My life among the apes
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2021-06
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Abstract
I have spent over 40 years studying the behavior of our closest living relatives, the
apes. In this paper, I review my research on the spacing, mating, and vocal behavior
of gibbons and orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) and the vocal and social behavior of
chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). I devote special attention to results derived from a
25‐year‐long study of a remarkable and extraordinarily large group of chimpanzees
that has recently fissioned at Ngogo in Kibale National Park, Uganda. I conclude with
some advice for the next generation of field primatologists.
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Apes, behavior, field experiments
Citation
Mitani, John C. 'My Life among the Apes', American Journal of Primatology, vol. 83/no. 6, (2021), pp. e23107-n/a.