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We have now incorporated our “PIN Classic” content into the new Primate Info Net, under Primate Fact Sheets and Resources. This content includes topics and resources from the original PIN managed by the former Lawrence Jacobsen Library. With all this moving around and rearranging, please don’t hesitate to contact us if you can no longer find what you …
May 31, 2021 The American Journal of Primatology has just published Comprehensive search filters for retrieving publications on nonhuman primates for literature reviews (filterNHP). Per authors Lauren C. Cassidy et al, “Nonhuman primates (NHPs) are widely studied across many scientific disciplines using a variety of techniques in diverse environments. Due to the wide scope of …
We’ve just updated our Primate Info Net Google Groups to include a new group, Primate-Volunteers! Primate-Volunteers is for sharing opportunities in primatology for volunteers only. Positions are unpaid and there may be participation costs (e.g., room and board). Learn more about Primate-Volunteers and PIN’s other career and education Google Groups on the main Primate Info …
Primate-Programs is our new PIN forum for posting primatology-related degree programs, courses, and other fee-for-service opportunities involving primate study, observation, ecotourism, etc. If scholarships are available, please clearly state this in your post. We hope you find this new information-sharing forum useful!
At first glance, it’s easy to believe that the slow loris, a tiny primate with wide, saucer-like eyes is nothing more than a Beanie Boo come to life. But don’t let that innocent face fool you. These little creatures prefer their own company, and usually bite when they feel threatened – either from humans or from other slow lorises – …
A new primate species named the Popa langur (Trachypithecus popa) has been discovered in Myanmar after years of extensive study and analysis of specimens from museums and field surveys completed by institutions around the world. This discovery highlights the importance of international collaboration, diverse scientific expertise and museum specimens in species discovery.
Non-human primates could be highly susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2 the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 according to a newly published study in the scientific journal Communications Biology, conducted by researchers at the University of Calgary and New York University. This potential risk is of concern to primatologists around the world working with wild and captive primates.
This is a must share! Premiering Nov. 4 on Nature is a new series on wild primates! “In this new, three-part Nature series, get to know the many species of primates. From the popular chimpanzee and gorilla to the more obscure species like the snub-nosed monkey and the slow loris, explore their survival strategies, family …
PIN-Classic has been added to Primate Info Net to provide archived information from the old PIN managed by the former Lawrence Jacobsen Library at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center. Some of the old PIN links are no longer available. Others have been or are in the process of being updated and moved to the …
PLEASE NOTE: Primate-Science and Primate-Enrichment have been decommissioned. We have finally finished moving all of the “old” Primate-Science and Primate-Enrichment forums subscribers to our new Google Groups for these forums. We hope these members-only forums continue to be useful for sharing information, ideas and questions among the primatology community. These are your forums so …