
In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb learn about the lives and work of the Trimates: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas. Tune in for tool use, magical objects, bipedalism, poaching, murder, and more!Links to the Trimates legacy organizations:https://janegoodall.org/https://gorillafund.org/https://orangutan.org/*Episode Correction: Pusakas always return to their owner in Indonesian culture, but not all pusakas are daggers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusaka
Sep 19, 2022
20 min

In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb talk about four amazing apes who learned to communicate with humans. Tune in for a horse that knows math, a chimp that smokes pot, and Koko's secret obsession!
Aug 28, 2022
27 min

In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb talk about titis! From their purrs to their "bed head," titis are adorable! Tune in to learn more!Titi pic:https://www.dudleyzoo.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/IMG-20190417-WA0001.jpg
Jul 25, 2022
9 min

In this episode, Colleen has the distinct pleasure of interviewing Pete the Proboscis Monkey. Pete shares about his ancestry, his family, his 4-inch nose, and more!
Jun 21, 2022
11 min

In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb learn about the bizarre world of prosimians, especially lemurs. Join us to hear about their etymology, taxonomy, and native island!Our Red Bubble page: https://www.redbubble.com/people/PrimatesPod/shop?asc=uZoboomafoo may not be what you remember: http://content.wfmynews2.com/photo/2016/10/04/zoboomafoo_1475604754455_6355577_ver1.0.jpg
Jun 6, 2022
19 min

In this episode, Colleen interviews Kelsie Strong, a master's student in primate behavior at Central Washington University (CWU). Tune in to hear about capped langurs, Gatorade, and Bhutan.
May 25, 2022
30 min

In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb discuss animal testing, specifically the 1981 Silver Spring Monkey case. (TW: animal abuse) This case brought PETA national recognition and sparked a conversation about animal rights and animal testing. If you decide to avoid animal testing and go cruelty free, here are a list of brands to avoid: https://crueltyfree.peta.org/companies-do-test/
May 10, 2022
23 min

In this episode, Colleen interviews Dr. Cat Hobaiter, a primatologist from St. Andrews University. Tune in to hear how many individual chimps she can recognize, whether or not chimps have resting sad face, and how chimps use language!
Apr 26, 2022
36 min

In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb muse over the existence of Bigfoot. Tune in for a gentle giant, a drunk basketball player, and a bipedal bear.
Apr 12, 2022
12 min

In this episode, we interview Dr. Malini Suchak from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. Learn about tandem running ants, capuchin cooperation, and the spider in her kitchen. You may have seen Dr. Suchak in this famous experiment on fairness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meiU6TxysCg&ab_channel=TEDBlogVideo
Mar 28, 2022
47 min
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