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Zanna Clay is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Durham, U.K. Her research focuses on the evolution of human behavior through comparative studies with primates, particularly bonobos. She investigates empathy, language origins, and cultural cognition, extending her work to human children to understand uniquely human traits. Clay's academic journey includes doctoral research on bonobo vocal communication and post-doctoral work with Frans de Waal examining bonobo empathy at Emory University. Her fieldwork includes studying wild bonobos at the University of Neuchatel.
Her interdisciplinary approach bridges primatology, psychology, and anthropology, emphasizing cross-species comparisons to explore social cognition. Though no specific grants or labs are mentioned, her work contributes to broader debates on human uniqueness and evolutionary origins.
