Science

Two baby marmosets ride on an adult marmoset's back, all three with fluffy white ear tufts, looking toward the camera.

Aunties

What Predicts Helpfulness in Primate Species?

I’ll give you three guesses… It’s time again for The Auntie Bulletin, hooray! So did you make a guess about what predicts helpfulness in primate species, as the title of this post invites you to? I’ll give you three guesses and also a hint: the answer rhymes

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Community Care

How Care Changes Dads’ Brains – and What That Means for Alloparents

“Attunement to a small person's needs is there in anyone, ready to get unlocked.” There’s not much social science research out there about alloparents. Here’s where you tend to find us: in biological research about the animal kingdom (elephants, whales, birds, primates – lots of aunties!) and