An excellent resource for primate images, including information on the distribution and status of primates in the wild.

Primate Photos at Fotosearch

Almost 3,000 images of Primates in the Fotosearch library makes for a useful resource. View some world-class photos of these amazing animals. Purchase images to use in presenations or publications.

Adopt-A-Lemur is a program of the Duke University Primate Center through which YOU can "adopt" a DUPC lemur or other prosimian for a year in return for a monetary contribution that helps to cover the cost of care and feeding of that animal for a year.

African Primates at Home

African Primates at Home Home Page - see and hear some primates studied by M.K. Holder on their home turf in East Africa. The primates featured in this site were photgraphed/recorded by M.K. Holder during the course of field research in Rwanda, Uganda, and Zaïre.

American Society of Primatologists

The American Society of Primatologists is an educational and scientific society that aims to understand better our nonhuman primate cousins, and to facilitate information exchange about them.

ASP - Primate Conservation Programs

More than 60 primate species are at risk of extinction, and an additional 80 continue to decline at an alarming rate. The American Society of Primatologists champions the well-being and conservation of non-human primates, our closest biological cousins.

Animal Bytes: Gorilla

Chimpanzee facts including: size, weight, description, life span, sexual maturity, gestation, habitat, diet, and status in the wild.

Apes - Gorilla Photos

Gorilla pictures by Philip Greenspun.

Bonobo Sex and Society

Bonobo Sex and Society - The behavior of a close relative challenges assumptions about male supremacy in human evolution - by Frans B. M. de Waal.

California Regional Primate Research Center

The mission of the CRPRC is to conduct human health-related research using nonhuman primates as models. The center also maintains a breeding program for macaques that provides the greatest degree of care and humane handling and conducts research in primate biology to meet the requirements of the regional scientific community.

Duke University Primate Center

The Duke University Primate Center is home to the world's largest captive collection of endangered prosimian primates.

East African Research Sites

Read descriptions and view images of several East African Research Sites, including areas of primate research.

Electronic Zoo/NetVet - Primates

A very extensive list of primate sites on the Internet.

Genetics Laboratory for Typing Nonhuman Primates

To serve as a research resource for genetic typing of nonhuman primates of various Old World and New World species. The genetic markers are essential tools for maintaining accurate pedigree records by resolving disputed parentage and monitoring pedigrees, minimizing inbreeding and other factors leading to the loss of genetic variability.

Godric's Lemur Gallery

Excellent photos and sounds of lemurs in the wild provided by Godric Wilkie.

Gorilla Conservation News

This newsletter is an annual publication that collates information from field projects in Africa dealing with conservation of gorillas. The aim of this newsletter is primarily to keep people involved in gorilla conservation informed about the latest developments in the field.

Gorilla Links

The Gorilla Links page includes annotated links to Web pages featuring gorilla information, conservation, research, and photos.

Hominid Paleo-ethology

At the University of Barcelona scientists aim to reconstruct the behaviour of the first hominids from not only archaeological remains (such as tools, habitat structures, food scraps, etc.) but also to take into account studies on present-day Non Human and Human Primates.

International Primate Protection League

The International Primate Protection League was founded in 1973, and, since this time, has been working continuously for the well-being of primates. IPPL has Field Representatives in 24 countries.

The Primate Foundation of Panama

The Primate Foundation of Panama (PFP) has three major goals: (1) Conservation, to help preserve Panama's nonhuman primates, (2) Education, to develop educational programs about all aspects of the study and conservation of Panama's nonhuman primates, (3) Research, to helps encourage research and scholarly articles focused on Panama's nonhuman primates.

Living Primate Species

A list of the 233 living primate species including links to color images.

Mountain Gorilla Protection: A Geomatics Approach

This project was initially designed to create maps for the use of field crews, create vegetation maps, map gorilla movements using GPS receivers, and to integrate ongoing research activities using GIS. It has been ongoing since 1992, and has grown to include researchers and scientists from many institutions and organizations around the world.

Orangutan Foundation International

The mission of the Orangutan Foundation International is to support the conservation and understanding of the orangutan and its rain forest habitat while caring for ex-captive individuals as they make their way back to the forest.

Oregon National Primate Research Center

The Oregon National Primate Research Center at Oregon HealthÊ& Science University (OHSU) conducts basic and applied biomedical research.

Pacific Primate Sanctuary, Inc., is a nonprofit refuge providing a safe haven for threatened, endangered and distressed monkeys. Since 1984, the Sanctuary has maintained a captive breeding program in Haiku, Maui, Hawaii for several species of New World monkeys.

Pan Africa News

The Newsletter of The Japan Committee for the Conservation and Care of Chimpanzees and The Mahale Wildlife Conservation Society.

Pathogen Detection Laboratory

Since 1986, PDL has provided over 10,000 virological and serological analyses of non-human primate specimens annually. PDL routinely offers antibody, antigen, virus, and DNA detection for a number of infectious agents.

Primate Conservation: The Role of Zoological Parks

From the Foreword, by Russell Mittermeier:
"If we are to achieve our goal of maintaining the current diversity of the Order Primates into the next century and beyond, a wide variety of conservation actions will be needed. ... Zoos have played and will continue to play a major role in global strategies for primate conservation. ...
This book makes a major contribution to recognizing ... the key role that zoos play in global primate conservation efforts."

Primate Cytogenetics Network

Information on primate cytogenetics including: references, techniques, diploid numbers, and karyotypes.

Primate Gallery - Images of Monkeys and Apes

An excellent resource for primate images, including information on the distribution and status of primates in the wild.

Primate Handedness

Primate Handedness and Brain Lateralization Research Site. To participate in on-going research on Human Handedness please fill out the Hand Preference Questionaire.

Primate Info Net

Primate Info Net (PIN) is a Web site for people with an interest in the field of primatology. PIN is maintained by the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This site is the best source of primate information on the Internet.

Primate Info Net: Fact Sheets

Factsheets about nonhuman primates organized by genus. Includes links to information about a wide variety of primate species. A great resource for reports or general information on monkeys and apes.

PrimateLit Database

A bibliographic database for primatology. The database has been migrated to the newest version of the SiteSearch software making it possible for users to download citations to EndNote, Procite and other citation management programs.

Primate Society of Great Britain

The Primate Society of Great Britain was founded in 1967 to promote research into all aspects of primate biology, conservation and management. The Society is very strong scientifically and holds regular scientific meetings. In addition, the Society has launched a conservation appeal to help the urgent plight of primates in nature.

Primates - BiologyBrowser

An organized list of Web sites on primatology. BiologyBrowser, produced by BIOSIS, is a free web site offering resources for the life sciences information community.

Prosimian Picture Gallery

Excellent photos of lemurs from the Duke University Primate Center.

Scottish Primate Research Group

The S.P.R.G. was formed in 1987, with a core membership of fieldworkers from the triangle of Edinburgh, St Andrews and Stirling Universities. Field studies by core Group members are carried out at several sites in Africa, Asia and South America; studies of captive primates rely on well-housed breeding groups.

The World of Chimpanzees

The first long-term study of wild chimpanzees by the Japanese has been carried out in Mahale Mts. which is located on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, since 1965. This Web site provides information (primarily in Japanese) about chimpanzees.

The C.H.I.M.P.P. Group

The C.H.I.M.P.P. Group: A multi-disciplinary investigation into the use of medicinal plants by chimpanzees. Chemo-ethology of Hominid Interactions with Medicinal Plants and Parasites.

Tim Knight's Wildlife Web - Photos of Monkeys and Apes

An excellent resource for primate photos for use in teaching and school reports. View primates in the Wildlife Gallery.

Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center

The Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center World Wide Web server provides information pertaining to the Primate Information Network, which includes information on the Primate-Talk mailing list, the International Directory of Primatology, and other topics.

Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center

The Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, a division of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University, has a long and distinguished record of accomplishments in research, humane animal care, breeding, and conservation.