Kevin McLean

Kevin McLean is a wildlife scientist and freelance radio producer based in Davis, California. He is a graduate of the Audio Academy at KALW in San Francisco and a former Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow. He has a PhD in Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

In a frame grab from a video, a monkey is hunkered over a rock in the stream, about to put food in its mouth

Monkey see, monkey do: Islands in Panama offer glimpse into animal innovation

June 12, 2019Environment

Scientists found the capuchin monkey using stone tools to crush food in 2018 in a wildlife preserve in Panama. Earlier this spring, researchers went back to learn more about the monkey’s innovation.