Monkeys or Apes?

I was recently accepted onto a PhD programme at University College London to study a unique group of introduced chimpanzees in East Africa. On this blog I will write about my research along with other news relating to primates as well as my travels within Africa.

Prior to enrolling onto the PhD programme this autumn - and after a prolonged break from primate fieldwork - this summer I will assist some researchers studying the wonderful Barbary macaques of Morocco, see this website for information on the field-site - http://barbarymacaque.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/

Therefore, the first few months will contain photos with descriptions of my travels in Morocco. After October the blog will focus on my PhD study.

Any monkey can blog

I just saw this awesome cartoon on the internet

http://theagentsresource.com/2009/10/15/how-a-real-estate-blog-brings-you-leads/

Back to monkey business

After 14 months working at charity X I have finally given in my 4-week notice. Gosh it feels so good to know that I will no longer have to sit opposite haemorrhoide boy and be forced to listen to his moronic rants, about his bowel movements and piles; oh and how much his life sucks. Or how he doesn't find his wife attractive. Or his obsession with male penises, I mean he even video taped men's crutches on the London Underground and posted them onto a website! I don't have to listen to this boy any more!

Yes things are definitely looking up. I have the flights to Morocco booked- In 4 weeks I will be in the Atlas mountains chasing barberry macaques in the cedar forests and basking in delicious sunshine. Yesterday I received my guide book, and cannot wait to tour the ancient city of Fez; hang out with fellow monkey lovers and simply not be forced to get up each morning, and squeeze myself onto the Central line, smell some sweaty greasy builder, and spend the day at work stuffing envelopes and doing aimless paper shuffling. I personally stuff around 500 envelopes per month.

ANYHOW...

After 2 very long years  I am going back to working with primates that I love in the forests of Africa.

Barbary macaque monkey in Gibraltar 2010

a young monkey being groomed by their mummy

Demonic males