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From Chimpanzees in Senegal to Des Moines' Bonobos

Iowa State University primatologist Jill Pruetz introduced the world to the spear-wielding Savannah chimpanzees of Senegal. She's just returned to Iowa from her summer in that country; and this hour, host Charity Nebbe talks with with her about her discoveries.

And later in the hour, an update on the Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative in Des Moines, from the organization's president and staff scientist, Bill Hopkins.

Our interview about the Des Moines bonobos with Bill Hopkins starts about 31 minutes in. If you are interested in hearing that segment first, you can listen below.
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Bill Hopkins, of the Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative

Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa