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Primarily Primates

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Frequency: 1 episode/16d. Total Eps: 15

Welcome to Primarily Primates! Primate, in zoology: any mammal of the group that includes the lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. Join us as we learn from the nerds and the experts on various primate species and stories!

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🇺🇸 USA - lifeSciences
12/04/2026
#85
🇬🇧 Great Britain - lifeSciences
19/10/2025
#99
🇬🇧 Great Britain - lifeSciences
18/10/2025
#86
🇬🇧 Great Britain - lifeSciences
17/10/2025
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusaka
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meiU6TxysCg&ab_channel=TEDBlogVideo
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Episode 15 - Tales of the Trimates

lundi 19 septembre 2022 • Duration 20:48

In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb learn about the lives and work of the Trimates: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas. Tune in for tool use, magical objects, bipedalism, poaching, murder, and more!

Links to the Trimates legacy organizations:
https://janegoodall.org/
https://gorillafund.org/
https://orangutan.org/

*Episode Correction: Pusakas always return to their owner in Indonesian culture, but not all pusakas are daggers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusaka

Episode 14 - Apes and ASL

dimanche 28 août 2022 • Duration 27:44

In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb talk about four amazing apes who learned to communicate with humans. Tune in for a horse that knows math, a chimp that smokes pot, and Koko's secret obsession!

Episode 5 - Throat Sacs and a Stuffed Elephant (GIBBONS)

lundi 14 mars 2022 • Duration 13:00

In this episode, Kaleb and Colleen share about their newfound love of gibbons. Learn about their speed, songs, and personality! Highlights include real gibbons songs!

https://www.gibboncenter.org/

Episode 4 - Spread Knowledge, Spread Love: An Interview with Dr. Zanna Clay (BONOBOS)

lundi 28 février 2022 • Duration 38:46

In this episode, we interview Dr. Zanna Clay, empathy and language expert. Tune in to learn about the bonobo and its social structure, including stories on two individual bonobos that Dr. Clay worked with.

Episode 3 - I Like Blue Balls And I Cannot Lie (VERVETS)

lundi 21 février 2022 • Duration 18:09

In this episode, test your primatology knowledge alongside Kaleb as we learn about New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and vervets. Spoiler alert: vervets have blue balls!

Picture of vervet monkey: https://i.natgeofe.com/n/898bcf19-cc63-4c70-8fbe-cea32f880fa3/02_blue_scrota_2x1.jpg

vervet.za.org

Episode 2 - Primates are Not Pets: An Interview with Jean Fleming (PASA)

lundi 14 février 2022 • Duration 24:47

In this episode, we interview Jean Fleming, the communications manager for the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA). We discuss the importance of sanctuaries in conservation efforts and the need to recognize the wildness of primates.

Episode 1 - Ken Allen: One Hunk of a Man (ORANGUTANS)

lundi 7 février 2022 • Duration 15:23

If you think that zoo animals aren't aware - think again! This episode highlights an intelligent and willful orangutan that sparked my initial interest in primatology.

Episode 13 - The Purring Primate (TITIS)

lundi 25 juillet 2022 • Duration 09:21

In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb talk about titis! From their purrs to their "bed head," titis are adorable! Tune in to learn more!

Titi pic:
https://www.dudleyzoo.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/IMG-20190417-WA0001.jpg

Episode 12 - Are There Any Other Squidwards I Should Know About? (An Interview with Pete the Proboscis Monkey)

mardi 21 juin 2022 • Duration 11:33

In this episode, Colleen has the distinct pleasure of interviewing Pete the Proboscis Monkey. Pete shares about his ancestry, his family, his 4-inch nose, and more!

Episode 11 - The Ghosts Need Their Beans (LEMURS)

lundi 6 juin 2022 • Duration 19:24

In this episode, Colleen and Kaleb learn about the bizarre world of prosimians, especially lemurs. Join us to hear about their etymology, taxonomy, and native island!

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Zoboomafoo may not be what you remember: http://content.wfmynews2.com/photo/2016/10/04/zoboomafoo_1475604754455_6355577_ver1.0.jpg