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Olive baboon. Primatology is the scientific study of non-human primates. [1] It is a diverse discipline at the boundary between mammalogy and anthropology, and researchers can be found in academic departments of anatomy, anthropology, biology, medicine, psychology, veterinary sciences and zoology, as well as in animal sanctuaries, biomedical research facilities, museums and zoos. [2]
In primatology the interface between humans and other primates is generally described as competition for space and resources, a contest between humans and other primates. While competition does occur, it is a very incomplete description of the interface, and the co-ecologies, of humans and other primates.
Turning to primatology in other areas of the globe, the contribution of Louis Leakey in the configuration of contemporary primatology is also notable. [ editorializing ] Even though Louis Leakey was not a primatologist (he was an archaeologist), he believed in the importance of studying non-human primates to better understand human evolution.
The International Primatological Society (IPS) is a scientific, educational, and charitable organization focused on non-human primates.It encourages scientific research in all areas of study, facilitates international cooperation among researchers, and promotes primate conservation.
Folia Primatologica is the official journal of the European Federation for Primatology, and official journal of the Primate Society of Great Britain. Founded in 1963, the journal covers diverse areas of primatology, including molecular biology , social behaviour , ecology , conservation , palaeontology , systematics and functional anatomy .
In primatology, the Machiavellian intelligence or social brain hypothesis describes the capacity of primates to manuever in complex social groups. [1] [2] The first introduction of this concept came from Frans de Waal's book Chimpanzee Politics (1982). In the book de Waal notes that chimpanzees performed certain social maneuvering behaviors ...
The society is open to anybody who actively, or is more passively interested in primatology, or anyone who is interested in supporting this. [1] The Society publishes a scientific journal, The American Journal of Primatology. [2]
Napier was an orthopedic surgeon at the University of London before being invited by Sir Wilfrid Le Gros Clark to join him in his paleoanthropology research. [1] Napier then dedicated his life afterward to primatology, becoming the founder of the Primate Society of Great Britain, and was among the group, with Louis Leakey and Philip Tobias, that named Homo habilis in the 1960s.