University of Georgia Primate Cognition and Behavior Lab

Primate laboratory at UGA studying behavior from a broadly ethological perspective.

Researchers in the Primate Cognition and Behavior Laboratory, directed by Dr. Dorothy Fragaszy of the Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program, study behavior from a broadly ethological perspective (that is, with the goal of understanding the development, function, and evolution of behavior, and the mechanisms that support it). Current projects concern manual dexterity, tool use, spatial organization

04/06/2020

April Is Ape Awareness Month!
We will be going APE all April, so let us know your favorite ape species. Vote for your faves and post photos in the comments below and maybe we will spot them this month.

Limited Edition Etsy Exclusives: https://etsy.me/2uz5l6k

Visit Our Main Store on Redbubble:
http://rdbl.co/1IkK0AY

Pattern Store on Zazzle:
https://bit.ly/2PUGTtU

Check Out Our 1st Book, ZOOFLAKES!
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2inqX0K

03/25/2020

We hope everyone is staying well! Here’s an informative PSA from Neotropical Primate Conservation! For more information about COVID-19, please visit cdc.gov 👍🏻

03/06/2020

🚨PSA: Surgical masks WILL NOT protect you against the COVID-19 coronavirus. Viruses are small, and buying surgical masks only hurts the people who actually need them (i.e. medical professionals, and anyone who works with PRIMATES 🐒🦍🦧).

Tuberculosis is a zoonotic (can be spread between humans and animals) bacterial disease, which is difficult to detect in nonhuman primates and spreads rapidly. There is no effective treatment for this disease in nonhuman primates. For this reason, the USDA mandates mask-use for people working with non-human primates (but especially great apes).

02/19/2020

Behind many pictures of chimpanzees lies a deadly reality of poaching, illegal trade, cruelty and abuse. A wild baby suffering in a disreputable zoo or as a pet, can represent the death of up to 10 family members. With populations in the wild plummeting and chimpanzees an endangered species, this has to stop. Chimpanzees and other great apes and primates belong in the wild.

Stand up for conservation and against animal abuse and wildlife trafficking:

DON’T like and share these harmful posts on social media
DO share this post and let them be

Together we can make a difference. Learn more about our ForeverWild campaign at https://www.janegoodall.org.au/foreverwild

Climate change and deforestation could wipe out Madagascar's ruffed lemurs and rainforest in next 50 years, experts warn

12/23/2019

Although the previous post was optimistic about the future of wild mountain gorillas, climate change experts cannot say the same about populations of ruffed lemurs.

Climate change and deforestation could wipe out Madagascar's ruffed lemurs and rainforest in next 50 years, experts warn Dire projections form part of a "best-case scenario."

Endangered Mountain Gorilla Populations Are Growing

12/22/2019

Great news!

Endangered Mountain Gorilla Populations Are Growing But the animals remain threatened with extinction

12/02/2019

11/26/2019

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving week!

This bizarre primate has a newly discovered digit

10/21/2019

Among her many areas of expertise, Dr. Fragaszy has published quite a bit of research on manual function in non-human primates 🖐🏿🖐🏾🖐🏽🖐🏼🖐🏻

This bizarre primate has a newly discovered digit The aye-aye of Madagascar has a pseudo-thumb that may help it grip trees, showing there’s still much to be learned about anatomy.

10/10/2019

Eight species, including Tapanuli orangutan, make first appearance on list of most endangered primates “Primates In Peril: The world’s 25 most endangered primates 2018-2020” is the tenth iteration of a report issued every two years documenting the primate species from across the globe that are facing the most severe threats of extinction.The report finds that the Tapanuli orangutan is one of th...