Gabriel Ramos Fernandez
Researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and National Geographic Explorer, who studies spider monkeys and collective foraging behavior in the Yucatán Peninsula.
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Jan 29, 2026 • 11min
Spider monkeys share “insider knowledge” to find the best food
Gabriel Ramos Fernandez, a researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and National Geographic Explorer who studies spider monkeys, talks about how these canopy dwellers map and share locations of ripe fruit. He explains their fission–fusion social life and how following others transmits insider knowledge. He also connects their collective strategies to questions about cooperation and information sharing.
