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From Gorongosa to Budongo: PALEO group publishes four landmark studies in May

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The month of May brought a wave of exciting research from the PALEO group. In just two weeks, four scientific papers were published by team members and collaborators, covering everything from baboon travel routes and cultural-like behaviors to chimpanzee wound care and genetic insights into primate dispersal. These studies reflect years of dedicated fieldwork and […]

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Philippa Hammond finding baboons via radio collaring

New PPPG study sheds light on how Gorongosa baboons navigate seasonal risks

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We’re excited to announce the publication of a new peer-reviewed article from the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa (PPPG), led by Philippa Hammond in collaboration with Kaitlyn Gaynor, Tara Easter, Dora Biro, and Susana Carvalho. The study, titled “Landscape-scale effects of season and predation risk on the terrestrial behaviour of chacma baboons,” has been published in the

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Perched high above the floodwaters, a lone baboon surveys a drowned landscape on Gorongosa’s floodplain, weeks after Cyclone Idai tore through central Mozambique. Gaunt and isolated, it clings to the last dry refuge—stripped branches and bitter leaves. Its troop, once visible in the trees nearby, is gone. This one vanished days later. While many animals managed to reach higher ground, not all could. The cyclone's toll was not just in numbers, but in moments like this—quiet, haunting, and easily overlooked.

Gorongosa’s primates after cyclone Idai – a new study & a new Doctor

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We’re thrilled to share a new peer-reviewed publication led by Megan Beardmore-Herd, now officially Dr. Beardmore-Herd 🎓, and co-authored by Meredith Palmer, Kaitlyn Gaynor, and Susana Carvalho. The article, just out in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology, examines how primates in Gorongosa National Park responded to one of the most extreme recent weather events

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Exploring Gorongosa’s subsurface: highlights from the November 2024 Geology Fieldwork

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From the 2nd to the 10th of November 2024 a geology-focused field season occured in Gorongosa National Park. Led by a diverse team including Melissa Boyd, Leu Balate, João d’Oliveira Coelho, Sidónia Tagir and Clara Mendes, marked another milestone in the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa’s exploration of Mozambique’s rich geological, paleontological, and archaeological heritage. This short

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Tracking baboons in Gorongosa: exciting research updates from PPPG

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The Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa (PPPG) team is making remarkable progress in their research on baboon behavior and ecology in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. With the rainy season approaching, GPS collaring has been implemented to track baboons when on-foot observation becomes challenging. This innovative approach promises to yield invaluable data for several ongoing studies led by

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