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- Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window Academic Video Online delivers more than 67,000 titles spanning a range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. It includes documentaries, films, demonstrations, and other content types. Films in the Boston University Libraries catalog are licensed to Boston University for educational and research use only, for BU students, faculty, and staff.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new window Kanopy is a provider of documentaries, training films, and theatrical releases available as streaming video. Clips from the videos can be embedded in presentations or shown in class. Films in the Boston University Libraries catalog are licensed to Boston University for educational and research use only, for BU students, faculty, and staff.
- BU Libraries Search (BULS) This link opens in a new window BU Libraries Search provides a single place to search for a wide variety of academic material provided by the library. The material covered by the search includes books, journals, scores, video and audio recordings, and other physical items held by the library. The search also covers ebooks and ejournals owned by the library, as well as online material provided by the library from a variety of sources.
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- PrimateImages : Natural History Collection, University of Wisconsin, Madison The PrimateImages database is a collection of photographs and information about nonhuman primates. These images were contributed by numerous photographers through the Lawrence Jacobsen Library at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin in an effort to preserve the visual record nonhuman primate species. This site contains photographs of most known primate species as well as related images such as habitat, maps and food sources.
- The Primate Collection, University of Wisconsin, Madison The Primate Collection brings together thousands of illustrations and photographs as well as other information about non-human mammals of the order Primate.
- 100 Days of Lemurs, Duke Lemur Center We’re thrilled to announce that 4/7/2020 marks the first day of 100 LEMURS, an international collaboration between the Duke Lemur Center, a world leader in the study, care, and conservation of lemurs, and Rachel Hudson, an award-winning wildlife illustrator based in the UK! Rachel will illustrate and post one lemur species a day, partnered with text written by Duke Lemur Center researchers and education staff.
- Associated Press Images Collection This link opens in a new window Associated Press Images Collection is a searchable collection of recent and historical photos from the Associated Press, plus AP graphics, articles, and brief sound clips.
- ARTstor This link opens in a new window ARTstor is a database of images from museums, artists, libraries, colleges and universities, scholars, private collections, and photo archives available for teaching, education, and scholarship, with all images cleared for educational use.
Browse Films
- Gorillas on the Edge (streaming, Academic Video Online) Ever since the Rwandan government closed Volcanoes National Park nearly two years ago, little has been known about the fate of its most celebrated residents - the famed mountain gorillas. National Geographic's GORILLAS ON THE EDGE joins Dr. Liz Williamson, head field researcher of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, as we investigate the plight of Fossey's gorillas and examine the new conservation efforts planned for the 21st century.
- Great Apes (streaming, Academic Video Online) Chris Packham explores the evolution of the great ape's brain to reveal how different parts have been adapted over time by its anatomy, ingenuity and sociability, culminating in one of the most complex brains on the planet.
- How Are Humans Different from Other Great Apes? (CARTA) On October 23, 2017, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in conjunction with The Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) held an event in San Diego, CA on the topic of "How are Humans Different from Other Great Apes?" Ajit Varki, Pascal Gagneux, Fred Gage, and Margaret Schoeninger discussed different aspects of what makes us "human," following an introduction by Gordon Gill.
- My Life with Orangutans (streaming) Deep in the middle of Borneo\'s jungle lives a woman who has become the mother of 600 orangutans. She has dedicated her life to the charismatic animals which are among one of the world\'s most endangered animal species, and she has been struggling hard for the survival of the orangutan for the past 13 years.
- Dian Fossey (streaming, Academic Video Online) Biography of the American zoologist and primatologist who studied gorillas in Rwanda.
- Last Wild Chimps (streaming, Academic Video Online) Jane Goodall has been studying wild chimpanzees for forty years. But recently, she spotted something she had never seen before: chimps who had never been hunted or harassed by humans, whose behavior wasn't influenced by the fear of people. For Goodall, it was a site she had to earn by traveling to one of the most isolated regions of the planet.
- Primate/Human Interaction (streaming, Academic Video Online) This short video intended to act as a catalyst for discussion of what roles primates can play in the lives of the people who share their habitat. Various different situations are examined such as predator, prey, pest, amusement and scientific study.
- Chimpanzee (streaming, Academic Video Online) In Senegal, West Africa, live a group of chimpanzees led by an alpha male named David. He has already been alpha for three years - a time when leaders here are usually overthrown. To make matters worse, David has no allies - no-one to help him defend his leadership.
- Family of Chimps (streaming, Academic Video Online) The internationally known ethologist, Dr. Frans de Waal based his spectacular book 'Chimpanzee Politics' on his unique study at the Arnhem Zoo in Holland. This film documents his study on the remarkable life within this almost human community.
- Snow Monkeys (streaming, Academic Video Online) In the frigid valleys of Japan’s Shiga Highlands, a troop of snow monkeys make their way and raise their families in a complex society of rank and privilege where each knows their place. Their leader is still new to the job and something of a solitary grouch.
- Lemurs (streaming, Academic Video Online) Explorer's newest field specialist, Mireya Mayor, spends her summers in Madagascar tracking down lemurs-performing critical work on two species of highly endangered primates whose habits remain a mystery to biologists: the silky sifaka and the Perrier sifaka.
- Primates Like Us (streaming Academic Video Online) In the summer of 1998 a group of primarily American undergraduate students from Central Washington University went to Bali as part of the university's first Balinese Macaque Project field school. The goal was to experience Balinese culture and study macaque monkey behavior and document the entire six-week process with on-location video footage.
- Do Wild Chimpanzee Populations Develop Diverse Cultures? The research presented in this video aims at understanding the cultures of wild chimpanzee populations in several African countries and how they differ from each other.
- How Is Kinship a Factor for Social Relations of Male Guinea Baboons? By combining behavioral observations with GPS data on the whereabouts and data on genetic relatedness of males of a Guinea baboon population, the study presented in this video provides new insights into their social structure: The species forms structured multi-level societies.
- Monkey World Specials: Orange Hooligans (streaming, Academic Video Online) We delve into the world of the European Crèche for Orphan Orangutans. Set up 15 years ago to care for baby orangutans from across Europe who had been orphaned, or rejected by their mothers, we follow the story behind why the crèche was created, and some of the crazy characters that have found a home, and family there. The goal is get the orphans to develop strong social bonds with other orangutans. Female orangutans, who are orphans themselves, tend to reject their babies as they
- Monkey World Specials: Woolly Tale (streaming, Academic Video Online) Woolly Tale is the story of one of the most endearing primates on the planet, woolly monkeys. We follow the extraordinary efforts to care for and protect this endangered species and along the way we meet the colourful characters, who have captured their hearts.
- Monkey World Specials: Little Monsters (streaming, Academic Video Online) We learn about the secret life of an unusual and tiny nocturnal primate, the slow loris. This little known species looks cute, but appearances can be deceiving, they have two tongues and a toxic bite so have been nicknamed little monsters. For more than a decade Monkey World’s sister sanctuary Dao Tien have been fighting to save this species from poachers and the illegal pet trade. We follow their journey to rescue, rehabilitate and release Pygmy slow loris back into the wild.
- Videos from the Center for the Advanced Study of Ape and Human Evolution, Emory University Videos on moral behavior in animals, chimpanzee communication, conflict and food sharing, and on capuchins.
Primate Cams
- San Diego Zoo Live Cams Orangutans; Siamangs; Hamadryas Baboons; Geladas
- Houston Zoo Webcams Gorillas; Chimpanzees
- El Paso Zoo Zoo Cameras Siamangs
- Kansas City Zoo Animal Cameras Orangutans
- Budapest Zoo Cam Orangutans
- Bronx Zoo Virtual Zoo Lemurs in "Madagascar" ; langurs in "JungleWorld"
- Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo Cam Spider monkeys
- Indianapolis Zoo Webcams Macaques
- Reid Park Zoo (Tucson) Cams Lemurs
- Chattanooga Zoo Webcams Tamarins
- Paington Zoo (UK) Webcams Sulawesi crested macaques
- Detroit Zoo Snow Monkey Live Cam Japanese macaques
- Utica Zoo (New York) Earthcam Cotton Top Tamarins
- Highland Wildlife Park (UK) Snow Monkey Cam Japanese Macaques
Browse Podcasts
- How do scientists study primate ecology and behavior? (The Arch & Anth Podcast) Today, Dr. Erin Kane (Boston University) talks about her previous and current work studying primate behavior, ecology and biology.
- Leakey Foundation Origin Stories Podcast: The Four Year War A scientist solves the mystery of the only known chimpanzee civil war...thus far.
- How do orangutan skeletons grow? (The Arch & Anth Podcast) For this episode, Alexandra Kralick (University of Pennsylvania) talks to us about her research looking at great ape skeletal growth and development, ideas about sex differences in humans and other primates, and the biological anthropology science communication work she does online.
- What are Nicobar long-tailed macaques using tools for? (The Arch & Anth Podcast) Dr. Arijit Pal (National Institute of Advanced Studies) talks about tool use and social dynamics in Nicobar long-tailed macaques. Arijit talks about the repertoire of tool-aided behaviors among Nicobar-long-tailed macaques specifically, which includes manipulative behaviors for processing food and dental flossing.
