Photo exhibition: The life of wild chimpanzees at
Bossou
Photo exhibition: The life of wild chimpanzees at Bossou
Exhibition period: From 30th May to 27th June
Place: Kyoto University Lounge (Kyodai Salon: Clock Tower Centennial Hall 1F)
Welcome to our photo exhibition documenting the lives of wild
chimpanzees at Bossou. The small village of Bossou is located near Mount
Nimba, West Africa's largest mountain range designated by UNESCO as
a natural World Heritage Site. A small group of chimpanzees inhabit the
forests surrounding Bossou. An international team coordinated by the
Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University has carried out
long-running research here since 1976. Bossou chimpanzees are well known
for their use of various kinds of tools. For example, they use a pair of
stones to crack open oil-palm nuts in order to access the nutritious
kernel.
In 2011, we published the book "The chimpanzees of Bossou
and Nimba" (Springer), which provides a unique overview of our
research team's collective efforts over the decades. To celebrate the
book's publication, we decided to organize this photo exhibition. Two
British photographers, Anup Shah and Fiona Rogers, visited Bossou
between December 2010 and February 2011. They took many photos
illustrating the daily lives of chimpanzees at Bossou. Please take a
look and enjoy the charm and beauty of wild chimpanzees and their
surroundings.
The photos can also be viewed on the photographers' website at http://www.shahrogersphotography.com/
Tetsuro Matsuzawa
Primate Research Institute, KyotoUniversity
