BlogHide Resteemsbenfink (53)in science • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.(re)introduce yourself: Hello from primatologist, scientistBeginning a year in the chimpanzee forest. Hello from Kibale National Park, Uganda Who am I? I’m a graduate student from the USA at the beginning of a year of doctoral research…benfink (53)in nature • 6 years agoNotes from the forest: chimp teeth photographyIs taking photos of chimps research? It is if they're yawning. Hi steemit! I'm a doctoral student studying wild chimpanzees in Uganda. I'd love to share some bits of chimp science and forest life…resteemedsndbox (77)in community • 6 years agoLaunch of Cohort 2 [Welcome Announcement]About Our Blockchain Community We are an incubator powered by the Steem blockchain. Our community is a global and diverse network of artists, writers, designers, musicians and…benfink (53)in nature • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Chimpanzee expedition : babies n' namesWith over 180 chimpanzees to remember, names matter. Lucky us, there are more chimps to identify each year! Greetings from the Ngogo Chimpanzee Project. Here’s a little research update from a…benfink (53)in nature • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.testbenfink (53)in nature • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Chimpanzee expedition : finding the missing apesWhat do you think happens when an old chimpanzee goes missing for months on end? It was a mystery until a few days ago. Greetings from the Ngogo Chimpanzee Project. Here’s a little research update…benfink (53)in animals • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The chimpanzee elders : Field photographyReaching ages over 60 years, chimpanzees are one of the few animals that approach human longevity. While we've long viewed old age in humans as unique, a recent study shows that the difference…benfink (53)in nature • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Chimps eat what?! Notes from the fieldThe group marched in silence until a scream broke everyone into a sprint. The hunt was on. Another noise I didn’t recognize joined the chimpanzees’ pants and shrieks. The alarms from red-colobus…resteemedgavvet (78)in origins • 8 years agoHow can a stone teach you anything?Humans are the ultimate throw away species. We have been picking up discarded tools for millennia and there is even signs of recycling in the archaeological record. Where good tool making…benfink (53)in science • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Expedition chimpanzee: arrivalGreetings from Kibale National Park, Uganda! I’m a researcher studying the lives of chimpanzees ( my introduceyourself ). Specifically, I follow the Ngogo chimps, a huge community of about 200…benfink (53)in science • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Biggest misconceptions of human evolutionHow did humans evolve? What happened in the last 6 million years that made us so unique? Hi steemit! I recently introduced myself as a student and researcher in biological anthropology. In…benfink (53)in introduceyourself • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Hello from primatologist, anthropologist, educatorThere's lots of wonderful and quirky science content on steemit, I thought I'd jump right in! Here's my quick personal introduction with a focus on my research. I'm a graduate student getting a…