contributions from Joan Sharp Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education‚ Inc.‚ publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Key Ideas 1. List the derived traits for: chordates‚ craniates‚ vertebrates‚ gnathostomes‚ tetrapods‚ amniotes‚ birds‚ mammals‚ primates‚ humans 2. Explain what Haikouella and Myllokunmingia tell us about craniate evolution 3. Describe the trends in mineralized structures in early vertebrates 4. Describe and distinguish between Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes‚ noting the main
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Paragraphs” PARA 1: I believe animals do not need a Bill of Rights because they already have plethora of laws that protect all of their basic needs. For example‚ Germany has already passed laws to protect the basic rights of Ape’s. In the article “primates” they said‚ “The Green Party in Germany is preparing two bills supporting the Great Ape Project”(Yong). Another way that animals already have their rights protected is‚ Dogs have shelters and pounds to go to if they have no home or are left on the
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INSTITUTUTE OF OPEN LEARNING | AHT 202 EARLY AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY | | | W. KENNEDY GITU‚ L.K. NGARI‚ W.S. NDIIRI | 1/4/2012 | | Table of Contents Definition of Terms 3 Fossils in Geological Context 5 The Earth in the Cenozoic 11 Origins of Primates 17 The Basis for Human Evolution 23 Origins of the Genus Homo 28 Origins of Modern Humans………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 32 Behavior and Evolution of Early Hominines……………………………………………………………………………………………39 African Pre- Historic Art…………
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Research on animals is important in understanding diseases and developing ways to prevent them. The polio vaccine‚ kidney transplants‚ and heart surgery techniques have all been developed with the help of animal research. Through increased efforts by the scientific community‚ effective treatments for diabetes‚ diphtheria‚ and other diseases have been developed with animal testing.<br><br>Animal research has brought a dramatic progress into medicine. With the help of animal research‚ smallpox has
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Sapajus apella is a scientific name of tufted capuchin and is characterized by its distinct head coloration. Capuchins are New World monkeys that have “long legs and a prehensile tail which helps them to climb and swing through trees” (Richman). Capuchin became known to the public after Dexter‚ a small capuchin monkey‚ appeared in the movie Night at the Museum. People merely refer to this animal as capuchin or monkey‚ but capuchin has a very complex taxonomy and still undergoes constant changes.
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Compare and contrast the social organization of the great apes (chimps‚ bonobos‚ and gorilla’s orangutans) and savannah baboons. What accounts for these differences? The social organization of baboons is one of the most intensely studied of the primates. There is only one defined level of social organization in savanna baboons‚ the stable group of several dozen individuals. This group is defined by tending to not break into any recurring subgroups and not merging with neighboring groups. In Papio
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The Aye-aye is one of the most interesting primates in the world. It is a very unique animal because it has a lot of traits that are specific unto itself. An example of the Aye-aye’s unique traits is that according to National Geographic “Aye-ayes are the only primates thought to use echolocation to find prey.” This is just one of the many unique characteristics that only the Aye-aye possesses. The Aye-aye is threatened by a lot of things that cannot merely decide to stop attacking it. They attack
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because I do not live in Madagascar according to the book. With that being said‚ lemurs could be classified as “Strepsirrhini”‚ as they have a distinctive look with features like their feet‚ claws‚ and their teeth. Lemurs are known to be “the smallest primate”‚ although lemurs used to be bigger‚ they now are smaller due to “the amount of food they need to survive”. Knowingly‚
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focusing on the Bonobo Monkey and how the destruction of their habit‚ poaching and other issues are affecting their existence. Found mainly near the Congo River in the Dominican Republic their biggest threats are humans. I will examine why these primates are being targeted and what can be done to prevent the extinction of this animal. According to the World Wildlife Fund (2012)‚ there are 5‚689 endangered species and an additional 10‚000 that are on the brink of becoming endangered. These numbers
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the landscape. And‚ one of these is the Pregatoria‚ One of earth’s First Primate. It was an arboreal animal. The Earth regained its life source and bass tropical rainforest For hundreds of generation. This Large Habitat would nurture new families of primates. One of the oldest known signs of our origin and arrival are hominid imprints dating back 3 Million and a Half years ago. Human evolved from primates perhaps the apes that once lived in Southern Africa. This sumptuous forest
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