Mark Mariano Professor Guenther Anthropology 131 November 25‚ 2012 Primate Observation Primates are one of the most interesting mammals on earth‚ not only because of their complex social structures‚ but because they hold so many similar characteristics to humans. Primates are often cited as our closest living relatives and on two separate occasions I observed four separate species of primates at the San Diego Zoo that can justify their use of their physical characteristics and
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While both sides are arguing over the issue of the language understanding‚ some believe that Koko‚ the gorilla who is learning sign language‚ is intelligent enough for communicating‚ some believe that she is just randomly using the signs‚ and a trained monkey could do better. These arguments will not be solved unless there is a clear‚ agreeable definition for both sides. Some people think that Koko isn’t at a toddler level‚ much less at kindergarten level. However‚ Koko does understand some common
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unconditioned responses which suggest thought shown by Koko the gorilla‚ in Patterson’s studies‚ and Kanzi the bonobo‚ in Savage-Rumbaugh’s studies. In addition to Terrace’s monkeys demonstrating the ability to remember and apply lists in order to solve problems without the involvement of language(Terrace‚ 2011)‚ however‚ some other primates have been able to demonstrate their own problem-solving skills using language. Koko the gorilla has been able to combine a long list of words in order to form
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LION * Lions are the second largest big cat species in the world (behind tigers). * The average male lion weighs around 180 kg (400 lb) while the average female lion weighs around 130 kg (290 lb). * The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 kilometers (5.0 miles) away. * Most lions found in the wild live in southern and eastern parts of Africa. * Lions are very social compared to other cat species‚ often living in prides that feature females‚ offspring and a few adult males.
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Dian Fossey Dina Fossey was viewed as a hero‚ because she was one of the best top American zoologists in the world who for 18 years studied gorillas in Rwanda with Louis Leakey. She was viewed by many not just as a hero but as a role model. She had all the determination to save and protect the apes‚ to study the apes and just risking her life to see and study them‚ and most likely just viewed by many others in the need of reference to find out more about the apes. She traveled to Africa and met
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BIRTH: San Francisco‚ California PLACE OF DEATH: Volcanoes National Park‚ Rwanda Dian Fossey became famous as an American zoologist who carried out a broad study of gorilla groups for 18 years in the mountain forests of Rwanda. She became a celebrity when she brought massive publicity to her cause of saving the mountain gorilla from extinction in 1970. She was eventually murdered in December 27th 1985. 3‚ Biruté Galdikas Born: May 10‚ 1946 (age 67)‚ Wiesbaden‚ Germany Education:
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[pic] A Zoo for a Primate Observation 11/15/2012 For this paper I decided to visit Zoo Atlanta to observe lowland gorillas. I got to the zoo at around eleven in the morning and found out the feeding times for the gorillas. Once I found them‚ after watching them for a little while I selected the most active group to go watch during feeding. The point of this trip was to make me feel as if I was doing a field laboratory observation
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The Extraordinary Kinship and Differences Between Humans and Nonhuman Primates If you were to look at an ape right now‚ you would find an ongoing list of both similarities and differences they have with humans. Besides the obvious similarities and differences‚ apes and our nonhuman primates are just like us in so many extraordinary ways. However‚ there are various skills and abilities we possess that they don’t‚ and vice versa. Moreover‚ for the past fifty years anthropologists‚ scholars and researchers
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adventures in the jungles of Rhwanda and western Tanzania. She went on this expedition to find and observe chimpanzees in their natural habitat. They also went to the slopes of Rwanda’s volcanoes for a-once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to encounter mountain gorillas in their own habitat. They spent four days looking for chimpanzees in the forests of western Tanzania. They stayed in amazing lodges throughout this journey. Key Idea 1: Days 1‚ 2‚ and 3 The first day‚ they left the U.S. for Tanzania. They arrived
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highly arboreal and bipedal on the ground. They have lighter bodies and smaller social groups than great apes. The Hominidae include orangutans‚ gorillas‚ chimpanzees‚ bonobos and humans.[1][2] Alternatively‚ the family are collectively described as the great apes.[3][4][5][6] There are two extant species in the orangutan genus (Pongo)‚ two species in the gorilla genus‚ and a single extant species Homo sapiens in the human genus (Homo). Chimpanzees and bonobos are closely related to each other and they
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