Primatology

Primatology is the study of primates, which are a group of animals that include monkeys, apes, and humans. Just like how you have different types of animals like cats, dogs, and birds, primates are another family of animals. Scientists who study primates are called primatologists.

Primatologists try to learn as much as they can about primates by researching and observing them. They might go out into the wild where the primates live or study them in a laboratory. They try to learn what they eat, how they communicate, how they socialize with each other, and how they move around. This helps them understand how primates live and how they are similar and different from each other.

Think of it like this, you know that your friend who is a little bit taller than you can reach things that you can't. Just like that, scientists who study primates can learn about things they can't observe from humans by studying our cousins, the non-human primates. Primatology helps us understand different characteristics and behaviours that animals can show, and sometimes makes us reevaluate our own behaviour too.