primatology
noun
pri·ma·tol·o·gy
ˌprī-mə-ˈtä-lə-jē 
: the study of primates especially other than recent humans (Homo sapiens)
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Local police sent near daily updates on efforts to catch the monkeys from Westergaard, who is an expert on behavioral primatology.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
To me, the key messages center on Dian as a female pioneer in the fields of both primatology and conservation.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2017
In less than a decade Wright had gone from being a junior faculty member to a global voice in primatology and conservation.
—Dyan MacHan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
Her field research revolutionized the field of primatology, helping transform how scientists and the public perceive the emotional and social complexity of animals.
—David Crary, Star Tribune, 20 May 2021
In the ’60s, with primatology a fashionable area of academic study, a University of Oklahoma psychologist and his wife, Maurice and Jane Temerlin, decided to raise a chimpanzee as a human being, as an experiment in nature vs. nurture.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2021
Over the past six decades, the now 85-year-old English researcher has revolutionized the entire field of primatology.
—Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2020
The sociobiologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, for instance, found that previously established conclusions in primatology research were upended when women began entering the field and spotting the biases of previous (white, male) researchers.
—Melody Schreiber, The New Republic, 22 May 2020
The multidisciplinary team effort has involved articulatory and acoustic modeling, child language research, paleontology, primatology and more.
—Louis-Jean Boë, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2019
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
To me, the key messages center on Dian as a female pioneer in the fields of both primatology and conservation.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2017
In less than a decade Wright had gone from being a junior faculty member to a global voice in primatology and conservation.
—Dyan MacHan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
Her field research revolutionized the field of primatology, helping transform how scientists and the public perceive the emotional and social complexity of animals.
—David Crary, Star Tribune, 20 May 2021
In the ’60s, with primatology a fashionable area of academic study, a University of Oklahoma psychologist and his wife, Maurice and Jane Temerlin, decided to raise a chimpanzee as a human being, as an experiment in nature vs. nurture.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2021
Over the past six decades, the now 85-year-old English researcher has revolutionized the entire field of primatology.
—Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2020
The sociobiologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, for instance, found that previously established conclusions in primatology research were upended when women began entering the field and spotting the biases of previous (white, male) researchers.
—Melody Schreiber, The New Republic, 22 May 2020
The multidisciplinary team effort has involved articulatory and acoustic modeling, child language research, paleontology, primatology and more.
—Louis-Jean Boë, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2019
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“Primatology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primatology. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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primatology
noun
pri·ma·tol·o·gy
ˌprī-mə-ˈtäl-ə-jē
: the study of primates and especially primates other than human beings
Medical Definition
primatology
noun
pri·ma·tol·o·gy
-ə-jē
plural primatologies
: the study of members of the order Primates especially other than recent humans (Homo sapiens)
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