20th November 2018 The 24th January 2018 was like many other days for me. It was the height of summer so I was completely melting in my...

15th October 2017 In my post “Why the Radio Silence?” I wrote that the capuchin research at Para La Tierra was continuing despite losing...

29th September 2017 Howlers are very curious. Since Para La Tierra moved fully to Pilar in May this year one of the interesting new...

25th September 2017 So after nearly 10 months of no activity i am finally ready to restart this blog. Some people reading this know the...

6th December 2016 One of the great things about running the Para La Tierra Primate Project is that I get the chance to share my project...

25th November 2016 I am going to take a little trip back in time here to talk a bit about the research I did for my thesis for my Masters...

18th November 2016 Zoopharmacognosy, or self-medication, is the use of specific plants (or in some cases arthropods) by wild animals to...

5th November 2016 The second publication from the PLT Primate Project has now been published in Acta Ethologica and is available to read...

28th October 2016 The first publication to come from the Para La Tierra Primate Project is now available! "Using Camera Traps to...

24th October 2016 Arguably the most widely known fact about capuchin monkey behaviour is that they use tools. Capuchins have been seen in...

15th October 2016 When you set out to study primates in the wild there are a lot of things to consider. What are you looking to find out?...

10th October 2016 In June 2013 myself and two volunteers stumbled across something amazing: two adult female Black and Gold Howler...

4th October 2016 When you work with capuchins you notice very quickly as you creep around the forest that when they feed in a fruiting...

25th September 2016 When it comes to primatology, Paraguay has been pretty left behind. The last studies were carried out in the 1980’s...

30th September 2016 I am going to take you back in time a little bit to introduce to O Group and share with you how we got to know them....

21st September 2016 Are you in to primates? Do monkeys fascinate you? Whether you are interested in primatology (the study of primates)...