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Russell Hill
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Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Durham University. Runs Primate & Predator in South Africa exploring primates, predators and human-wildlife interactions, and MammalWeb in the UK. Views my own.
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Read the full research paper, published in People and Nature 👉 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Behavioural and physiological responses of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) to human‐induced mortality in anthropogenically modified habitat
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June 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Sounds good!
April 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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The MammalWeb project still isn't on Bluesky, so here's a link to the April newsletter for all of you who are! Lots of exciting updates on projects, competitions, site developments - and, excitingly, another award! What's not to like? What indeed ...
tinyurl.com/MWApr25
MammalWeb Update April 2025
The latest news and images from the MammalWeb project
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April 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Different studies show that the presence of human observers is not neutral at all : in some cases, the monkeys are more calm and reassured when humans are present (especially in relation to the presence of predators). These biases need to be taken into account #ASABWinter2024
slide showing the conclusions of the studies : even when habituated the researcher presence has impact on the primate behavior, also these potential biases need to be investigated
December 12, 2024 at 4:37 PM