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    applicable to humans? It is assumed memory works the same way in all animals. Serotonin and Risky Male Behavior in Monkeys‚ Higley et al. (1996) Aim: To investigate the correlation between serotonin and risky behavior in male monkeys. Participants: 49 male monkeys who migrated to new social groups. Method: Field study. The monkeys’ serotonin

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    resulted in speciation and also was related to natural selection. Lastly‚ it explains how their change in diet largely affected their brain size and cognitive functions enabling them to develop mentally as a species. From the beginning‚ Howler monkeys have had many struggles with their diet. Just eating the bare minimum leaves and plants was not providing them enough nutrients to supply their body. As stated in the article‚ high intake of plants results in undigested fiber‚ which does not give

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    The monkey‚ which is a completely intelligent creature‚ is not as understood as it should be‚ especially by humans‚ who are so close to the species‚ at least‚ scientifically speaking. Recently‚ PPcorn released an article describing just some of the many ways monkeys are unique and special. Today‚ we will continue our list. Number Eight: They Don’t Swing. We realize the implications of this sort of statement‚ but that is now what we are talking about at all. Monkeys‚ different from apes‚ do not swing

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    The Trickster in Myth Trickster myths‚ a significant part of most cultures if not all‚ have permeated the legends and folklore of peoples since the early days of civilized man. The ancient Greeks had Hermes‚ the Chinese the Monkey King‚ and the Native American Indians the coyote. These diverse tricksters found within cultures often have many commonalities with each other‚ and then‚ often they do not. But this illustrates the very nature of the trickster; ever changing‚ shifting‚ shaping‚ disguising

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    ‘living fossils’. The stromatolite’s role in evolutionary history is of great importance. Monkey Mia‚ is located 26km northeast of Denman in the Shark Bay World Heritage Area and is one of the most popular tourism destinations in Western Australia. It is world renowned as a special place where people can experience and enjoy close encounters with dolphins. More than 100‚000 visitors come each year to Monkey Mia. Here‚ officers from the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) feed small amounts

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    The Hot Zone Summary | Part 1‚ Chapter 1 Something in the Forest Summary Chapter one introduces the reader to Charles Monet. He is a French expatriate working on a sugar plantation in western Kenya. The story begins on New Year’s Day‚ 1980‚ when Charles and a woman take an overnight trip to Mount Elgon‚ a formerly active volcano. During their trip‚ they visit Kitum Cave. After returning to his quiet life‚ Monet becomes ill. The reader knows that he is experiencing a catastrophic illness‚ but Charles

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    elaborate than a novel. Book‚ Author: Blind Willow‚ Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami Thesis: Stories like A Shinagawa Monkey can be considered as short stories‚ as Murakami was able to present a realistic plot‚ a sophisticated theme‚ and a medley of colorful characters. II. Body Paragraph 1 Topic Sentence: The plot is the backbone of a story of any kind‚ and the short story A Shinagawa Monkey had a sensible one at that. Quote(s): “Recently she had trouble with her own name” (333 Murakami)

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    1/8/13 Can Animals Think? Adorable‚ what comes to mind when you think of this word? Some might think of puppies‚ dogs‚ rabbits‚ cats‚ dolphins‚ or maybe even monkeys. But have you ever considered intelligence as a characteristic of these animals? Few have‚ even though the animal shows evidence of intelligence every day. Of course animals aren’t as intelligent as humans but we both share common characteristics

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    to conduct his study on rats accidentally conducted it on medium sized monkeys known as (Macaca Mulatta). The reason for using this particular type is that they are easy to keep and breed in captivity; they also share 94% DNA to a human. After securing funding for a primate laboratory‚ Harlow started his work. However when cleaning the cages the infant monkeys would protest‚ Harlow then went on to find out whether the monkeys were on protest due to ‘contact comfort’. To test the idea of contact comfort

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    study they used baby monkeys and separate them from their mothers approximately eight hours after birth. These monkeys were raised in experimental chambers‚ were they were exposed to non-living surrogate mothers: some were made of wire‚ others were covered with terrycloth. Some of the monkeys were allowed to come in interaction with both figures. The monkeys could be fed by either of the surrogate mothers‚ when a bottle was attach to them. The Harlows found that the baby monkeys displayed a definite

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