The PrimateCast

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A hero of Japanese primatology lost

Mito Koshima
Satsue Mito, the school teacher who worked with the pioneers of Japanese primatology at Koshima and was the first to observe the famous sweet potato washing behavior by a young female Japanese macaque named "Imo" (which means sweet potato in Japanese), passed away on April 7,...
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The CICASP Team

The CICASP Team 2011
CICASP expanded its staff by 2 during the academic year of 2011-12, adding a research associate, Dr. Andrew MacIntosh, and an administrative officer, Ms. Miho Niwa, to its team. In 2012, CICASP has yet again padded its numbers, recruiting two additional research associates, Dr...
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The PrimateCast #1: An Interview with Dr. Tetsuro Matsuzawa

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Dr. Matsuzawa with chimpanzee Ai and her son, Ayumu

In the first interview installment of The PrimateCast, former PRI director and current director of CICASP Dr. Tetsuro Matsuzawa discusses the history of primatology in Japan, from its humble beginnings on fabled Koshima Islet, through the development and continued progress of Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute and his own research on chimpanzee cognition.

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