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Jill Pruetz

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Primatologist, Biological Anthropologist, Director Fongoli Savanna Chimpanzee Project in Senegal.

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Know Your Rights | Protesters’ Rights | ACLU The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place certain narrow restrictions on the exerc...

Going to No Kings tomorrow? The ACLU has advice...

www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

17.10.2025 18:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Forgot to tag @jilldpruetz.bsky.social in this one!

17.09.2025 21:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NO KINGS Bastrop Β· No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. β€œNO KINGS” is more than just a sloganβ€”it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

I'm attending No Kings's event, β€œNO KINGS Bastrop” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

17.10.2025 19:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Help Gabby Martinez Study Owl Monkeys, organized by Jill Pruetz I'm raising funds for a great student of mine - Gabby Martinez. She recently complet… Jill Pruetz needs your support for Help Gabby Martinez Study Owl Monkeys

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05.09.2025 03:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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And ...that's a wrap!

Graduated from Texas State University @txst.edu over the weekend with a Ph.D. in Applied Anthropology (Primatology) πŸ§‘β€πŸŽ“

Thank you for your mentorship Dr. Jill D. Pruetz @jilldpruetz.bsky.social and encouragements from my lab siblings in The Pruetz Lab.

12.05.2025 17:47 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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The nutritional quality of male chimpanzee diets in a semiarid savanna Nutritional ecology is vital to understanding food selection in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). However, there are knowledge gaps for chimpanzees in sa…

New paper out on Fongoli chimpanzee diet in a savanna landscape! Pant hoots!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

15.05.2025 04:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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In Fongoli news, there have been a couple of big rains - enough to clean out & fill Sakoto pool, one of the chimps’ favorite soaking spots!

14.05.2025 16:15 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ocean wonders and new arguments against deep-sea mining
Ocean wonders and new arguments against deep-sea mining YouTube video by New Scientist

Cat Hobaiter joins us this week to discuss CHIMP DRUMMING www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbE0...
@nakedprimate.bsky.social

10.05.2025 10:05 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We still have room for you in the course!

30.04.2025 20:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Still have spots open y’all!

16.04.2025 20:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Observing Wild Chimpanzees in Senegal with Jill Pruetz
Observing Wild Chimpanzees in Senegal with Jill Pruetz YouTube video by Wild World Podcast

youtu.be/VVvi5EWFjcI?...

27.03.2025 22:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Looking for an awesome field experience this summer?

22.03.2025 20:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

That’s because the dominant scientific paradigm has particular cultural worldviews and assumptions embedded in it. Enlightenment philosophyβ€”derived from a European Greco-Christian worldviewsβ€”held that animals were created different and inferior to humans, and that informed behaviorist paradigms.

12.03.2025 16:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#AABA2025 is off to a great start!!!! Shoutout to @jilldpruetz.bsky.social for renting an airbnb boat for us to sleep in. I woke up to the sound of gulls this morning, which is way more serene than waking up to howler monkeys 😜 10/10 would recommend πŸ˜…πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈπŸŒŠπŸ›₯️

13.03.2025 17:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!!!

12.03.2025 01:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@jilldpruetz.bsky.social 's book finally arrived!! πŸŽ‰ I've been looking forward to this for months now!

16.02.2025 06:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Valentine's Day Fundraiser Welcome to our annual fundraiser for Neighbor Ape projects!Although the Fongoli chimpanzee group is doing well, with many infants in the group, they are facing increasing pressures on their natural re...

Our fundraising online auction closes in less than an hour! Pant hoots!

new.biddingowl.com/Funds4Fongol...

15.02.2025 05:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of our supporters shared this with usβ€”people are getting creative tonight!

14.02.2025 04:25 πŸ‘ 83859 πŸ” 25992 πŸ’¬ 759 πŸ“Œ 900
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Name a Fongoli chimpanzee baby Winner will provide two names for the next infant born in the Fongoli chimpanzee community. Fongoli Savanna Chimpanzee Project team members, Michel Sa

Treat yourself on Valentine’s Day!

new.biddingowl.com/item/name-a-...

14.02.2025 20:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Valentine's Day Fundraiser Welcome to our annual fundraiser for Neighbor Ape projects!Although the Fongoli chimpanzee group is doing well, with many infants in the group, they are facing increasing pressures on their natural re...

Two more days left in our online auction fundraiser for Neighbor Ape and we are STILL adding new items daily!

new.biddingowl.com/Funds4Fongol...

13.02.2025 05:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well said.

12.02.2025 16:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shop for a Cause at Our Non-Profit Online Marketplace | BiddingOwl.com Support charities and do good while you browse items on BiddingOwl.com, a non-profit online marketplace. Find unique items and support a good cause at the same time.

We’ve got 18 items to bid on currently and will be adding more! Shop for a good cause!

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12.02.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Woo-hoo! This is how I got to name the newest little Fongoli chimp, Elphaba! You can bid for an opportunity to name a new baby too! #primates 🏺πŸ§ͺ

08.02.2025 04:21 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science to the Pruetz Lab! πŸ’ͺπŸ‘© #TXST @jilldpruetz.bsky.social @txst.edu

11.02.2025 23:03 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Valentine's Day Fundraiser Welcome to our annual fundraiser for Neighbor Ape projects!Although the Fongoli chimpanzee group is doing well, with many infants in the group, they are facing increasing pressures on their natural re...

It’s time for our annual fundraiser to benefit chimp conservation & human welfare in the Fongoli, Senegal region - pant hoots!

new.biddingowl.com/Funds4Fongol...

08.02.2025 04:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Africa knew Trump's 'America First' pledge meant it might be last. Then came the freeze on aid Four days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing almost all U.S. foreign aid, an email landed in Claris Madhuku's inbox in rural Zimbabwe. The message confirmed Madhuku's fea...

www.yahoo.com/news/africa-...

04.02.2025 23:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mama chimp Eva lying on the ground with arm outstretched, with adorable cute tiny baby Elphaba on her belly. Another chimp is partially visible on the background.

Mama chimp Eva lying on the ground with arm outstretched, with adorable cute tiny baby Elphaba on her belly. Another chimp is partially visible on the background.

I have named this teensy little chimp baby! Meet Elphaba, daughter of mama Eva, of Fongoli, Senegal!πŸ“· : Michel Sadiakhou, from @jilldpruetz.bsky.social

31.01.2025 18:42 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Here are just a few of the NSF review panels that were shut down today, Chuck.

This is research that would have made us competitive in computer science that will now be delayed by many months if not lost forever.

AI is fine but right now the top priority is keeping the lights on at NSF and NIH.

28.01.2025 03:06 πŸ‘ 747 πŸ” 197 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 6
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New paper! πŸ’ πŸ§ͺ

We found the Kinda baboons have long-lasting female-male relationships that are largely male-driven and persist across female reproductive states.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

27.01.2025 18:33 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

Per an NIH source:

β€œDiscussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”

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