10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2015

When I studied the Efe Pygmies of the Congo, I discovered (and yes, it was me who discovered this amazing fact everyone now knows) that the Efe organize their space in elongated linear trails. Which reminds me of something funny about Minnesota.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Plasticity in humans is probably modulated primarily through experience and enculturation. And, likely, this sort of thing is most likely found, and most likely complex and important, in organisms that have that very costly but important physical adaptation known as brains. My research in the Congo supports this idea.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

Our experience on the ground confirms your reporting that this trade is increasingly tied to organized crime. This holds true whether it is in the Democratic Republic of Congo or right here in New York City, where Cyrus R. 4) is a chilling reminder of just how high the stakes have become today for elephants in the wild.

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