About The Author

Zachary Klukkert

Dr. Zachary Klukkert, Ph.D., is a biological anthropologist and certified cave diver with research in the comparative anatomy and paleobiology of primates, especially extinct species from the Caribbean and Madagascar. When not in the field, he teaches clinical anatomy to medical students at the Central Michigan University College of Medicine. Klukkert has been featured in several scientific outreach publications, including Forbes Science (https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaenamontanari/2016/08/22/ underwater-paleontology-and-the-monkeys-of-thecaribbean/#28c7d979290c), Outside Magazine (https://www.outsideonline.com/2171946/underwater-caves-earths-final-frontier), the PBS documentary “When Whales Walked” and most recently, in Popular Science’s Fall 2022 issue (https://popsci.zinioapps.com/article/z/z-i536808/z-a27156). You can learn more about him and his research on his website, www.zklukkert.com. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Monkeydentity