Nur, coming back home

Back Nur, coming back home I would like to use these photos to narrate Nur’s story. Nur was abandoned at birth by her mother, a young and inexperienced female belonging to a group of Tonkean macaques. Initially Nur was hand-reared with a bottle and a monkey soft...

Evalyne, a mother’s drama

Back Evalyne, a mother’s drama These pictures depict an extraordinary and emotional event that I scientifically documented as a researcher at the Fondazione Ethoikos. Evalyne, a young female belonging to a group of Tonkean macaques, gave birth to a baby and took full...

Primate infant care, skin-to-skin

Back Primate infant care, skin-to-skin The photos aim to highlight the intimate bond that exists in primates between the infant and the other members of the group, and particularly the mother. Primates have a relatively long infant developmental stage compared to...

Facial displays, the expression of emotions

Back Facial displays, the expression of emotions My photographs of the facial expressions of non-human primates aim to highlight the similarities in the outward manifestation of inner feelings by humans and animals: the expression of emotions is the living, everyday...

Monkey portraits, ourselves in the mirror

Back Monkey portraits, ourselves in the mirrorThese portraits have given a face to my study subjects throughout my years spent studying monkey behaviour as an ethologist at the Fondazione Ethoikos. The photos are intended to depict monkeys in their uniqueness. They...