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Wild Gibbons, Real Conservation
Tue, Jul 14
|Virtual Meet Up
Join Dr. Jackie for a fun chat about primate evolution, gibbon social dynamics, and why understanding our closest living relatives matters for conservation. Talk + Q&A, so bring your questions about primates, fieldwork, gibbons, evolution, or what it’s really like to study animals in the wild.
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Jul 14, 2026, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. EDT
Virtual Meet Up
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Primate Evolution & Ecology
Virtual Meet Up
About this event
Gibbons and human are 96% genetically similar.
In this presentation, Dr. Jackie discusses distinguishing characteristics of the Primate Order, giving a brief overview
of primate evolution, then discusses the importance of understanding our closest living relatives, and what life is like in the jungle for gibbons.
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