Tara Stoinski Returns (primatologist)

About this episode

Tara Stoinski returns to discuss her work as a primatologist and the complexities of gorilla behavior and conservation.

Tara Stoinski (A Gorilla Story) is a primatologist, conservationist, and CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Tara returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up outside Philadelphia, her academic path from Tufts to Oxford to Georgia Tech, and balancing motherhood with a career studying gorillas in Rwanda. Tara and Dax talk about documenting rare gorilla dominance battles, the challenges of filming endangered animals in the wild, and how gorilla social structures differ from chimpanzees. Tara explains the importance of long-term behavioral research, how early life trauma can impact animal behavior, and why strong social bonds are key to survival in both gorillas and humans. Take printer ink off your to-do list with HP Smart Tank | hp.com/SmartTank Check Allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds: https://www.allstate.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Dax Shepard

Guest: Tara Stoinski

Topics covered

• primatology
• conservation
• gorilla behavior
• motherhood
• animal research
• social structures

Keywords

• gorillas
• primatologist
• conservation
• animal behavior
• Dian Fossey
• motherhood
• Rwanda

Sponsors

HP, Allstate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

Products: HP Smart Tank

Places: Philadelphia, Rwanda

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