baboon.jpegorangutan_eva_gismo.jpegTana river mangabey after the rains in the lower Tana river

Primatology research at CHES examines the behavior, ecology, physiology, and evolution of nonhuman primates in wild and comparative contexts. Projects address mating systems, social bonds, cooperation, conflict, diet selection, energetics, and foraging strategies, with long-term field studies across Africa and Southeast Asia. This work provides comparative insight into the evolutionary foundations of human behavior and informs primate conservation.