"Primates in Circuses suffer many depravations" "The exhibiting of trained animals I abhor. What an amount of suffering and cruel punishment the poor creatures have to endure in order to give a few moments of pleasure to men devoid of all thought and feeling." - Albert Schweitzer‚ physician and philosopher."I find circuses deeply offensive. We are just beginning to recognize animals as important in their own right. Circuses throw us back to the Middle Ages." - Desmond Morris‚ zoologist and animal
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The gorilla is the bulkiest member of the primate family; an adult gorilla may grow up to 1.8m high (although they seldom stand fully upright). There are three species of gorillas recognized worldwide. The most common race‚ the western lowland gorilla is not present in Uganda but an estimated 40000 live in the rainforests of west and central Africa. The endangered eastern lowland gorilla is restricted to patches of forests in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The most threatened specie is the
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parrots and primates because of our wide vocal range and complex written language. While parrots have the ability to mimic human words ‚they have no concept of what they are saying‚ so humans remain the only living thing able to comprehend words. Parrots are the only other known species that can speak words rather than make noises. Parrots‚ however‚ only are able to mimic sounds they have already
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and other primates share a variety of characteristics‚ other primates provide important observations about early humans. Homologies between hominids and other primates enhance to behavior because the physiological and cognitive formations that manage to control human demeanor are likely related to those of other primates than to members of other taxonomic groups. The reality of this broad collection of homologous traits‚ the commodity of the average evolutionary history of the primates‚ means that
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Do Non-Human Primates Have Culture? September 26‚ 2011 Andrew Baron Do non-human primates have culture? Let’s first start off by asking ourselves; what distinguishes us from other primates? It used to be said that what distinguished us from other anthropoids was our use of tools. With new discoveries in the world of anthropology‚ we found that other apes such as chimpanzees use tools effectively in order to sustain their everyday life. This definition then became nullified‚ and a search for a
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Journal of Bionic Engineering 7 Suppl. (2010) S150–S157 A Coupling Analysis of the Biomechanical Functions of Human Foot Complex during Locomotion Zhihui Qian1‚ Lei Ren2‚ Luquan Ren1 1. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering‚ Jilin University‚ Changchun 130022‚ P. R. China 2. School of Mechanical‚ Aerospace and Civil Engineering‚ University of Manchester‚ Manchester M60 1QD‚ UK Abstract This study represents a functional analysis of the human foot complex based on in-vivo gait measurements
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Do non-human primates have culture similar to humans? Communication skills mostly support that these primates have culture because primates learn communication through gestures and facial expressions. Anthropological definition of culture is all aspects of human adaptation‚ including technology‚ traditions‚ language‚ religion‚ and social roles. Culture is a set of learned behaviors; it is transmitted from one generation to the next through learning and not by biological or genetic means. Communication
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Some of the worlds’ smallest primates are committing suicide at alarming rates. Are their deaths due to chemical imbalances in the Tarsiers brains‚ or are there other contributing factors. This paper will explore possible explanations on the Tarsiers’ declining population rates. Several reasons will be proposed to the causes leading to why the Tarsiers may become extinction. Several ways to help prevent the unnatural extinction of these primates will be discussed. Things such as‚ putting a stop to
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The article “Why humans need less sleep than any other primate” published on the Earth section of the BBC website explains how the human brain has developed to need a little amount of sleep compared to the one of other primates (monkeys and apes). We sleep less‚ but we have more quality sleep and this may be the cause of our success as a species. In this essay‚ I will focus on some aspects of the language used by the writer. Both elements of formal and informal writing converge in the text. Firstly
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The Rate of Locomotion dependence on hind leg length and body mass for the Tenebrio molitor beetle. Abstract The effects of leg length and body mass on the Tenebrio Molitor’s rate of locomotion were investigated under laboratory conditions. The performance (running speed) was accessed for 37 Tenebrio molitor with different hind leg lengths and body masses. Running speed is important for a variety of activities (e.g. searching for prey and mates‚ dispersal‚ etc.). Therefore‚ increased
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