Mitani, John C.2023-08-072023-08-072021-06Mitani, John C. 'My Life among the Apes', American Journal of Primatology, vol. 83/no. 6, (2021), pp. e23107-n/a.ISSN 0275-2565EISSN 1098-2345https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/9108I 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.enApes, behavior, field experimentsArticle