During the summer of 2013 I interned at the Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary. There I learned much about the Zoo’s history, goals, daily routines, and all the efforts involved in running a non-profit zoo. The Austin Zoo was originally known as the Good Ranch and catered to domestic farm animals in need, however as… Continue Reading Sophie Moore, The Austin Zoo
The Born Free USA (BFUSA) Primate sanctuary, located in Cotulla, Texas on 186-acres of red soil, cactus, mesquite and sweet acacia is home to around 800 non-human primates, including around seven of the twenty species of macaques. Macaques comprise a genus of Old World monkeys with nonprehensile tails, close nostrils and a complex social organization… Continue Reading Vanessa Cowart, Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary
As part of my Master’s coursework, I conducted an internship at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research (Keeling Center) during the Spring 2011 semester. The Keeling Center provides an amazing opportunity for biological anthropologists with a focus in primatology. For primatologists who have an… Continue Reading Laura Graves, Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research
Primate work is notoriously difficult to come by so, by doing an internship I hoped to gain experience and references to ease my entrance into the field. Because of my interests in cognition, which relies heavily on behavioral research, my main goal was to familiarize myself with the methods used in primate behavioral research. While… Continue Reading Nina Shanley, UT Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research
This summer I worked at the Born Free Sanctuary assisting with the care of their Japanese snow monkeys, or Macaca fuscata. Many of these monkeys are descendants of a group in Japan (Fedigan & Asquith, 1991) which came to the Sanctuary a few years ago. I was Born Free’s first intern, so it was a… Continue Reading Rachel Bogan, Born Free Primate Sanctuary