[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1343]
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                         TRIBUTE TO JILL PRUETZ

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 25, 2008

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Iowa State 
University primatologist Jill Pruetz on winning a National Geographic 
Society Emerging Explorer Award for her research on primates in 
Senegal, Africa.
  Jill, who is also an associate professor of anthropology at Iowa 
State University, received international recognition for performing a 
study which recorded habitual hunting by Savannah chimpanzees in 
Senegal, Africa. She found that apes made spears from twigs and caught 
prey with them. Jill is currently focused on the chimps' reactions to 
fire, use of water and general movements and behaviors. During her 7 
years of researching in Senegal, Jill has suffered from malaria and 
avoided hazards such as poisonous snakes.
  Jill's work and research is important to widening the scope of 
knowledge of different areas and species around the world. Without 
Jill's individual efforts, science would be left behind in 
understanding the environment's role in the adaptations of Earth's 
species.
  I commend Jill Pruetz for all her hard work and contributions to 
scientific exploration. I consider it an honor to represent Jill in 
Congress, and I know my colleagues join me in wishing her future 
success and happiness as she continues her work in primatology.

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