#Budongo

GetNews.me

@getnews-me.bsky.social

5 months ago

Chimpanzees Turning to Bat Guano Reveal New Virus Risks

In Uganda’s Budongo Forest, chimpanzees switched from palm nuts to bat guano after Raphia palms were harvested (2006‑2012); scientists found 27 viruses, including a betacoronavirus. Read more: getnews.me/chimpanzees-turning-to-b... #uganda #budongo

Anthropology.net

@anthropology.net

10 months ago

Chimpanzees in Uganda tend wounds, take care of one another and free each other from snares—sometimes helping unrelated individuals.

Field evidence now suggests the origins of this care may predate Homo.
#Primatology #Anthropology #ProsocialBehavior #Budongo

Cat Hobaiter

@nakedprimate.bsky.social

1 year ago

A camera trap installed on a tree in the Budongo forest, with an orange backpack behind it

Figured what better way for #teamWaibira to mark this momentous occasion than the inaugural installation of the 24/25 dry season 25L trap 🥳🤓😂

#Budongo #gonechimping 🧪

Stacey Tecot 🌵

@stecot.bsky.social

4 years ago

Fully funded #PhD position (4 yrs): Investigate how wild #chimps in #Budongo Forest (Uganda) use communication as a 'teaching' tool. Project co-supervised by Prof Klaus Zuberbühler and Prof Josep Call (Uni of St Andrews), based at the University of Neuchatel. Deadline: 30.04.2021