dominance. Hierarchies play a large role in chimpanzee culture and dictate how they relate to each other. For instance‚ if two non -alpha male chimpanzees are quarreling‚ and one is younger and much agile than the other‚ the older‚ less agile Chimp may run to the alpha male chimpanzee seeking refuge. Since the Alpha male is the most respected out of the group the aggressive‚ more agile younger male
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and therefore probably phylogenetically (evolution relationships)‚ more alike than chimps and gorillas. But the brains of chimps and humans differ in size and anatomy more than gorillas and chimps. The brains of chimps and gorillas probably didn’t go through many evolutionary innovations‚ because they generally resemble other ape and monkey brains. This implies that the human brain changed a lot after the human/chimp evolution. With the exception of the olferactory bulb (scent)‚ all brain structures
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ideas. This books stands apart from others the second you open it. Told from the point of view of the son of two scientists‚ Ben’s totally unhappy to find his parents are bringing a chimp home. He never asked for it‚ and isn’t welcoming towards Zan‚ the chimp. But‚ slowly‚ Ben bonds with Zan. He goes from seeing the chimp as a nuisance‚ to seeing him as a brother‚ an equal. As Ben and Zan grow closer‚ you as a reader begin to bond with and become attached to them too-almost subconsciously. Kenneth
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Anth 68 Day 1 The Cultural Ecology of India’s Sacred Cattle In his article‚ The Cultural Ecology of India’s Sacred Cattle‚ Marvin Harris argues against the common perception of India’s cattle complex and provides example to support his argument. He starts out by saying that most authors think ahimsa‚ which is “a prime example of how men diminish their material welfare to obtain spiritual satisfaction in obedience to nonrational or frankly irrational beliefs” (pg.51)‚ is the reason behind the treatment
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and that animals‚ like chimpanzees will help other chimps because they know they will get help again in the future. De Waal Talks about the pillars of morality: reciprocity and empathy‚ reciprocity being fairness and empathy being compassion. He thens moves on to talk about cooperation‚ he puts two chimps into a box together and doesn’t feed either of them‚ when he does this they both work just as hard to get the box with food. He then puts two chimps into a box‚ after feeding one of them‚ you can then
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Goodall attended Uplands private school until 1950. She was good at school‚ besides suffering from prosopagnosia‚ which makes it difficult to recognize faces. Jane was unable to afford college. She is known for studying the behavior of Tanzanian chimps. She is still alive today at age 82. When Goodall had an opportunity to visit a friend‚ she went to South Kinangop‚ Kenya. In Kenya‚ she met a famous anthropologist Louis Leakey. Leakey hired her to be his assistant/secretary for an archeological
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Jackson and Bubbles” by the artist‚ Jeff Koons. The work is a life-sized porcelain sculpture of Michael Jackson in an extravagant costume with the chimpanzee Jackson named “Bubbles” seated on his lap in a matching costume. The image of Jackson and the chimp rest on a small raised dais and flowers are strewn around them on the dais. The sculpture was produced in 1988 and comes from a series of sculptures involving images and figures from pop culture which Koons titled The Banality Series. Three copies
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up with Louis Leaky‚ who hired her to do some research with him. After observing how serious and methodical she was‚ Leaky selected her to do a study of chimps and he obtained the necessary funding for the project. Goodall research methods are very different then most researchers. Goodall lives with her specimens‚ so she can interact with the chimps in their natural habitats. Goodall believes that her research would have ended long ago if she had used the experimental methodology use by most of the
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Does language ‘Juggling’ build better brains? Being able to multi-task is more difficult for some than others‚ but for those who speak a second language may find it easier than most. Negotiating between two different languages‚ known as mental ‘juggling’‚ is said to be an essential key to keeping a sharp and youthful mind. But the benefits‚ towards being able to ‘Juggle’ between dialects and languages‚ was a controversial issue. Previously‚ some scientists concluded that the more languages a person
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Seminar 1 : Week of Sept. 8 #1. The word that I found on the online source‚ ‘Merriam- Webster’ was “Schwack.” This word is an adjective meaning a large amount. I also found the opposite of this new found word is “tiddle”. This word portrays the meaning of a small amount. #2 It is impressive in itself watching bees communicate merely by the ‘waggling’ of their bodies in order to tell other bees the exact angular distance available food is from the sun. However‚ could this really be considered
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