GrApeNet – Great Ape Research Network

Substantial contribution to knowledge on cognitive and behavioural capacities in great apes, with particular emphasis on their development and variation across and within species, through applying state-of-the-art methods to representative samples

Development of appropriate and contact-free research methods applicable under various conditions in zoos and sanctuaries (and potentially in field research) following high ethical standards

Expand the scientific basis for primate welfare interventions in zoos and sanctuaries and for conservation and education programs by including species-specific developmental aspects