This is an interview w/ Pat Wright, which I found
wonderful. What I was floored by, though
was that she got interested in primates because she had a pair of owl monkeys
as pets! It’s shocking to me that a primatologist would be okay with having any
kind of primate as a pet, though I can’t quite place why. Her questions about gender roles and her
experiences with them herself were actually what led her to primatology. She
was the primary caretaker in her family, but the male monkey actually took care
of the baby monkey most of the time. She was so fascinated by this that she
went to graduate school to do her dissertation on it, and well, you all know
the rest from Emma's wonderful presentation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/science/a-rescue-mission-in-madagascar.html?_r=0
It's interesting that you bring up that question of owning primates while becoming a primatologist. I take it part of your surprise stems from the fact that humans and lemurs have a common ancestor, and the implications of keeping kin, no matter how distant, as pets? Perhaps we'll revisit this question 'round the campfire, so to speak, in Madagascar. Please do bring it up again!
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