Comparative Studies of Great Ape Behavior

为了深入了解类人猿是如何交流的。Mitani博士将收集所有四种类人猿的野外数据——猩猩、forilla、黑猩猩和倭黑猩猩（侏儒黑猩猩）——并用他已经拥有的记录来补充这些材料。将在卢旺达Karisoke研究中心对大猩猩进行实地观察，在扎伊尔Wamba研究地点对倭黑猩猩进行实地观察。

To gain insight into how great apes commuicates. Dr. Mitani will collect field data on all four great ape species- the orangutan, forilla, chimpanzee, amd bonobo (pygmy chimpanee)- and supplement these materials with recordings already in his possession. Field observation will be conducted on gorillas at the Karisoke Research Centre, Rwanda, and on bonobos at the Wamba study site, Zaire.