Research with impact
A transdisciplinary journey into human & nonhuman primate minds, cultures, ecology, and coexistence.
The Nonhuman Primates
We currently focus on two species
Chimpanzees & Southern Muriquis
ACROSS MINDS, ECOLOGIES, SCIENTIFIC SET-UPS, AND INTERSPECIES CULTURES
The Human Side
We study and collaborate with
Diverse human nature-cultures
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Step into a transdisciplinary journey through social & biological anthropology, primatology, philosophy, cognitive sciences, linguistics, genetics, conservation science, and biophysics.
Because reality is not bound by disciplines
Our
RESEARCH
UNITS
The subprograms offer distinct thematic anchors, yet operate within an integrated, interconnected framework
Cognition
Communication
Conservation
Culture
& Encounters
Ecology, Genetics & Evolution
Technology
PARP
Cognition
Explores primate cognitive processes through experimental and observational research, as well as philosophical and sociocultural perspectives that interrogate dominant models of mind, intelligence, and interspecies subjectivity.
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Communication
Examines vocal, gestural, and multimodal exchanges among humans and nonhuman primates, investigating how communication shapes social life within and across species and expresses the relational foundations of hierarchy, affiliation, and belonging.
PARP
Conservation
Addresses conservation through decolonial approaches that engage critically with governmental policies, NGO practices, and corporate involvement in conservation governance.
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Culture & Encounters
Investigates socially transmitted behaviors and interspecies relations, drawing on ethnographic and ethological approaches to question the nature–culture divide and explore human and nonhuman-primate coexistence.
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Ecology, Genetics
& Evolution
Explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of primate life, including phenological patterns, genetic diversity in fragmented habitats, and gene–culture coevolution.
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Technology
Explores how technologies, such as artificial intelligence and automation processes, can be leveraged to enrich primate anthrozoology methodologies while also tackling how humans and primates interact with increasingly sociotechnical environments.
The
FOUNDERS
Dr. Gabriela
Daly
Originator & Founder.
Gabriela is a primate anthrozoologist with multiple international positions and etho-ethnographic fieldwork.
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Prof. Dr. Maurício Talebi
Founder.
Maurício is a Professor at the Federal University of São Paulo and leads the longest long-term study & conservation effort for Southern Muriquis.
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Our
ETHICS FRAMEWORK
A call for CARE in animal behaviour:
an holistic ethical research framework
Gal Badihi, Jennifer Taylor-O’Connor, Gabriela Bezerra de Melo Daly Viola Komeda, Sophia Daoudi-Simison, Evelina D. Rodrigues, Michael M. Webster, Drew M. Altschul, Catherine Hobaiter, Charlotte Wiltshire, Harmonie Klein, Elodie Freymann, Charlotte Grund, Adrian Soldati, Matthew Henderson, Maël M. Leroux, Nora E. Slania
Our Institutional Partners
They include collaborators from multiple universities, and other sectors across the world (NGO and Business).
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Stay tuned!
Our official partners will be announced soon.
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Our Collaborators
& Students
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Stay tuned!
Our multiple collaborators and students will have a dedicated space here soon.
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