In the article Are Humans Inherently Violent?‚ there are two opposing views up for discussion between whether or not humans are ‘programmed’ for violent nature or whether it is learned through their environment and upbringing. Richard Wrangham and Dale Peterson believe that violent humans are a result of our sociobiology. Robert W. Sussman on the other hand sees aggression as a result of environmental factors and upbringing. Each bring interesting evidence to light and provide a solid presentation
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fter watching any of the military training documentaries on the Discovery Channel‚ it indeed appears like some men were born for battle. They absolutely thrive under the high-pressure‚ aggression-filled environment of war. Not to mention‚ they really‚ really like their weapons. It makes you wonder what these men would do if there was no need to fight—could they even survive a desk job?Essentially‚ the question boils down to—are we warring because we have to or because deep down we like it? 9 Internet
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Article Review #2: Living Primates The sciencemag.com article “Anti-Alzheimer’s Gene may have Led to the Rise of Grandparents” by Kelli Whitlock Burton talks about the how the protective variant of the CD33 gene may explain why humans have grandmothers that help with child rearing. The article explains the “grandmother hypothesis” that says humans live such long and healthy lives even after they are no longer able to reproduce because they help with child rearing. The CD33 gene plays a big role
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characteristics and behaviors that may be similar as well as different to the other primates and ours. The first group of primates I mainly observed were the Bonobos‚ also known as the pygmy chimps to many. On this occasion a youngster running around wildly on two legs and looking back as if something or another Bonobo was following him caught my immediate attention. I sat there observing him for about 5 minutes‚ he wasn’t paying attention at the observation windows as I was the only person
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tree of life‚ then answer the following questions. The genetic evidence suggests 2. Based on genetic evidence‚ humans are most closely related to which two species? ____________________ that humans are most closely related to the chimpanzee and the bonobo. _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Are humans more closely related to gorillas or orangutans? State the evidence. _______________________ We are more closely related to gorillas than orangutans
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A male Bonobo ape named Kanzi has made one of the most important advancements in linguistic capabilities amongst primates. The result of accidental exposure to English language has proved his greatest success. Learning from just a few months after birth‚ Kanzi
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between primates‚ researchers were describing the variation that they observed (1920s & 40s) 2. Observational: time period of long term observational studies‚ in order to observe what primate life was like i. Jane Goodall: known for study of chimps but mainly chimp
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rejected Henry’s case. Unless the Austria’s appeal court overturns the decision he and the other chimps at the sanctuary face an uncertain future. Now if Henry lived in Mallorca or any other of Spain’s Balearic Islands on the other hand the story would be much different. In February 2007‚ Spain’s parliament made history by becoming the first to recognize the individual rights of chimps‚ bonobos‚ gorillas and orangutans‚ giving them similar status to a child or dependent adult. Any apes living
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Authority: 1. What is your topic for this project? [2 point] Steven M. Wise‚ a teacher and lawyer at Harvard is educating students and standing up for Animal Rights. He hopes to achieve the goal of getting the first non-human animals their rights. 2. What is the complete MLA or APA citation for the interview/article? [3 points] "A Courtroom Champion For 4-Legged Creatures." N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 3. Based strictly on the article‚ how much expertise or training does the expert have on this particular
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point of the argument is to highlight these examples that he gives of primates behaviors and demonstrate that they too display the same moral emotions that humans do while never having any guiding pricinples. An example of this is chimpanzees and bonobos displaying acts of unselfishness by voluntarily opening doors for companions to get access to food‚ even if that means they will not receive any. In present day human beings have become much more technologically advanced than
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