In many animals, including humans, adverse events in youth have lasting negative health effects over the life span. But new research suggests something different is going on in mountain gorillas.
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We studied 8,000 primate teeth and finally confirmed that humans are not the only living primate to suffer from cavities. But there are interesting differences.
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To improve the security of park guards and other people, it is crucial to mitigate park-people conflicts and tackle armed groups.
Without adequate information, we can’t prioritise efforts and funding to best protect our primate relatives.
COVID-19 could potentially be harmful for endangered great apes.
Malaria can be transmitted from humans to gorillas, with devastating effects.
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Conservation Director, Wildlife Ecologist and Microbiologist at the African Conservation Foundation. Lecturer and board member at the Institute of Biodiversity and Non-Profit Studies, University of Buea
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Anthropology, Durham University
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Assistant professor, University of Groningen
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Assistant professor, Wageningen University
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Postdoctoral researcher, Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH)
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Professor of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
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Reproductive Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science, Zoos Victoria, and Honorary Research Associate, BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
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Postdoctoral Infectious Disease Researcher, Tufts University
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Mark Elgar adalah Sahabat The Conversation.
Professor of Evolutionary Biology, The University of Melbourne
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Senior research fellow, University of Zurich
