Research My research takes an inclusive approach addressing from many different points of view the biology of the chimpanzees and uses this contribution to improve our understanding of the evolution of human and its cognitive and cultural abilities. I have from the start adopted a field worker approach, whereby I go in the field and study the chimpanzees and more recently gorillas in their natural habitats to understand their flexible adaptations and then take this knowledge to address questions about “what makes us humans?” (more)   Contact Prof. Dr. Christophe Boesch Director, Dept. of Primatology Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Deutscher Platz 6 04103 Leipzig, Germany Email: boescheva.mpg.de Phone: 0049 (0) 341 3550 200

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