Organismal Biology Study Guide for Test # 4 (4 MAY 2005 – Wed) Chapter 34 – Section F – Primates and the Evolution of Homo sapiens Opposable thumb – in primates; but fully opposable only in anthropoid primates Prosimians – example – lemurs Anthropoidea (anthropoids) – includes moneys‚ apes‚ humans Brachiating – swinging through the trees by the arms Overlapping fields of vision (3-D) – advantage for brachiating Old World vs New World monkeys – differences and similarities Know 4 genera
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English I Honors January 31 2013 Different Faces- Similar DNA: Humankind’s Closet Relative the Bonobo Most people wonder at one time in their life or another if we‚ the human species‚ are indeed really alone in this vast universe or if there’s some other intelligent‚ similar life form out there. What most people do not realize is that there is and it is right under their nose- Bonobos. This great ape species is one of humankind’s closest relatives‚ and we share about 96-98% of our DNA. (Latest
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great apes and humans seems to be a strong candidate neural correlate of consciousness. The phylogenetic distribution of self-awareness Several studies have indicated that the phylogenetic distribution of self-awareness seems to be limited to primates in the great ape / human clade (Hominidae; in review in Gallup et al.‚ 2002; Povinelli and Cant‚ 1995). The great apes (Hominidae) likely diverged from a common ancestor around 14 million years ago (Hill and Ward‚ 1998). Testing mirror recognition
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Chimpanzee Droppings Lead Scientists to Evolutionary Discovery by Erica F. Kosal‚ Biology Department‚ North Carolina Wesleyan College Part I—Chimpanzee Behavior Far in the remote western African jungles of Cameroon‚ Dr. Beatrice Hahn and her team of scientists from the University of Alabama have been examining chimpanzee droppings. Members of the great ape family‚ chimpanzees typically travel in groups of to animals‚ forming smaller subgroups to forage during the day and then coming together
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Also known as Grauer’s Gorilla‚ the Eastern Lowland Gorilla is the largest of the four gorilla subspecies‚ and holds the titles of the world’s largest living primate. It is related to the Mountain Gorilla‚ both of which are subspecies of the Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla berengei). A testament to their high level of intelligence‚ wild Eastern Lowland Gorillas have been observed using simple tools to gather food‚ and have been taught to use sign language to create simple sentences in captivity. Despite
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Baru National Wildlife Refuge. On the refuge there is a lot of animals that are dependent on the forest as a means of survival. One animal in particular that the article talks about is the Whitefaced Capuchin (Cebus capuchin)‚ which is a black small primate with a white head and chest‚ and has a human like face. In the 1970’s there was less natural habitation and more farm and pasture land. On the reserve there are three forests. There is one large and two small forests that are separated by rice fields
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He received numerous awards including the Howard Crosby Warren Medal in 1956. The National Medal of Science in 1967 and theGold Medal from the A merican Psychological Foundation in 1973. Harry worked with Abraham Maslow at Wisconsin Regional Primate Lab. Harlow was intrigued by love. In 1957 Harlow worked with rhesus monkeys‚ which are more mature at birth than humans are but like human babies need to be nursed. He took infant monkeys away from their mothers and gave them 2 artificial mothers
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Introduction: The Common Chimpanzees are the non-human primates that were given scientific name Pan troglodytes. The chimpanzee’s geographic distribution can be found across equatorial Africa‚ from Senegal in the west to Tanzania in the east. They can be found in moist and dry forests and savannas. There are four subspecies: the eastern chimpanzee‚ the central African chimp‚ the western chimpanzee‚ and the Nigeria-Cameroon subspecies. Chimpanzees live in communities of about 20 to 120 individuals
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A benefit of being able to observe these primates in such a facility is that fieldworkers are able to see the animals on a regular basis‚ witnessing the countless social interactions that take place. De Waal notes that much of the research on chimpanzees has been done through observations in their
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2003 before they reached the age of 5 (or roughly 29‚000 children per day). A new virus has started to spread and I’m sure that most of you here now know about Ebola. Ebola‚ is a contagious and life-threatening disease that affects humans and other primates‚ like monkeys‚ gorillas‚ and chimpanzees. It causes the body’s immune system to go into overdrive - which can lead to severe bleeding‚ organ failure‚ and death. Right now‚ there is no cure for Ebola and no vaccine to prevent it. Some of the Early
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