Content Warning: The following post contains descriptions and images that could be disturbing to some readers. This is our last week of...

Though my study covers a broad geographic area, encompassing the home ranges of numerous chimpanzee communities, we have focused...

Humans are very poorly adapted to a chimpanzee lifestyle. I am reminded of this on a nearly daily basis as we trace the locations where...

A trusted Ugandan colleague called one afternoon to share the news that he had found someone whom I might hire as a field assistant. Jack...

Fresh nests and fecal samples. We knew the chimpanzees had nested nearby. Not having seen any signs of their continued presence, however,...

It was a day off from the field, an opportunity for a bit of mental respite and physical relaxation. The quiet peace of the day was...

After weeks spent packing, moving from our apartment, and traveling, my partner Jack and I have finally arrived in Uganda. Though it will...

It had been a long day in the field and we were all exhausted. I crawled into bed amid a thunderstorm and listened to the loud claps of...

Dr. Jane Goodall recently paid a brief visit to Uganda. As a primatologist and advocate for animals and the environment, Dr. Goodall...

Recently, a dear friend came to visit us here in Uganda, so we decided to take the opportunity to visit Bwindi Impenetrable National...

Their chorus of pant hoots gave them away in dramatic fashion. The chimpanzees we’d been looking for were nearby, and we knew exactly...

Greetings are very important in Ugandan culture. Where we work, it is customary to greet those you encounter with a standard exchange in...

We recently embarked on data collection in a new community of chimpanzees. They were new to us, that is, though we had heard a great deal...

October 30th* marked the five-year anniversary of the death of my friend Washoe. Washoe was a wonderful friend. She was confident and...