Talking Apes Podcast Transcripts
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A primate podcast examining the world of great apes - chimps, gorillas, orangutans, bonobos, and humans.
Spoken has transcripts of 84 Talking Apes episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from July 2, 2024.
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Latest Talking Apes transcripts
30 Years Living with Chimps, with John Mitani | Episode 55
July 2, 2024
John Mitani (0:04)
People will probably know that chimpanzees hunt and eat meat. But the surprising thing that they often do with the meat once they obtain it is turn around and share it with each other. You know, why do that? Why not keep the entire carcass for yourself? Especially given the fact that meat is a scarce resource, you…
They all seem to crave this. It's not something they eat every day. And it's really hard to capture a monkey.
Jerry Ellis (0:50)
So, why share me? In fact, why share anything? What's in it for me? Future favors, political motivations, ego? Or could there be something even more, like chimp altruism? Is that too far-fetched? Well, one man will tell you that after 30 years of research, we have far more questions than we have answers when it…
Dr. Mitani is a primate behavioral ecologist at the University of Michigan.
John Mitani (3:23)
I sometimes think about what I would have done if I were Dawn Fossey, watching her mound girl is getting poached, left and right and dying. I'm not sure what I would have done, but I'm sure I would have become much more involved in protecting these animals than I've done in the past.
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