performing the action? The answer to that question is NO! Being stationary does not give good results of catchableness‚ even in those who were experts (Oudejans p. 885). The “take-home message” of this study shows that the extra information provided by locomotion equates to much better
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When it comes to animals and their rights‚ there is a definite line between our needs and our taking advantage of those species that we consider inferior. As long as man has existed he has been carnivorous‚ and the same holds true for many other species of animals. Animals are a necessity to humans for survival‚ whether it be for food‚ clothing‚ etc. However‚ the unnecessary torture of animals through testing is not a necessity for human survival. When it comes to the needless torture of animals
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Ugly In this paper‚ the writer will take on the persona of one of the strangest primates in the world – the Aye-aye. Found only in the forest of Madagascar‚ this unusual creature said to be closely related to chimpanzees as well as humans is a nocturnal primate under the family of lemurs (Daubentonia madagascariensis). Considered to be giants compared to other lemurs in the island of Madagascar‚ what makes this primate interesting to talk about is its unique yet strange physical features that in most
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To better understand ourselves‚ we must first understand the primates from which we have perhaps evolved from. These primates share many similar characteristics as humans do and have complex social structures that closely relate to our own. I will be discussing two different primates of which I observed; the orangutan (Pongo Pygmaeus and Pongo Abelii) and the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla). The first groups of primates I visited and observed were the orangutans‚ which translates
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The Dangers of Owning Exotic Animals as Pets Dawn Patton COM/156 October 06‚ 2013 Myrene Magabo The Dangers of Owning Exotic Animals as Pets On the evening of Tuesday October 18‚ 2011 in Zanesville‚ Ohio over 49 wild and exotic animals including 18 Bengal tigers were shot and killed‚ after their owner opened all the cages and then took his own life (Caron‚ 2011). People have had an attraction to owning wild animals for decades‚ and the amount of injuries that have resulted from trying to coexist
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consists of two infraorders: Anthropoidea and Tarsiiformes. The infraorder Anthropoidea‚ in particular‚ comprises of Anthropoids which include all monkeys‚ apes and humans (Jurmain et al. 147). Even though lemurs‚ lorises‚ and anthropoids are all primates there exist reasons why lemurs and lorises are classified in a different suborder and infraorder from anthropoids. Five traits of lemurs and lorises that distinguish them from anthropoids are the following: 1) lemurs and lorises have increased reliance
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Selected Answer: lobe-finned fish. Correct Answer: lobe-finned fish. Question 6 2.5 out of 2.5 points In amphibians‚ what function does the cloaca serve? Answer Selected Answer: all of these except locomotion Correct Answer: all of these except locomotion Question 7 2.5 out of 2.5 points Which of the following is true of a population? Answer Selected Answer: Members of a population live together and interbreed. Correct Answer: Members of a population
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1881 EADWEARD JAMES MUYBRIDGE and ETIENNE-JULES MAREY | | | | |These men unite in Paris to begin collaborating in the study of motion. Muybridge had by now‚ constructed a series of pictures depicting motion by the use of a single camera. He | | |then alongside Marey‚ shows these photos using a Uchatius lantern and could possibly have acquired picture-motion this way. The Zoopraxiscope has been‚ albeit rarely‚ called
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was originally produced and presented by the Discovery Channel. This series shows us about the history of evolution on this planet and each episode has a separate chapter in the biography of the world. This series also shows us that one group of primates moved onto plains where they evolved the ability to stand upright. They used computer and technology to examine the evolution of humans so that the series will be clear for us to understand. II. Summary Planet of Life: Apes
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Capuchins are part of a subfamily of New World monkeys called cebines. The Capuchin monkey has been regarded as one of the most intelligent primates. This intelligence is what makes them my favorite primate. They are able to learn and apply this knowledge in performing tasks for survival‚ as well as things like assisting humans. Although there are several species of Capuchin monkeys that may slightly differ in habitat‚ size‚ color‚ and other characteristics of morphology‚ one thing they all have
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