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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 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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    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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    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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    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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    laboratory and was a long term experiment using monkeys. The treatment of the animals was seen as poor and unethical. Certain parts to the experiments could even be called cruel. Harlows work on attachment was based around the theory that attachment was formed to things that provided comfort to the animals‚ after discovering that they did indeed seek solace in more comfortable items which happened to be either a sanitary pad or its terry-cloth mother. The monkeys were taken completely out of their natural

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    Darley and Latané’s Training Manual—A Five-Stage Approach The purpose of Darley and Latané’s experiment was to look into the behaviour of witnesses. They wanted to look into what it takes for people‚ who witness something that requires their assistance‚ to ignore one’s call for help. They decided to focus on what happens when there is no authority in a group crisis. To find out answers‚ they decided to call for volunteer students from New York University. They told the students they were a part

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    In the Kingdom of Africa‚ a king known as King Monkey‚ was loved by all of the animals in Africa‚ he kept the animals under control. All of the animals loved and respected the King. They all gathered up around the big Acacia tree where they all lived in peace‚ separated from the rest of the world. All of the animals loved King Monkey‚ apart from one particular animal‚ King Bee. King Bee was the cruel ruler of the other side of the jungle‚ which was the darkest place in Africa filled with

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