecology Group of the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Zurich, and the Wild Minds Lab of the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of St Andrews, to study wild chimpanzees and bonobos.
The PhD candidates will work within the Creative Ape Project. The overall goal of the project is to enhance our understanding of the evolution of creativity, and to shed light on whether humans are a uniquely 'creative ape'. To do so we will apply a comparative approach, quantifying the creative capacities of wild non-human apes to investigate the underlying drivers that shape creative expression across species. The project explores four interconnected topics: i) Making mavericks, ii) Funny guys and arty-types, iii) Lone ape geniuses, and iv) Creative ape economies. We employ a comprehensive approach that leverages long-term datasets, new field data, detailed manual video-coding, bespoke automated deep-learning models, and advanced modelling, to extract rich information on the ways in which apes solve problems in their daily lives.

Excellent collaborative, independent working and time management skills are essential. Previous field experience (incl. behavioural data collection) is required, and experience working in remote places under difficult living conditions is highly recommended. The project will require strong data management and data analysis skills, and 12-18 months of field work split into 2-3 periods.

Please submit your application in a single PDF to kathelijne.koops@iea.uzh.ch and clh42@st-andrews.ac.uk – by 4th of August 2025. Feel free to get in touch if you have any inquiries about the positions. Applications should include: 1) cover letter stating your motivation and how your expertise fits the project (max. 1 page), 2) Curriculum Vitae, 3) copy of the highest degree obtained, 4) names and contact details of two referees, and 5) reprints of 1-2 selected publications

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

The IPS EDEI committee has put together Conference tips for first timers with loads of great guidance on how to navigate your 1st conference. Available in English, en Français, & en Español Please share widely! Feedback welcome! internationalprimatologicalsociety.org/ips-conferen... 🧪🐒 #IPS2025

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

We are delighted to announce Professor Ronald E. Sánchez Porras as the recipient of the 2025 IPS Charles Southwick Award in recognition of his lifelong dedication, passion, and extraordinary contributions to conservation education in Costa Rica and beyond 1/4

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Lemur Conservation Network @lemurnetwork.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Beautiful Crowned sifakas are 1 of 9 species of sifaka. They are found in western Madagascar, and some live near another sifaka species — the Decken's sifaka! Learn about crowned sifakas in this fact sheet: www.lemurconservationnetwork.org/learn/lemur-... 📷 Deb Bradley #lemurs #primates

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New England Primate Conservancy @neprimateconsrv.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

West African pottos (Perodicticus potto) are native to a wide range throughout West Africa. Solitary, slow-moving, and nocturnal. Because they sleep in tree holes in daytime and freeze in place when threatened, they perish during slash-and-burn deforestation. Listed as Near Threatened.

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La Société Francophone de Primatologie @lasfdp.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

#voxprimato #colloque 📢 les inscriptions et soumissions de résumé pour le 37è colloque de la SFDP sont ouvertes! 🐒 Le colloque aura lieu à Poitiers du 30/09 au 03/10 sur le thème "(Paléo)primatologieS: du terrain au laboratoire" et est organisé par la fantastique équipe de @palevoprim.bsky.social! 👏

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La Société Francophone de Primatologie @lasfdp.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

#voxprimato #conference 📢 registration and abstract submission for the 37th conference of the SFDP are open! 🐒 It will be held in Poitiers, France, from 30/09 to 03/10 on the thematic "(Paleo)primatologieS: from the field to the lab" and is organised by the fantastic team @palevoprim.bsky.social! 👏

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La Société Francophone de Primatologie @lasfdp.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

#voxprimato #colloque D-15 before the deadline for abstract submission for the 37th conference of #sfdp2025 from 30/09 to 03/10 in Poitiers! All infos in the threads below 👇🏽 Don’t forget to send us your application for a grant to attend the conference before 30/06! 👇🏽

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

We are delighted to announce that the 2024 Masters & Genin African Primatology Award has been given to Yeboah Bright for their project on Foraging and Risk Avoidance Behavior of Cercopithecus lowei in a Human-dominated Landscape at the Boabend-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary in Central Ghana. 🐒🧪 1/2

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

We are delighted to announce the Sebastian Ramirez Amaya Award for Fieldwork in Primatology has been awarded to Veronica Torres-Solorzano for her work on Energetic trade-offs between immunity & reproduction in mantled howler monkey females🐒 internationalprimatologicalsociety.org/sebastian-ra...

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IPS | Sebastían Ramírez Amaya Award for Fieldwork in Primatology

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Maël Leroux @maelmleroux.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Only two weeks left to apply! Come and join me, Alban Lemasson, Katie Slocombe and Simon Townsend! And spread the word to whoever might be interested! @efp2024.bsky.social @lasfdp.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social

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Cat Hobaiter @nakedprimate.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

#mondaymicdrop Wild Minds Lab goes audio! We’ve been working to share our research in diverse ways lately - whether @kirstyegraham.bsky.social ‘s awesome graphic novelisations, translations into French, or the smooth tones of Dr Matt Henderson’s #PodcastPapers www.wildminds.ac.uk/our-publicat...

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

New deadline for nominations is May 15th Do you know anyone working to support DEI and Ethics initiatives in primatology? Help celebrate that!! More info 👇

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Charles Southwick Conservation Education Award nominations! Deadline May 21st! Know someone living in a primate habitat country that has made a significant contribution to formal & informal conservation education in their country? Please nominate them 1/2

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Ever wanted to make sure you can crush your nearest & dearest at games night.... 🤓🐒 Primates is an evolutionary board game where you can explore the evolution of more than 100 different primate species! Now available: greenbutterflygames.com/products/pri... Players: 2-4 Ages: 14+

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Primates: An Evolutionary Board Game

Primates is an evolutionary board game where you can explore the evolution of more than 100 different primate species!This educational game is great for families as well as students of evolutionary bi...

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

🚨New IPS Ethics & Diversity, Equality, Inclusivity Award🚨 Deadline for applications May 1st More info internationalprimatologicalsociety.org/ips.../

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Maël Leroux @maelmleroux.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

🚨 Job opportunity 🚨 A 3-year post doc position is opening as part of my #APELANG project funded by the @agencerecherche.bsky.social It’s about multimodal combinatorial communication in wild #chimpanzees 🐵 Job ad here: maelleroux-research.weebly.com/apelang.html And here 👇🏻

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Just a few more days to get your votes in for your IPS Officers!

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Natick Bobcat @natickbobcat.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

What’s that? Having trouble filling out your #2025MMM Bracket? Too hard to make decisions? Is Zorilla a typo? Does that mean Katie blew the seeding in the Tuxedo Style Bracket? (That's easy: No) DON’T PANIC Grab your towel and follow along with Professor Bobcat’s March Mammal Madness Manifesto.

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Agroecology-Transect @agtransect.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

We can confidently celebrate International Women's Day with so many great women involved in our project Meet @elisaotra.bsky.social, researcher and activist for our Spanish #InnovationHub Inspira Territorio www.agroecology-transect.net/innovation-h... #IWD2025 #genderparity #agroecology

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

🚨 IPS Officer elections now open! Voting deadline March 10th All current members of IPS can vote via a link to the ballot on your IPS website homepage.

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

🚨IMPORTANT CONGRESS INFO - DATE CHANGE to 20-25th July This week we were informed that the President of Madagascar has decided to host the SADC (Southern African Development Community) Summit in Madagascar at the same time we were planning to have the IPS Congress.

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Stop press!! The IPS deadline for abstracts has been extended to midnight EST on Feb 28th - so you’ve now got an extra couple of weeks to send us all your most exciting primate ideas!!! #IPSmadagascar #IPS2025

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La Société Francophone de Primatologie @lasfdp.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

#VoxPrimato #grants 🚨 grant deadline is approaching! ⚠️ Apply before 1st of February! - 4 grants: 2 * research 2 * conservation - amount max 1250€ - no need to be member to apply Send us your best projet!! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 @ips-primatenews.bsky.social

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Midwest Primate Interest Group @midwestprimates.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

MPIG is on Bluesky! Follow us for updates on primatology, relevant job postings, and details about our annual conference. #MPIG2025 will be a joint meeting with the American Society of Primatologists in Chicago, September 17-20!

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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

#2025MMM Calendar!

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New England Primate Conservancy @neprimateconsrv.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Javan surilis (Presbytis comata), also called grizzled leaf monkeys, Javan leaf monkeys, and Javan grizzled langurs, are endemic to western and central Java in fragmented pockets. Total remaining population may be as low as 5,500. Threatened by habitat destruction and hunting. Listed as Vulnerable.

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Send out the hooooots!! It’s Bulletin time! Check out the bumper new Bulletin with all the news of what your Officers and IPS grantees have been up to in 2024, and with updates on the Elections & 2025 Congress 🤓🐒 internationalprimatologicalsociety.org/ips-bulletins/

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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

The Chimpanzee Brainnetome Atlas reveals distinct connectivity and gene expression profiles relative to humans Open Access www.cell.com/the-innovati... Open Data github.com/FANLabCASIA/... Webpage molicaca.github.io/atlas/chimp_...

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Great Ape Wellbeing Survey @apewellbeingsurvey.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Do you work in primate care? 🐵 Know someone who does? We want to hear from you! As part of research from the University of Sussex, we are looking to hear from primate carers from all over the world to understand their current wellbeing practices. ➡️https://forms.office.com/e/PRZqMuFh0t

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Adrian Jaeggi @jaeggiadrian.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

🚨 JOB ALERT!! We're looking for a PhD student to join our group! Are you interested in evolutionary medicine / anthropology? Already have a master's? Apply with your own project ideas! See link: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie... #EvMed @bioanth.org @ehbea.bsky.social Please RT!

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UZH: PhD position in evolutionary anthropology and medicine

The Human Ecology Group of the Institute of Evolutionary Medicine (IEM) Institute of Evolutionary Medicine at the University of Zurich, led by Prof. Adrian Jaeggi, is inviting applications from prospe...

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 14/01/2025

The Royal Society's Newton International Fellowships will open for applications next week on 21 January. These fellowships are for non-UK early career scientists who wish to conduct research in the UK. Find out more on our website: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/grants/newto...

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Behaviour 2025 @behaviour2025.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

📣🚨Extension of deadlines: Behaviour 2025! 📣🚨 Last date for abstract submissions for #Behaviour2025 has been extended to 31st of January 2025🕰️. Early bird registration ends on 28th of February 2025. Don't miss your chance to share your expertise on a global platform. Hurry and submit your abstracts!

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Robin G Nelson @robingnelson.blacksky.app · 16/01/2025

The Biological Anthro Section of the AAA would love to see you at the 2025 meetings in ...New Orleans (...you know you love NOLA 🎷). The theme this year is Ghosts (!) If you are interested in pitching an executive session - the call is now open annualmeeting.americananthro.org/executive-ca...

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Executive Call for Participation - 2025 AAA Annual Meeting

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

IPS AWARDS NOMINATIONS OPEN 🐒🚨 Know someone who has made a significant difference to primatology? We’re soliciting nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award & Outstanding Achievement Award. Deadline Feb 10th. Full deets : tinyurl.com/IPSawards Any Qs please DM!

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ips-primatenews.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Looking for a way to wrap up the year on a high? Got a great idea & know a group of primate peeps who can talk about it? How about putting together a symposium for #IPSMadagascar #IPS2025! Deadline for outlines has been moved to 10th Jan! ipsmadagascar.org/the-congress...

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