Snakes: Food or Foe for Monkeys? Corallus hortulanus photo by Renato Augusto Martins (CC BY-SA 4.0) Author: Efstathia Robakis Most of the time, we think of the food chain as moving in one direction: the medium fish eats the little fish, the big fish eats the medium fish. We do not typically think …
A Trick of the Tail: Prehensile Tails and Primate Evolution By Luke Fannin When we look at ourselves in the mirror each morning, we are constantly reminded of our ape ancestry. For, like our fellow ape cousins – the chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans – we lack something that most other primates possess: a long tail. …
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Trophies, Trump, and the Sound of Silence Donald Trump Jr. poses with an elephant tail during a 2011 hunting trip (HUNTINGLEGENDS.COM/HUNTING LEGENDS) Staff Writer, Kylie Sorenson Shhhh…. Do you hear that? You’ll have to listen closely. It’s the sound of the Trump administration quietly lifting the ban on elephant trophy importation into the United States. …
Staff Writer, Luke Fannin Primates are exceptionally visually oriented mammals. Adapted to a life in the trees, their evolution has favored forward-facing eyes for enhanced depth perception (handy for accurately grasping branches) and has reduced their reliance on smell (hence the flatter faces). Reliance on sight has led to another development in our lineage: color …
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Staff Writer, Luke Fannin Imagine that you are speed dating. You decide to dress modestly, hoping to at least talk to some nice people and be social. The first two people you meet, dressed just like you, are fun to talk to; they’re friendly, they like Game of Thrones and enjoy dogs. But the third …
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Living for the City: Interview with Dr. Iván Soto-Calderón The white-footed tamarin (Sagunius leucopus). Image courtesy of Giant Eland. Staff Writer, Luke Fannin My fellow research assistants from this past summer will undoubtedly agree with me when I say that tamarins are incredibly flexible when it comes to their daily habits in the Amazon rainforest. …
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The first week in the biological station was over and I was still amazed about the stunning sunrise every morning, waking up with dozens of birds singing, knowing i was very far away from home. With this field course I was able to experience moments that I could not have done otherwise. Walk through deep …
[attention title=”Amazon Wired”]Varun Swamy, field course instructor (see Amazonian ABCs), is also one of the co-founders of the Amazon Wired project. Here he tells us how megaflora are really just as interesting as megafauna. This article originally appeared on the Rainforest Expeditions blog on May 22, 2017. To get to know Varun better, check out …
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Ghosts of Megafauna Past By Varun Swamy, FPI field course instructor. He is also one of the co-founders of the Amazon Wired project. Here he tells us how the project was conceived. This article originally appeared on the Rainforest Expeditions blog on June 5, 2017. I distinctly remember the first time I accidentally stabbed my hand on the spine …
Mi Experiencia Como Asistente de Investigación Autor: Stefano García Castillo, Perú Como muchos peruanos, estoy maravillado con nuestra amazonia. Por la riqueza que presentamos siempre quise experimentar y estudiar su biodiversidad, especialmente a los primates. Tenía aún 18 años cuando encontré la página de Field Projects International y estaba asombrado por sus diversos estudios en …
