Alexander Piel

He is a lecturer in Animal Behaviour, focusing on primate behaviour and ecology in Liverpool John Moores University

For baboons, mushrooms were a preferred food, with fungi forming more than a tenth of their diet despite being available for only half the year. Photo for representation.

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Mushrooms may have been part of early human diets: Primate study explores who eats what and when

29 Sep 2025

4 min read

Chimpanzees evolved to behave more flexibly. It can help them weather climate change

Chimpanzees evolved to behave more flexibly. It can help them weather climate change

16 Sep 2020

5 min read

Chimpanzees spotted smashing open and eating tortoises for the first time

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Chimpanzees spotted smashing open and eating tortoises for the first time

27 May 2019

4 min read

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