Ben Garrod (born 29 January 1982) is an English evolutionary biologist and primatologist known for his work on great ape conservation.
[4] Garrod was born in Great Yarmouth, where he lived in the Elephant and Castle pub and attended East Norfolk Sixth Form College.
Garrod attended Anglia Ruskin University, where he completed his BSc (Hons) in Animal Behaviour in 2005.
[10][citation needed] Garrod's institutional affiliations include being a Trustee for the UK Jane Goodall Institute;[11] Vice President for the Norfolk Wildlife Trust;[12] Ambassador for Bristol Museum and Art Gallery; Patron of the Natural Sciences Collections Association (NatSCA);[13] Ambassador for the Marine Conservation Society;[14] and Fellow of the Linnean Society.
[citation needed] Garrod has presented a series and several television shows, including Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur[3] with David Attenborough, Baby Chimp Rescue,[2] and Springwatch,[2] in addition to two of his own series; Secrets of Bones and Secrets of Skin[1] on BBC Four.