I saw a lot of very inspiring presentations at the conference, especially those with new data on insectivory in chimpanzees, and on the nature of human social networks; I was also given the opportunity to introduce some people to Japanese insect foods (general consensus = delicious. No kidding. Although the majority of 'tasters' work with wild primates, so they were perhaps not the most representative sample.)
And now, back in Japan, I have just come back from a visit to the Primate Research Institute in Inuyama, where I was able to catch up with (old) friends and (new) research, and to see the Japan Monkey Center, a zoo with 68 primate species - more than any other institution in the world. The centre has a lot of space -