I Fucking Love Science Meets: Me!
I was approached by IFLScience to do an interview-style blog on my career journey into primatology. First charmed to the order of...
The gibbon warrior
Ever wondered what it's like to hear an ape sing? Follow a dancing lemur? Or live in a remote forest? Or what a field researcher does when they're not globetrotting?
Wonder no further - wander with me instead.
Follow me on my adventures and find out for yourselves. I share my research journey, including all the unedited highs and lows.
You can also check out my photographs from previous trips.
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The Gibbon Warrior
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
Life in China studying the forgotten apes
I was invited to speak at International Primate Protection League's biennial conference. Alas, due to Covid-19, it had to be cancelled....
The Gibbon Warrior
- Dec 9, 2019
- 1 min
Home to the forgotten apes
I wrote a blog for Terra Incognita about the challenges and rewards of studying gibbons and working with local communities in China. Take...
The Gibbon Warrior
- Oct 23, 2019
- 1 min
10 amazing facts about Hainan gibbons
With less than 30 individuals remaining, the Hainan gibbon, Nomascus hainanus, is the world’s rarest primate and one of the most...
The Gibbon Warrior
- Aug 19, 2019
- 5 min
The terrorist with the elephant foot
"You've been reported as a terrorist!" Exclaimed a local reserve manager with a sense of urgency. "What! By whom?" I laughed uneasily...
The Gibbon Warrior
- Jun 10, 2019
- 4 min
Lost in translation
One of the joys of living and working abroad is having the opportunity to learn a new language. I always think it is a wasted opportunity...
The Gibbon Warrior
- May 13, 2019
- 1 min
"When gibbons sing, i know it will rain"
Life living amongst secluded rural communities in China, and interviewing them about the importance of gibbons in their culture and...
The Gibbon Warrior
- Mar 20, 2019
- 4 min
Never trust an egg
Most people are aware that the Chinese are very adventurous when it comes to food. When immersing yourself into local life, it is...
The Gibbon Warrior
- Jan 11, 2019
- 4 min
The monkey with the "bleeding heart"
As somewhat of a surprise, my beau whisked me away to Ethiopia in November last year with two dear friends in tow. “Why Ethiopia?” I hear...
The Gibbon Warrior
- Nov 8, 2018
- 1 min
Do you have an inner swamp ogre?
I wrote a blog for Terra Incognita about life in the peat swamp forests of Indonesian Borneo. You can read my short-listed blog entry...
The Gibbon Warrior
- Nov 6, 2018
- 4 min
Cozy the Forest Gardener
For those of you who know me well, you know I love to write. I write the odd blog. I write silly, sentimental poems for friends and...
The Gibbon Warrior
- Nov 4, 2018
- 2 min
Have you ever tried gibbon yoga?
Each year, the 24th October marks International Gibbon Day (IGD); a great opportunity to raise some much needed awareness for the small,...
The Gibbon Warrior
- Sep 7, 2018
- 4 min
Whoops, pant hoots, trills and wahoos all under one roof!
I am currently at an engineering conference. No, I haven't lost the plot - I am presenting some of the education work I do on...
The Gibbon Warrior
- Aug 29, 2018
- 3 min
SIFAKA SQUAD
Well, it’s been a non-stop adventure since I stepped off that plane from China! As you may recall I recently accepted a spontaneous...
The Gibbon Warrior
- Jul 9, 2018
- 1 min
The imperial gentlemen of China
In 2004, one of my supervisors from the Zoological Society of London, stumbled across a gibbon skull inside a tomb in Xi’an, Shaanxi...
The Gibbon Warrior
- Jul 2, 2018
- 3 min
I LIKE TO MOVE IT, MOVE IT
Once again I am on the move! This trip was not planned, however. I am off to the island of Madagascar; the land of baobab trees, vanilla...
The Gibbon Warrior
- Jun 17, 2018
- 7 min
My Journey to the East
I am back from China! I had intended to update you on every leg of my journey, but this initial pilot trip had zero downtime. I got back...