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What unique aroma do the muriqui monkeys have? As part of All That’s Wild and Wooly, join UW–Madison professor Karen B. Strier as she shares what she’s learned from 40 years of studying these rare monkeys in Brazil. Her work is helping scientists figure out how to protect the muriqui and keep them from disappearing.

Strier is an international authority on primate behavioral ecology and conservation. Her ongoing field study on the critically endangered muriqui monkeys of Brazil spans 38 years and is the longest field study of this species—and one of the longest continuous, noninvasive studies of any wild primate in the world. Her research discoveries, including the identification of the muriquis’ peaceful, egalitarian society and their behavioral shifts in response to demographic change, have shaped current thinking in both primate behavioral ecology and conservation. Among her many honors are her election to the National Academy of Sciences in 2005 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009. She served as President of the International Primatological Society from 2016-2022.