I graduated from Queens College (CUNY) with a BA in Anthropology. During my undergraduate studies, I wrote an honors thesis comparing grooming patterns in captive populations of hamadryas baboons and geladas (click to read the thesis). Both of my focal animals were from Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) zoos: The Bronx Zoo and Prospect Park Zoo.I am currently pursuing a Masters (MA) in Psychology with Concentration in Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College (CUNY).
Some of my interests include primate ecology, behavior and evolution, and comparative behavior between human and non-human animals. I am also a "sometimes" bird watcher and enjoys an occasional whale watching trip as well. I have recently changed my name to Raymond Vagell, so unless otherwise noted, my undergraduate work appears as Raymond Chiu Leong Ho.
