Neotropical Primates Research Group
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Neotropical Primates Research Group (NeoPReGo) is a NGO founded by primatologists to support long-term research and education outreach on Neotropical Primates🐒
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We've had a super interesting talk by Gabriela Oliveira (@neoprego.org) about her research with capuchin monkey tool use in Brasil 🐒🪨🥔🥜🕷
September 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We've had a super interesting talk by Gabriela Oliveira (@neoprego.org) about her research with capuchin monkey tool use in Brasil 🐒🪨🥔🥜🕷
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New paper! Material matters: raw material influences stone tool performance in capuchin monkeys 🐒 🔨🌰 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social @neoprego.org 🧪
@mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social @neoprego.org 🧪
Material matters: raw material influences stone tool performance in capuchin monkeys
Identifying the conditions that facilitate and shape tool use is a central focus in the field of human evolution and animal behaviour. Particular inte…
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August 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
New paper! Material matters: raw material influences stone tool performance in capuchin monkeys 🐒 🔨🌰 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social @neoprego.org 🧪
@mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social @neoprego.org 🧪
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We are looking for panelists! 🦧 If you are working in community-based conservation, (or know someone who is) apply to speak on our panel at PSGB's 2025 Field Skills Workshop. See 🧵 and video: youtube.com/shorts/YBJLr...
July 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
We are looking for panelists! 🦧 If you are working in community-based conservation, (or know someone who is) apply to speak on our panel at PSGB's 2025 Field Skills Workshop. See 🧵 and video: youtube.com/shorts/YBJLr...
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After a lot of work, delays and difficulties, we are almost finishing the new @neoprego.org research base at Serra da Capivara! 🏗️🚧🏠
This base will provide great stability for us to continue doing long-term research on the capuchin monkeys of Serra da Capivara and their incredible culture.
This base will provide great stability for us to continue doing long-term research on the capuchin monkeys of Serra da Capivara and their incredible culture.
July 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
After a lot of work, delays and difficulties, we are almost finishing the new @neoprego.org research base at Serra da Capivara! 🏗️🚧🏠
This base will provide great stability for us to continue doing long-term research on the capuchin monkeys of Serra da Capivara and their incredible culture.
This base will provide great stability for us to continue doing long-term research on the capuchin monkeys of Serra da Capivara and their incredible culture.
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We’re finishing our fieldwork season in Ubajara National Park 🇧🇷, where we collected🩸and other samples from the wild capuchin monkeys we study here.
Now we have a lot of samples to analyse from genetics to health indicators.
#capuchin #monkey #wildlife #primatologia @neoprego.org
Now we have a lot of samples to analyse from genetics to health indicators.
#capuchin #monkey #wildlife #primatologia @neoprego.org
June 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We’re finishing our fieldwork season in Ubajara National Park 🇧🇷, where we collected🩸and other samples from the wild capuchin monkeys we study here.
Now we have a lot of samples to analyse from genetics to health indicators.
#capuchin #monkey #wildlife #primatologia @neoprego.org
Now we have a lot of samples to analyse from genetics to health indicators.
#capuchin #monkey #wildlife #primatologia @neoprego.org
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Can you see the snake near the nut-cracking anvil in the first 🌌? That is one of the dangers for capuchin 🐒 when going to the ground to use tools. In our new paper, we describe a snake attack on a capuchin in Ubajara Park 🇧🇷
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@neoprego.org @tati-valenca.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@neoprego.org @tati-valenca.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Can you see the snake near the nut-cracking anvil in the first 🌌? That is one of the dangers for capuchin 🐒 when going to the ground to use tools. In our new paper, we describe a snake attack on a capuchin in Ubajara Park 🇧🇷
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@neoprego.org @tati-valenca.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@neoprego.org @tati-valenca.bsky.social
Acabamos de lançar os nossos guias de observação se macacos-prego da Serra da Capivara e Ubajara. Os PDFs podem ser baixados no site e distribuídos gratuitamente.
neoprego.org/2025/03/29/g...
@tfalotico.bsky.social @tati-valenca.bsky.social
neoprego.org/2025/03/29/g...
@tfalotico.bsky.social @tati-valenca.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Acabamos de lançar os nossos guias de observação se macacos-prego da Serra da Capivara e Ubajara. Os PDFs podem ser baixados no site e distribuídos gratuitamente.
neoprego.org/2025/03/29/g...
@tfalotico.bsky.social @tati-valenca.bsky.social
neoprego.org/2025/03/29/g...
@tfalotico.bsky.social @tati-valenca.bsky.social
This weekend, we had our first CapCult Project meeting at Ubajara National Park. We brought the team from Serra da Capivara to learn about the environment and the monkeys and share information with the local research team.
March 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This weekend, we had our first CapCult Project meeting at Ubajara National Park. We brought the team from Serra da Capivara to learn about the environment and the monkeys and share information with the local research team.
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Ótima repostagem do @reinaldojlopes.bsky.social sobre os macacos-prego e sua cultura de uso de ferramentas. Várias pesquisas da nossa equipe da @neoprego.org são citadas lá. #primatologia #insidenatgeo #ciencia #primates 🧪🐒
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A cultura dos macacos-pregos
Novos estudos revelam que eles são capazes de comportamentos avançados, como usar ferramentas, preparar insetos antes de comê-los e transferir conhecimen...
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March 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Ótima repostagem do @reinaldojlopes.bsky.social sobre os macacos-prego e sua cultura de uso de ferramentas. Várias pesquisas da nossa equipe da @neoprego.org são citadas lá. #primatologia #insidenatgeo #ciencia #primates 🧪🐒
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super.abril.com.br/ciencia/a-cu...
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What if you gave stones from around the world to nut-cracking capuchin monkeys in São Paulo?
@tfalotico.bsky.social, @tomosproffitt.bsky.social & team tested rocks from Olduvai hominin and Thai macaque sites. Nut stability on the anvil was the key to success 🧪🏺🐒🥜
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@tfalotico.bsky.social, @tomosproffitt.bsky.social & team tested rocks from Olduvai hominin and Thai macaque sites. Nut stability on the anvil was the key to success 🧪🏺🐒🥜
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 18, 2024 at 9:37 AM
What if you gave stones from around the world to nut-cracking capuchin monkeys in São Paulo?
@tfalotico.bsky.social, @tomosproffitt.bsky.social & team tested rocks from Olduvai hominin and Thai macaque sites. Nut stability on the anvil was the key to success 🧪🏺🐒🥜
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@tfalotico.bsky.social, @tomosproffitt.bsky.social & team tested rocks from Olduvai hominin and Thai macaque sites. Nut stability on the anvil was the key to success 🧪🏺🐒🥜
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🐵A Neoprego está procurando uma pessoa para fazer parte da equipe do projeto CapCult. O projeto é coordenado pelo @tfalotico.bsky.social e é parte do Wildlife Intelligence Project, da National Geographic Society.
Veja mais detalhes aqui: bit.ly/neopregovaga2025
Veja mais detalhes aqui: bit.ly/neopregovaga2025
Vaga para bolsista 2025
Abrimos seleção para bolsista no projeto CapCult para 2025
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December 18, 2024 at 8:53 PM
🐵A Neoprego está procurando uma pessoa para fazer parte da equipe do projeto CapCult. O projeto é coordenado pelo @tfalotico.bsky.social e é parte do Wildlife Intelligence Project, da National Geographic Society.
Veja mais detalhes aqui: bit.ly/neopregovaga2025
Veja mais detalhes aqui: bit.ly/neopregovaga2025
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Our “field table” used in the activity of capturing and collecting blood from the monkeys, which we carried out last week. It was the first time we did this type of collection at Serra da Capivara, in this case we want to analyze the DNA of this population with unique behaviors! 🧪🐒
@neoprego.org
@neoprego.org
November 25, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Our “field table” used in the activity of capturing and collecting blood from the monkeys, which we carried out last week. It was the first time we did this type of collection at Serra da Capivara, in this case we want to analyze the DNA of this population with unique behaviors! 🧪🐒
@neoprego.org
@neoprego.org
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I made a starter pack for animal behaviour researchers / ethologists! please share and feel free to self-nominate or suggest others to be added as this is very much still a work in progress and not an exhaustive list 🌍🧪😊 #SciSky #BioSky #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalBehavior #Ethology
go.bsky.app/Tr8VZpV
go.bsky.app/Tr8VZpV
November 12, 2024 at 5:05 PM
I made a starter pack for animal behaviour researchers / ethologists! please share and feel free to self-nominate or suggest others to be added as this is very much still a work in progress and not an exhaustive list 🌍🧪😊 #SciSky #BioSky #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalBehavior #Ethology
go.bsky.app/Tr8VZpV
go.bsky.app/Tr8VZpV
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Primate peeps assemble!! Some great starter packs out there, so we figured we join the fun and start one for organisations and fieldsites. Help us find folk & let us know who we missed! 🧪🦊🐒
go.bsky.app/NK7z2st
go.bsky.app/NK7z2st
November 16, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Primate peeps assemble!! Some great starter packs out there, so we figured we join the fun and start one for organisations and fieldsites. Help us find folk & let us know who we missed! 🧪🦊🐒
go.bsky.app/NK7z2st
go.bsky.app/NK7z2st
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I'm still adding to this but thought I'd share my starter pack for primatology!
November 9, 2024 at 4:00 PM
I'm still adding to this but thought I'd share my starter pack for primatology!
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Back to Ubajara National park 🇧🇷. We’re looking for the known inividuals of capuchin monkeys and checking the new guys after more than a year. We’re going to be following them for a long time now, as part of the CapCult project and Wildlife Intelligence Group. @neoprego.org #insidenatgeo
October 23, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Back to Ubajara National park 🇧🇷. We’re looking for the known inividuals of capuchin monkeys and checking the new guys after more than a year. We’re going to be following them for a long time now, as part of the CapCult project and Wildlife Intelligence Group. @neoprego.org #insidenatgeo
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Now is the peak of the cashew season at Serra da Capivara (northeastern Brazil). Capuchin monkeys here eat the apple, and can also open the nuts with stone tools to access the nutritious endosperm! 🧪🐒
#primatology #capuchin #monkey @neoprego.org
#primatology #capuchin #monkey @neoprego.org
October 10, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Now is the peak of the cashew season at Serra da Capivara (northeastern Brazil). Capuchin monkeys here eat the apple, and can also open the nuts with stone tools to access the nutritious endosperm! 🧪🐒
#primatology #capuchin #monkey @neoprego.org
#primatology #capuchin #monkey @neoprego.org
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Check out these awesome #primate items from @neoprego.org! I just bought a t-shirt & journals.👕📒🖊️
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(this helps support #conservation research by the Neotropical Primates Research Group: neoprego.org) Obrigado, @tfalotico.bsky.social et al.! 🙏😀🐒🇧🇷🐵🌴
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(this helps support #conservation research by the Neotropical Primates Research Group: neoprego.org) Obrigado, @tfalotico.bsky.social et al.! 🙏😀🐒🇧🇷🐵🌴
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October 4, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Check out these awesome #primate items from @neoprego.org! I just bought a t-shirt & journals.👕📒🖊️
neoprego.printify.me/products
(this helps support #conservation research by the Neotropical Primates Research Group: neoprego.org) Obrigado, @tfalotico.bsky.social et al.! 🙏😀🐒🇧🇷🐵🌴
neoprego.printify.me/products
(this helps support #conservation research by the Neotropical Primates Research Group: neoprego.org) Obrigado, @tfalotico.bsky.social et al.! 🙏😀🐒🇧🇷🐵🌴
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The Captive Primate Safety Act would protect monkeys from the US pet trade. In recognition, we’ll be highlighting ways humanity’s cousins have resisted captivity over the next few weeks, starting with monkey attacks. Chimp attacks get headlines, but monkeys easily win the numbers game. (1/4)
September 19, 2024 at 6:32 PM
The Captive Primate Safety Act would protect monkeys from the US pet trade. In recognition, we’ll be highlighting ways humanity’s cousins have resisted captivity over the next few weeks, starting with monkey attacks. Chimp attacks get headlines, but monkeys easily win the numbers game. (1/4)
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I know we're all up to our ears in political activity, but this bill really matters, and it's the sort that might well die for lack of attention. It would prohibit the private ownership of primates.
As the thread says, like many species, primates are cute when they're small, but not so much later.
As the thread says, like many species, primates are cute when they're small, but not so much later.
The Captive Primate Safety Act would protect monkeys from the US pet trade. In recognition, we’ll be highlighting ways humanity’s cousins have resisted captivity over the next few weeks, starting with monkey attacks. Chimp attacks get headlines, but monkeys easily win the numbers game. (1/4)
September 19, 2024 at 9:42 PM
I know we're all up to our ears in political activity, but this bill really matters, and it's the sort that might well die for lack of attention. It would prohibit the private ownership of primates.
As the thread says, like many species, primates are cute when they're small, but not so much later.
As the thread says, like many species, primates are cute when they're small, but not so much later.
Our first video here is the cougar recorded by camera-trap resting on one of the capuchin monkeys nut-cracking sites at Ubajara Park 🇧🇷. This is part of our member Tati Valença PhD project to measure predation pressure on the monkeys’ behavior.
#bigcats #primates #natgeo #usp #cienciabrasileira
#bigcats #primates #natgeo #usp #cienciabrasileira
September 12, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Our first video here is the cougar recorded by camera-trap resting on one of the capuchin monkeys nut-cracking sites at Ubajara Park 🇧🇷. This is part of our member Tati Valença PhD project to measure predation pressure on the monkeys’ behavior.
#bigcats #primates #natgeo #usp #cienciabrasileira
#bigcats #primates #natgeo #usp #cienciabrasileira
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Congrats @henriquerufo.bsky.social for the best global south presenter award at the #CES2024Durham. 👏🏼👏🏼
@culturalevolsoc.bsky.social @durhamdcerc.bsky.social @neoprego.org
@culturalevolsoc.bsky.social @durhamdcerc.bsky.social @neoprego.org
September 11, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Congrats @henriquerufo.bsky.social for the best global south presenter award at the #CES2024Durham. 👏🏼👏🏼
@culturalevolsoc.bsky.social @durhamdcerc.bsky.social @neoprego.org
@culturalevolsoc.bsky.social @durhamdcerc.bsky.social @neoprego.org
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Talking about #capuchinmonkeys at Cultural Conference in Durham #CES2024durham 🐵❤️🏴
Amazing experience!
@culturalevolsoc.bsky.social
@durhamdcerc.bsky.social
@cultevolfunding.bsky.social
@neoprego.org
#ces2024 #clturalevolution #sociallearning
Amazing experience!
@culturalevolsoc.bsky.social
@durhamdcerc.bsky.social
@cultevolfunding.bsky.social
@neoprego.org
#ces2024 #clturalevolution #sociallearning
September 10, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Talking about #capuchinmonkeys at Cultural Conference in Durham #CES2024durham 🐵❤️🏴
Amazing experience!
@culturalevolsoc.bsky.social
@durhamdcerc.bsky.social
@cultevolfunding.bsky.social
@neoprego.org
#ces2024 #clturalevolution #sociallearning
Amazing experience!
@culturalevolsoc.bsky.social
@durhamdcerc.bsky.social
@cultevolfunding.bsky.social
@neoprego.org
#ces2024 #clturalevolution #sociallearning
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Presenting the CapCult project results to Susan Perry and Kevin Lala at the meeting of the @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social in Durham. Nice to meet a lot of amazing people here!
#ces2024durham #cienciabrasileira #primatology
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#ces2024durham #cienciabrasileira #primatology
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September 9, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Presenting the CapCult project results to Susan Perry and Kevin Lala at the meeting of the @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social in Durham. Nice to meet a lot of amazing people here!
#ces2024durham #cienciabrasileira #primatology
@neoprego.org
#ces2024durham #cienciabrasileira #primatology
@neoprego.org
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Finally we have Henrique Rufo on innovation, diffusion and generalisation of probe tool use in tufted capuchins #CES2024Durham @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social
September 10, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Finally we have Henrique Rufo on innovation, diffusion and generalisation of probe tool use in tufted capuchins #CES2024Durham @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social