6. Chimpanzees in Uganda | David Pettifer
Fieldwork Diaries
English - October 27, 2017 08:00 - 48 minutes - 35.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNatural Sciences Science Education fieldwork science adventure nature environment research Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
David Pettifer is a primatologist and behavioural ecologist at the University of Birmingham where he studies how chimpanzees age and how ageing affects their musculoskeletal health. As part of his PhD research, he recently headed out to the wilderness in Uganda to observe wild chimps and their behaviour. Whilst faced with the challenge of trying to find an elusive group of the primates, David was treated to a series of close encounters with Ugandan forest fauna both big and small. Make yourself a brew, get comfy and have a listen to this episode to find out about all the incredible animals he got up close and personal with!
David Pettifer is a primatologist and behavioural ecologist at the University of Birmingham where he studies how chimpanzees age and how ageing affects their musculoskeletal health. As part of his PhD research, he recently headed out to the wilderness in Uganda to observe wild chimps and their behaviour. Whilst faced with the challenge of trying to find an elusive group of the primates, David was treated to a series of close encounters with Ugandan forest fauna both big and small. Make yourself a brew, get comfy and have a listen to this episode to find out about all the incredible animals he got up close and personal with!