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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Happy World Chimpanzee Day, and pant hoots from the group at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary!

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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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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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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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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And of course, our recent Spanish-language #statistics modules were translated by a team including current #UMich undergrad Daniella Harris!

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#Umich alumnus Nami Kaneko designed this educational handout about #macaque #monkeys

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Rayna and Safa also designed this educational presentation on #leadership in #chimpanzees and #bonobos

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First up, UMich alumni Safa Mohamed and Rayna Shamah designed this cool set of cards for children about #animal #leadership
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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!

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Check out the other activity sets on #turacos, #elephants, and of course #chimpanzees! sites.lsa.umich.edu/primatelearn...

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...