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Martin Surback: Are Martin and Ashley Judd dating? In this piece, you will learn about Martin Surback, whether he is dating Ashley Judd, and how they met.

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In 2021, former actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd suffered a horrific leg injury while assisting with bonobo conservation in the Republic of Congo.

What happened to Ashley Judd?

While visiting the Republic of Congo for bonobo conservation work with the research center at Kokolopori, Ashley Judd had a horrific accident. The incident nearly cost her her leg.

Judd broke her leg in four places after falling over a downed tree. She is still undergoing intensive care in a hospital in South Africa.

The actress got lost in a remote part of the rainforest and it took almost 55 hours to get her to the hospital for surgery.

She first had to wait five hours for a rescue team while in severe pain on the forest floor. Dr. Martin Surbeck is thought to have been one of the men who came to help Ashley Judd get out of the rainforest. Ashley Judd and Dr. Surbeck have also worked together at the Kokolopori bonobo research facility. 

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Who is Dr Martin Surbeck?

Martin Surbeck has been an assistant professor in the department of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University since 2019.

He initially studied biology and zoology at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore and the University of Zurich. Surbeck received a PhD from the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology in 2011.

Dr. Martin Surbeck’s research examines competition and cooperation amongst groups like chimpanzees and bonobos with an emphasis on the social organization of bonobos.

The Kokolopori bonobo research center is run by Dr. Surbeck and the Bonobo Conservation Initiative.

Are Martin Surbeck and Ashley Judd dating?

There are speculations that Ashley Judd and professor Martin Surbeeck are dating. They had kept their relationship a secret until recently. On August 29, 2021, Judd witnessed Martin pursue her when she was wounded in the bush. They also met in 2021 while watching a Red Sox game.

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