Kindred Minds

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **A chimpanzee 'civil war' erupted in Uganda. Scientists aren't sure why - CBC** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiZkFVX3lxTE1UQk8xcW1jSEd2VFJPV0dBbzFHdnpRVVZIaXlNUmRaLWJNQjBYa2JXcW1KckRoV0JMWUdJYlk4WXRROHFmM1lpYU4xckd2R3V1RDd4azJfc2xDSWxleEgtY0RnWjdZUQ?oc=5)

- **Climate-fueled landslides killed an estimated 58 Tapanuli orangutans, study finds - news - Mongabay** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.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?oc=5)

- **On the 40th Anniversary of Dian Fossey’s Death, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Commemorates the Legacy She Left Behind - Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi6gFBVV95cUxOdHdIQl9VVFlBQ2ZzX0RDczk0a0dBVDl5b3dpbnBrUUtvVi1Ja0ZsQkc5MjhaRmkzeUxCNDM0QmM4dmFMQ3JzM0VkOUVValhaa1NGTnQ2b19ZRFo3RGNkWFF6LW9SaVFUN1J6ZEk4SjJ0bldISV9rVDJJOXB0QlpKN1ZQQlpTeWtVUE01a0FnY1NHeUpRMUlXOC1XZ1ZPZV9FSVFnRlJ2OWxIbjJaOXNaV2FqZHdCWnBBT0RUSDkwQzM5UDdmUTRzSjZhZng3bGNWcVhyeGhzci1pNWVNdDZQaDlXX0Z6THB6RUE?oc=5)

- **Major orangutan study finds Sumatran population fell nearly 20% despite slower forest loss - news - Mongabay** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.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?oc=5)

- **Do apes have an imagination? A new study suggests Kanzi the bonobo did - Scientific American** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgFBVV95cUxNdC1YdzAtdUxuNnBEcTJkeC1sS0JtU3A3U0szVkxwbmJpclpOWEZfZGtTbWVGRlp4Vk9fLTNxUTdxMWFtaloxaFFsN2hkc3NFdVpBd0d0NjFfMVlVRGxwbGdTYkdKUmYtRFZ3QzV0QXhSSnNIVktKMk9vWjd4a0dwRlBiMU05YXJsUkYwaXIyYm1BdGZqbERjWGV2X3JpRHdaRWJ3VGl3?oc=5)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **New colobus monkey, ‘Likweli’, confirmed in DRC - news - Mongabay** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxQYm5keHE4dkFrUzYzOTJLWmV2dWVCS1ZHNTdWRGNnQUZ6MlM5NHd0cGphZExKUmVjbXpObHJwVk9yVEJtN0NONDIzcFNFcm4yZGpWN0xQNEVpRUpXNjJPSHdmaXh4MEpQek9kQWU1ZWVxUGJ0MWQ2THlBOWRhVm5VZzZ2eHRBaGlFbWk3Ug?oc=5)

- **EVApeCognition: An 18-Year Dataset of Great Ape Cognition - Nature** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiX0FVX3lxTE9HTTJhNGt4UDVkcS1lSHV3MWVyRWgwWE9aTTV1alhnN3hLWWI4LTZVV1BaT2tDMFNmU1hnRnQ1cUF3ZUVycTdqN2NfZG54SGtIdkZrRWNhTkp2MTV6RWRn?oc=5)

- **Kanzi the Bonobo, Who Learned Language and Made Stone Tools, Dies at Age 44 - Scientific American** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxOU2I0d2NxekRIQlNPRFBBUk9CbFV3LUtCRHdiQ3NocVRseHIzcUhWTnA2Y3pxWWNCWWoyUzFCc1NTQ3BWNU15N25JdmNIZWhKUlFkMm1hN1BPdE5pU3F4T202T2lGaHNmQmNsZWdUU3NnTUE2Z3ZCOGJhNVdBZjlzQXRQWUZRZEl0bWo2TDc1OGdFQngtckU3YVJ2YTRMOTZwUW1zdHBrWVh1Yk93S3FOUjRObHlrU3Fo?oc=5)

- **Scientists discover rare new monkey species in the Congo rainforest - The Brighter Side of News** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxOZ01WOFhzQ25FdllsMGdPUGxYV1RtcW5jcDh5N1MwRk5HaFo0c3hPUWlWQzN2MkRCc2poc3Jray02aHZjMVkwZGtRLUJlQlNfQjF0bDEyQzl5S3UwZjhWQW5BTnc4bWRHNVFGYzlzWTJEcjVocENPNk5qQ0luUTJzMUxFNTVyS3lqRWUtc21xa3lhUnRlRjZFeXE4dHh4Z3lQLVkta09MeW1HQQ?oc=5)

- **Violent split in chimpanzee group offers clues on roots of human conflict: Research - The Hill** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiggFBVV95cUxQankwUmE5UTRISzdMV1NUamI5TWY0akE1ZmYtNUdUdXZlV1VOZ2FQQ0lVYm9JcWM1bzRXZmVWT0s3NUhMaUlWOFhfNE15Y28yS0pxZ2N3NHJocExlU2l0N2JaWDMxZ1FZU3pPa2NrU2FBNDFCa3ZhWng5VGwzb3dtem5R0gGHAUFVX3lxTE5LRkNVODhiOGVhMV9UbkY1UXM2ZVJ6a2tXQjhsTXNEQTd4ajZmTGRCQnM3bkFXRm9WYjUzWWlEckpMalFscWhjeWNEMnl6b0djbFlBM252WHhnZS1QSWNVRGlzN0ZlZGFQc293bGR3TkM4Z3RkaFBLdnFtdm1teVdLeFpTQjFwdw?oc=5)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **The Twelve-Gorilla Nettle Experiment - Improbable Research** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMie0FVX3lxTFBQeFJVVVF3MzNZTU5BSDgtWmtFOGQ5ZUpWcGFJcGktU2NWRDhiZGpZeFBvRlFSN2JVRkJqYUE1YUlBMkdUN2hkTDJOSFpMRU1rUmwxdklpdnVNSG5UOUstWXlhRkpycm5YZmVOU3hWLXVKY1EzU2d4Qi1qb9IBe0FVX3lxTFBQeFJVVVF3MzNZTU5BSDgtWmtFOGQ5ZUpWcGFJcGktU2NWRDhiZGpZeFBvRlFSN2JVRkJqYUE1YUlBMkdUN2hkTDJOSFpMRU1rUmwxdklpdnVNSG5UOUstWXlhRkpycm5YZmVOU3hWLXVKY1EzU2d4Qi1qbw?oc=5)

- **Primate brain size does not predict their intelligence - EurekAlert! Science News Releases** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiW0FVX3lxTE5OcmRvUUVRcWJjNnRuNk1JRlRzampCUFJSRTVsbTFpeWNFWUJ3dWtkRTZsS1hpQlctS09mV184STVFX1VmZ1BTcU5EVml1c1ZMMWg2Z19xYUx2aDA?oc=5)

- **New African monkey species discovered deep in Congo rainforest - Bioengineer.org** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikAFBVV95cUxOdmM0c05zU01BU1FvWlNQakhjR0lGRm9vaWV3OU5ncTRNTmRPd09rcjRDRHNXbDNqTndzaV8wZ3dsZGlrTmlXSndxNE9udEhNdm5ZdHZiLWo3cGlTQV9FNDdva09zWVhzLXdzRko1czJjYUp6cmhhaXNqbkZZSkpXMDVuZzFTdU1qUWR6WFhtSXg?oc=5)

- **Can Apes Play Pretend? What Scientists Learned From Having Imaginary 'Tea Parties' With Kanzi the Bonobo - Smithsonian Magazine** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi7gFBVV95cUxNM2dLT2JnSVBBSmtNUE9JUEF0S0dIU2lPQ3FobTB1b2tuaEh6NTB1a1pzd0dISzAyejRVTmx2eHlkN0JjSm5vaWxXc1BpNDRlNE1BblVnTU1vSkI0aEM2RnRwZURIdzdQWTlkdkk4ZzdDSWpmLVFrck9xYnBDQ01KdVcwY3NWdjhPc0s2WXliOG1Lc2p6WjF4cEJTeE5sQVdOZjF5RF9ZMlVoeERPX3k0VjBhNl9lV1ppbk1nQ0Z4ZUhIVjVfcERGcTJWLTJNUDBKVUpSdHhGUkd1Ni1jbkpZT1BlaUFmR0tjOTVJZWF3?oc=5)

- **Holding On After Loss: The Science Behind Why Gorilla Mothers Carry Infants After Death - Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiyAFBVV95cUxPZ0RLN2lrUXduLXJseDg4dU9vWDZnRjJnWGFOT2N4WU9LQjFSTDhKc293b3hLajZxUTR6UkhYbkdpWXpnMUpPVThUajhyVnJqRmZiTXIyd3R4LUdCTHBCM0EwdjVaVDhjWjNsMmdqOEhJOGdqazR1QjZYWlBoQkZmZ3lWSVFfbkRIVFR3dFlxRndqYUFvV0x4dUozT0lVQ1ZzTlRfdmdXd3lJLWJoR0M3aUNSRU9obW16TXcwRGR6VW4xQk1fYlFvbw?oc=5)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Orangutans can't master their complex diets without cultural knowledge, research reveals - Phys.org** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigAFBVV95cUxNWWpRVms3OTc0MVktajJsUGZ4dEc0Ri1CQTVjc3ZjQ3lyd2dtU3Z5dzJuZjlDUldXYkpyV0sxT29iTzY0ZDR1UjUtemw1SEJMRTJVMFRITk9ac0YySU1NTkNwVlkyYzBCY0ZWQy1DVTlyTTdzSDVLZ3pWUVladTYxUg?oc=5)

- **Bonobo Kanzi Plays Pretend Like a Child, Showing Ape’s Capacity to Imagine - Discover Magazine** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisgFBVV95cUxPSnNnbUtuM25memNQbERwZlROXzhlSmFIYWVPdUd6M0VGSE9NLTZ1amFLVm12VjdtV1VBU3hJTEhoTFdRN2lHbGlMY1pfZGduSUZWVHo1SUtLM19lQ2lKX3RjZURsOXFobEpudk5UeEN1X1JpcTVPWGFaOHRwUlJyd1ZFWHJ5WmtLLXZRSmVwZ1ZXWnk1bks2c0x4SFNqWVJsTzVjSFRQNU5ObWdNRkhWSDln?oc=5)

- **Mysterious new monkey species with orange lips discovered in the Congo rainforest - BBC Wildlife Magazine** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiekFVX3lxTE9fOEF2T09NY1hWaExuRmw5bnBRcmRvU183Wk1sTVB4aUJlN0ZoRENON2dseFJQdV9EY0QzektkNnUwcmNKRENNbVlwSkl0bHloQ0FrUFZ1OUpMWUF4Q0FrVzVna21yQ0YyNi1sT0EwSVY2ak56RUpsY0pB?oc=5)

- **The Arrogant Ape review: Smart new book takes an axe to the myth of human exceptionalism - New Scientist** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirgFBVV95cUxPNk9iZWpZY3dXOFB4MkRVeVhybTJfY2hHYnVxNThJR0JqbFdFSE41eXgxMDJLaE93b2NrTjhYRjhvMGJpNDIwNkdlTkRUcU1xekFyc05DcTYzdEdtSHdabk5YRVVGZ0M4Qzd2eUI0eTNNYVlZZUFDem4zSFQ2bm11UXU2c2QtNEdISmR4MFNQVnZBXy1HaXFCYkQwT3VMaDdZbXlsdHdsNEwzMUZyTmc?oc=5)

- **Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four #3 Preview: Doom's Ape Escape - Bleeding Cool News** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxQMXYyUkZQTGl5cERCSWZtN05NRjlNSVFzRmpOc2pIUDlwbUk5U054OUZRZTNya2FQWXRobU5yNy02TXNDR0V3Y1RUOWFvXzVPQTAyMmp6LVYxdVBLUEpGSXNGY0pvXy16RzhBbU1ueWJiV2pQZ2RZM0Y4M1o4MW5YQ3hoYldteUhNZUdhOVdZWFI4Y0RjSFpCcUw2WTA?oc=5)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **“Astonishing behaviour.” Filmmakers left a robot orangutan in the Borneo rainforest. The footage helped solve a mystery that puzzled scientists - BBC Wildlife Magazine** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibEFVX3lxTE5pQ1ZUNXI5NWVJSWFvWXN6Q2sxbXZVcUhyRnhWTENHMWtkUEszZDY5bVVJVGpxeFpicU95Q2lidE43aFFKeXVuSmw5WEplNm03cE45VmxIRmhUQjJ4dGg2TllQcDBKZmxSVGNJOQ?oc=5)

- **‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population - The Guardian** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxONXVXZ21RZ1doTFdNZkJmUE84MHY5MElfR0hkbHZqd1A0VkM3TlozZTYycERReWpOd3JhMmpmMTRRWm5lLWoyZ1pDa0lreGRNMEI5VTZpOVEzeGZBbUJnMHgzX3hmMGlmRDhFc25qTlpRSkRhVGFDWFBLQUUxQkJnWlQxaUU1TzRnZ243X2p5OTZsM0VmNTVFT1E0SmlJdksweTVBTXUyQjc?oc=5)

- **New Species of Monkey with Orange Mouth and Nose Found in Forest in National Park - People.com** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxPVXJrWi0xTXRzUGZGek9sanVzN1RfWGxJV0Q5Q1ZVaTdVX2pNZGd4M3hzQ2NhZDNaazJEdXRNM1k0dWZkMEYxN0kxM3cycFVmRmQ3T1V3ejVRZjlvS21ScGxpOFNGbUZGam9tWUE5TktMY09iVGVieEpJS1lQZGZ2LWh6emFjQ2M4blk0ZEJzZFJfV3RqSU9XNg?oc=5)

- **Convergent representation of values from tactile and visual inputs for efficient goal-directed behavior in the primate putamen - Nature** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiX0FVX3lxTE1Nd3dMbTM1alNlNFJETW1zazZsLThocEcwZXRFYU8wWlZVYTJsSjAwZmYwLThDeU83dlJFR2lPWHM2ZEhMOTh2ZmU4bjdHaXRyRGQ4NmN4cG1yUS1sYmtr?oc=5)

- **Against the odds: Why some ecosystems thrive** (Phys.org Plants & Animals (primates))

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-10-odds-ecosystems.html)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Teeth smaller than a fingertip reveal the first primate ancestor** (ScienceDaily Monkeys)

- [Read more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260303050619.htm)

- **Largest ape in history lived for 2 million years before vanishing, leaving behind a big mystery - Earth.com** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxNOWotbFpkY3Z6YUVXU2ZDaG00b08xWE1EQm5YaTZ4S0otSk10cVdnSThlVENENlY2T1NrZmtXcnBOUWU1bGdFZERLWVctaVZaQWFWVWtwRm5RR3lzRk8wRjlOVUxuU0FYUzdIcUlneXNtWUtDRGhGZVVzd0d1ZmdFQVNjLXZpSGlFWThMMmliWWpvZjVHbFRPWFc1QVdJRzctci0zX1YwNUdpWThVcG9aVlQyRTY?oc=5)

- **Conservationist Jane Goodall, renowned for chimpanzee research, dies at 91 - PBS** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirgFBVV95cUxPVm5CYjNSd3NoNC1aSld4R0w4bWo3T1Q5ZGNXTHk5TDBfMXBJdDBNU0hXb0JBQnd4TzJvMVkxZG1Fc3IxSm5jdE1IYURBU2RXS2ZlUFY3WHhiel9Da2ljOXJma3VVUVJ4SXQ4RkRma3ZUQU5sOTBLMmZhVXh0Ni0yUm1rN2pPUHZEWm5xS1VmcEJORXFKbnp0R2VDMGR0aklrNjVXOF9QNUhpSU5MSUE?oc=5)

- **Remembering Kanzi, the ape that could communicate with people - Iowa Public Radio** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxPSWNEZE9OUGlMMTc2aDY1U2MtbjJXbmtzVXptXzlEalZyQTU2SkdDbXhLRjBfMVpkM3Z4TUE4Mk93MElMSFMydjl2UTk1eDZtb2E3YW5MbXp1ZlpFWmQ3Q2F5dWFEWDNYTHFoNDdYNXozU0g2emhHeHRpUGsxMFQ5Wlo5WkNTZGg1blBOV19NUldWNmlaRjdZWG14NnZSRTc5WUI4ald5SWFUZElReVdrMmdoaw?oc=5)

- **Kissing Likely Began 20 Million Years Ago With Ape Ancestors and Neanderthals - SciTechDaily** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgFBVV95cUxOM1BObWlZQXREdWRrYnRLZC02NDNxMDBPZlBJaEVNUUV6NmxyQ0p3a21BZEw0RmJUZWllYm5ERUFobldIankzcjM4V1JWV09LYjRwTmxEdmMwdFVlWlJIVDdCYjFZQXAzTFNwTFNyWkx6VHJtMkpYaE4zMXpSTjVock5PSG9RNG9JbUVhRlBqdENlb3RxcnBTQ19KT3MwUjRhX2lEMGVR?oc=5)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Scientists find new monkey species in Congo's rainforest - Reuters** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirgFBVV95cUxPNml0NGd4UzhSbno3dVpKR3Q4WUNJQ05wSklBS1M4bkpXdjBjYlJVZFFFdjFTSkxQZ05RWTBGaVY2TzljN0gzSGhNUEI3cFc0OUwxVDFpMTZGYWt6eTBRWUg0b0lIVFNRbnVIUW0ydklyX25rcXR3QXRoOVlhVktzYzc1Umk4S3RaS2pwanA5cGlxcmsyT1hhQjdLOW1ES3VhWndycVcwUWNnY0JsYXc?oc=5)

- **Researchers tested the cognitive ability of apes – and it could change the way we think of intelligence - BBC Wildlife Magazine** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxOQUlyWmxBNUI3ZXpRRXh2RlRmZzhCYmZDd19TcV9TdFFZSDBZUDlLLWNQQ0VZc3prcWdSclgxV3psYnh4YkpILVVTWDdCZERFQzJpOFhMNUoySTl3bmYzUkhuUmxXMDBpRWtENEtNSjBRTUk4OFVWVjhBZ09pMGc5RzZiYl9jSWtI?oc=5)

- **Indonesian wildfires threaten leading orangutan research site in Borneo - The Guardian** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizAFBVV95cUxONU1sRFpWd0lxUzd3SVNlaS1pUzI2X21KNzR6bGlMY3lCNk5UbmxPZjNIRGVZR2FObndMMDN5a2JwTTB2Z3NpNGdBbV9tYkM2SXQtNlhTZDZOaGFTc1dDZmFYNEhfQm9NcVNKRzRZdTNtWXNncmNpV3dqZ2dzNG1pXzdONUlFNWhHbHVJS3BZajFQRDdHS3lDUHYtaUpoM3k5SmZ3UWNGS1hkNEg3eXB5OEQ0dENIc0h2OW1ESldydWdvZTRqNm9KSVZVbDc?oc=5)

- **New Monkey Species Confirmed After 20 Years, And It May Be Endangered - People.com** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilwFBVV95cUxQb2tib2EzVjN6YklPdkVJV1UxTkg3V1VMOEpxVjZEeERvYVVjMERVS2sxdXVldzlsVGw4dGdyb0MxQmR6QjhZLWF1SXVHMWpIaEpJUHl0Tk03YlkwajIzb2R3SlJDNE9NZGt3MUJFNmxrR3ZfUFJJSXlJbFFjM3V4LWd5cng0eEkySXJ4REpBWWVpMklnMDRz?oc=5)

- **Researchers Call on NIH to Stop Funding Primate Experiments at Harvard Medical School - The Harvard Crimson** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifEFVX3lxTFBNMmJRVnQ0X3dwazU2a1B2VFBFVTBfWDNyREJVSGQwYk5tTTJwNVBBanVPMUZieU1JYTdHOHBsQ1dLOExQRXk5R0lra3daVjNaVEpuQ1BhUjBQMEZIaC14aEFjQ01XSGh0OF9tSWxhRml1TmtIUVdCdEIzN0Y?oc=5)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Teeth smaller than a fingertip reveal our first primate ancestor** (ScienceDaily Monkeys)

- [Read more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260621031238.htm)

- **55-million-year-old fossil teeth rewrite the story of early primate evolution - The Brighter Side of News** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitwFBVV95cUxPSkFBZzBiNzl1RlVrbElubHBtTEFyNGw1N3E0V0YzeVFpRDh3cTRYY2ZTN0JRSHZHNGVvamRCcUJYSFh4NjdMTTJfQ0U1T0d1SmExeUhYWGt4NjVjczRtTFZZemh4TWlMRFlQWnhyTjhWNkllUDhtMTNmdE13MzI5QjVBc1V2cVlEdFdqTmE3T1hxbmlUSVkxSk5BOXJGemQweFgyVUN2QzZjT2g2Q2l1TWN1YnlIc28?oc=5)

- **Climate change threatens primates where new species are still forming - Earth.com** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibEFVX3lxTFBSN1llWDJqakJuNERSSEpoWFpfOE1uQ2lzNnQyOFJMUzFUQndVZ0s0NHVXcU13ZG1Bdkp5QmZKMjNFRW5DcWpPOEJEYTlKQmlyTnNVRUdKVk9HWW1vYVN3bEJKVC1DdXhuZkRBdQ?oc=5)

- **At a ‘Tea Party’ With Scientists, This Ape Showed Some Imagination - The New York Times** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifEFVX3lxTE1UV1c2MVpuT24zbk0tS3kzN1p4Ri0zVVZpYkhNeVNfX000Q19wTnI1VUhIb2pacG9xSU03ckxhbWlhUTAxNW1LZGVHT2Q2MnVxTE14MTB0MVpYZzMybHU5Q2NUUDg3YzNWd3Q4bEVMVnJKa1c5eU1pd1hlamM?oc=5)

- **Oxford primate study reveals monkeys nurture pets across species - DongA Science** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiVEFVX3lxTE95YXhUcGV0aDlpem9qdlF3RGJUTUg0TFBxV3RlemlKZzNVZGlDZHN3YzdoZHloeFVjZnhGcmJKLXpIVlpDVkxRVmVOeXpjeEdRU1FiUQ?oc=5)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*

## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Mountain Gorillas: Rising From the Brink of Extinction - World Wildlife Fund** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMicEFVX3lxTFBCM0phWnVPWGdoZHBuU2t0Z3U5ZTZDeDVXdVVhYjZ5cWU3MVVBWFZPMU5DazNhLUh4aTBieFJLWlRXYmttWEdiMmNCMGY1U29GNTZqMzRRd3B0TjhZYnBvQWFIYjBYLS0yX3k1cFNIOWY?oc=5)

- **Modeling a primate technological niche - Nature** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiX0FVX3lxTE9oaTBPS1JwNHByNldvcjRGUlFDdUNvdkE4aW9EVkFBeHVsTlEyN2NoZnNHNl9EZENtalNuZHFMdFVtNm9YNVgtZE9JcVZpcXdTTDBZdXBUSm1TWC1NWXkw?oc=5)

- **Baboons walk in line for friends, not safety** (ScienceDaily Monkeys)

- [Read more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250603114813.htm)

- **Forest fires in Indonesia threaten the main orangutan research center in Borneo - Українські Національні Новини (УНН)** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxOdUZZdXpXWDRpUmtEeFl1SmJua3AyOTN1TkF2UDJLc2FqWDBDc2lJOTRDVXdjeEI4TnE5cXVkWFRwSl9weVowMFpCMVpTQUR2ZW9DcE1PU2R5S2RiT3FfNm14SXU0ZGpHdkRaSTF1Uy1qRDFvR0c2VlBsUXIwbUw4Tm9PQy1LalgzMU9yVDhyU19TRGZyMVZJOTNXX2dDUVBhZ09vLdIBowFBVV95cUxNTERZUHA2NGNuLWRGRmpldnE5Wk12cjRGUmVadzJHR21pMWItbGhKdkE1aFFqZVdDZUtoZVlpYWk0SGtDZXZXTktLaE1JN0tEaUx0TG5QUHVoN25oQ1ItRFNteHlGbFcyWG1UdE84ZjVYVllpYWoxcWtDeFhNU3Q5bU5xcjdua1ByenpCV2xzbDJHYk5Sb2dLbGl0X2pyd2RETWF3?oc=5)

- **Doctors saved this rare monkey from amputation. Months later, she gave birth** (ScienceDaily Monkeys)

- [Read more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260906170145.htm)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Invisible Clues, Powerful Insights: How eDNA Will Help Protect Biodiversity - Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund** (Google News: great apes research)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwgFBVV95cUxPZXpyX3lHbnRlSDZQc0FNV1JyUUI0dEZzdmRHbWkyX0RzMnJJeXdBUVRsejJZdXcwNVFGNnRBdUl4ZDd3M0h5dmh0VW5vUFExNEdmZHVMaHVRYW96blByUk1hMExkWERVNkpLM1hqS2x1VnJvWU0wWXdWbWx3Q2l3d19La2llRTlKbGhNTTMxZUdaNHRDaTRPQ2dZN19VVklaM0FWT3EwYUVNM1V0V1NjNnVOZW9LejZxUGZlLTVHcXNXZw?oc=5)

- **The fatal mutation that lets cancer outsmart the human immune system** (ScienceDaily Monkeys)

- [Read more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250702214136.htm)

- **Akron Zoo welcomes baby saki monkey. How soon can visitors see it? - Akron Beacon Journal** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxPcFFpcHBmR0ltTWpseDdVbld3eklGMEQzM0hBdnp6NGdPYi1ZeWRNd3hOT2VkSTdDX1ZxS3o5WjdqMk1kV1oxSlVrWkxFeTNOZnB2czNwcGJ2NjZQM3FLMTQyUzRMcnc4Tl80a2pqSXl4LU1HczRfelNhcnh1SFNWZEhQMl9xcElKWG5vQnVmUVR5QWNSMXRTbWwyck8tcXM5UER2b3hNbw?oc=5)

- **New Species of Monkey Discovered in the Congo - e360.yale.edu** (Google News: primate discovery/conservation)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiaEFVX3lxTFBtTEZldEo0RnBhTlFYeWFlOVprRFBrZ3pOS05UUlJib3pNd2dZakRsWVVCUl9QcVc1QWJySnVpdktiVE8xdHBzdGtVZVg2bmwyY3FIc0JmYWFxQUljWEREaXV2QkRXYUJl?oc=5)

- **Cognitive performance is linked to fitness in a wild primate - Science | AAAS** (Google News: primate cognition/intelligence)

- [Read more](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiX0FVX3lxTE9Ic2xlUmUzeTJyeHAyQ28xcDI3UTRYZVhscXhybS1jZXJhV1BNbEljb2wyWFlsZGFoVEIzdUdQWl81cHFJcXlWQWtpUTJHemtKNS01SWFaX3JYcVcyYzNZ?oc=5)

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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*