Word: primatologist
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...studying, were running out of time. If these noble great apes were driven to extinction, as now seemed likely, that would mean more than the tragic passing of another of God's creatures, it would also mean losing some potential understanding of ourselves. For 25 years, the Duke University primatologist had been chasing orangutans through the swamps of Sumatra. Now he was starting to achieve startling new insights into some of our most fundamental questions: What made us men and not monkeys? When precisely did that divergence occur? And, even more intriguing, what lit the spark of learning and shared...
...which will focus on nature, science and conservation, in hopes of providing a harder-core, more adult-focused alternative. Programming executive vice president Andrew Wilk points to the contrast between A.P.'s hosts and Geographic's star contributors, like Stephen Ambrose (who offers historical perspective on various programs) and primatologist Jane Goodall, as well as personalities like biologist Dr. Brady Barr, a correspondent for National Geographic Today and the prime-time nature show Living Wild, who, Wilk says, "does what Steve Irwin does but in a more authentic way." (Still, the channel may have learned from its competition...
DeVore's past students include primatologist Sarah Hrdy, Robert Trivers, a prominent figure in evolutionary theory for the past three decades and John Tooby, a founder of evolutionary psychology...
...Roosmalen, 53, nearly squeaked back, with amazement. An expert primatologist, he was staring at an unknown genus of pygmy marmoset. It was a remarkable discovery; the last time any scientist had identified a new primate genus was in the late 19th century. Trouble was, the Indian knew only that the marmoset had been trapped somewhere near the Madeira River, a 2,000-mile stretch of water flowing into the Amazon from the Bolivian Andes. This clue propelled Van Roosmalen on an epic, nine-month odyssey in which he found far more than the elusive marmosets...