Current Studies

Some of the current studies at the Elgin Center:

Rhino Vocalizations: A survey of behaviors associated with rhino vocalizations in the semi-free ranging group at Lion Country Safari.

The Endocrine Profiles of Geriatric Chimpanzees: A look at reproductive viability in geriatric chimpanzees.

Capuchin Alarm Calls: A survey of the alarm calls produced by the wild capuchin monkeys of Ometepe, Nicaragua.

Dialects in the group-specific vocalizations of chimpanzees: Do the learned vocalizations of chimpanzees change phonetically due to change in social structure and stress (as is the case with human language)?