Meg Crofoot
Meg Crofoot is the director of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) and a prominent researcher in primate behavior. Her work explores the complexities of social interactions among primates, and she has contributed significantly to the understanding of innovative behaviors in capuchins, including their tendency to adopt unusual practices that may reflect cultural trends within their communities.
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Meg Crofoot, director of the department for the ecology of animal societies at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, explains that all animals sleep.
My pet sleeps all day and all night. Is that normal? | Well actually
United Kingdom· 2025-10-07
Meg Crofoot is the head of the animal societies ecology department at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior and co-director of Goldsborough's thesis.
Monos capuchinos adolescentes secuestran a las crías de otra especie por ‘aburrimiento’ | Ciencia
Spain· 2025-05-20
Meg Crofoot is the director of MPI-AB who suggested that boredom and free time may drive the innovative behavior of the monkeys.
Monos capuchinos en Coiba protagonizan extraños secuestros de crías de otra especie
Panama· 2025-05-19