When world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall visited the theme park in 1972, Wolf was anxious to introduce her to Little Mama.

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Guests: FRANS de WAAL Author, The Ape and the Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections of a Primatologist, (Basic Books, 2001) C.

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Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall has added her voice to the chorus of calls for the center to continue its support of the animals.

CNN: Chimps in need after U.S. organization withdraws care

In his 2005 book, Our Inner Ape, leading primatologist Frans de Waal makes it clear that there are plenty of peaceful and tolerant animals.

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The book, edited by primatologist Frans de Waal and ethologist Pier Francesco Ferrari, is a collection of papers presented at a conference they organized in 2009.

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"There is no doubt the mountain gorillas would have been wiped out, were it not for ecotourism, " says Allard Blom, a primatologist at the World Wildlife Fund in Washington, D.

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Frans de Waal, a primatologist at Emory University, has observed that the size and strength of male chimps is an extremely poor predictor of which animals will dominate the troop.

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Primatologist Wright was a hard-partying girl in her 20s when she first got interested in science one New York night: She stumbled into a pet shop across from the renowned rock music venue Filmore East and bought a pet monkey.

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