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Primate Learning in Action
@primate-learning.bsky.social
A collaborative project aimed at spreading knowledge about primate cognition, behavior & conservation.

Website: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/primatelearning/
YouTube: @primatelearninginaction6266
Instagram: @primate_learning
Did you know #chimpanzees love to #play?

To learn more, check out this paper by our contributors @kris-sabbi.bsky.social, @zeppypearl.bsky.social, and others!

"Ecological variation in adult social play reveals a hidden cost of motherhood for wild chimpanzees"
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July 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Happy World Chimpanzee Day, and pant hoots from the group at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary!
July 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Are you an #instructor interested in illustrating #phylogenetic comparative methods for psychology students studying #animal #cognition? Check out this classroom activity (with slides and reading) using a simple example to illustrate core concepts!

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March 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
More classroom activities! Are you an #instructor interested in teaching about principles of #evolution and #naturalselection? Check out this brainstorming activity about the processes of evolution, using #domestication as an example!

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March 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Are you an #instructor interested in using #interactive activities to demonstrate principles for the evolution of #cooperation? Check out this classroom activity focused on strategies in the prisoner's dilemma, for high school or university students!

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March 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Interested in learning more about data exploration and linear modeling in R?

This set of #datascience modules from @csulbquanteco.bsky.social uses real cognitive and demographic data from the #CayoSantiago #rhesus macaque population in #PuertoRico!

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February 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
And of course, our recent Spanish-language #statistics modules were translated by a team including current #UMich undergrad Daniella Harris!

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February 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
#Umich alumnus Nami Kaneko designed this educational handout about #macaque #monkeys

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February 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Rayna and Safa also designed this educational presentation on #leadership in #chimpanzees and #bonobos

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February 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
First up, UMich alumni Safa Mohamed and Rayna Shamah designed this cool set of cards for children about #animal #leadership
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February 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Consulte estos módulos de aprendizaje de estadística que utilizan datos reales sobre la cognición de los primates... ¡ahora en español!

Check out these statistics learning modules using real data on primate cognition...now in Spanish!

sites.lsa.umich.edu/primatelearn...
February 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Check out the other activity sets on #turacos, #elephants, and of course #chimpanzees! sites.lsa.umich.edu/primatelearn...
December 6, 2024 at 2:47 PM
We're not just about primates! Check out this set of activities on #pangolins for #kids, from our collaborators The Kasiisi Project. And check the whole series of activities, focused on the wild animals of Kibale National Park in Uganda: sites.lsa.umich.edu/primatelearn...
December 6, 2024 at 2:45 PM