Abstract. Understanding cognitive development is fundamental for explaining variation in adult cognitive phenotypes, and thus the processes driving cogniti

Monkeys bring their own skills to the city. Urban animals are often seen as especially flexible or innovative—but do urban environments make them that way?

Internationally, there are inconsistencies between national, state and territory Codes, Acts and Regulations on the definition of animal and animal use for scientific purposes, particularly for non-in...

The University of Exeter’s Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, is inviting applications for a 4-year PhD studentship (UK fees), ideally commencing Sept 2026.

We used eDNA metabarcoding of faecal samples to quantify the dietary composition of two vervet monkey populations in a semi-urban environment in South Africa over a 4-month period, and compared these...

We value children more than ever. But we're suffocating them.

As a corner of Africa heats up, new research shows how the future of the species rests with powerful matriarchs making tough choices for survival.

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Understanding cognitive development is fundamental to contextualize adult cognitive phenotypes, and thus the operational pathways for cognitive evolution. The ontogeny of specific cognitive traits is ...

PhD Project - Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - Biological market monitoring and manipulation in social an...

Humans have facilitated contacts between prey and predator species that have originally not co-evolved, reshuffling the prey-predator arms race. How do prey cope with an evolutionarily new predation r...

Experts warn against feeding monkeys as human food is doing more harm than good.