As we saw in “Ape Genius”‚ the apes could observe others and learn how to use tools‚ for example‚ as we saw them with sticks used to retrieve insects; but they couldn’t teach others this new skill they had acquired. The apes could merely learn from observation‚ this meant that there is no furthering of these ideas. The ideas could not evolve‚ and were stuck at the primitive level that they were originally learned at. In the documentary‚ we see scientists attempting to teach apes and in turn have
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to make assessments about how they lived. Ape or Man? Australopitheane: -on earth 10 million years ago =mostly ape like Human features: -walks upright –can hold stuff with hands Ape features: -brain size 450-500cc -a lot of body hair –brow ridge –large teeth –flat noise –jutting jaw Homo habilis: -on earth 2 million years ago =man/ape like Human Features: -walks upright -communication to pass knowledge -tool making -skull shape rounded Ape Features: -4ft tall –brow ridge -large teeth
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April 24‚ 2013 Relationship Analysis Project Relationships are the things that make human beings‚ which brings sense to life if these relationships make you feel happy or takes the desire to live away if these relationships are like a stone at your neck. From relationships‚ the whole fate of the person is determined. If he or she has pleasant relationships at work‚ in his or her family‚ in private life‚ such a person is considered to be happy. If relationships are not the things that bring
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ADAPTING TO THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT: Bipedalism Bipedalism- the condition of being two-footed or of using two feet for standing and walking. The hominoid apes flourished at the very beginning of the Miocene epoch‚ when lush tropical rain forests were the predominant habitat. In the Opinion of many Anthropologists‚ bipedalism was adaptive for life amid the tall grasses of the savannas. Baboons and some other old World monkeys also live in savanna- type environments‚ yet although they can
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discovered a five year old skull and it was unlike that of an ape’s he had ever seen. According to!!!!!!!!!‚ Studying the skull‚ he made the following discoveries: -The skull had “ape-like” features -had a projecting face -small brain Dart discovered that the skull had human features too: -rounded jaw (unlike the pointed jaw of apes) -The specimen walked upright‚ judging by the ventral position of the foramen magnum (the hole at the base of the skull where the spinal cord appears) Professor Dart after
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monkeys and apes on the islands they live in. Lemurs range in size from the smallest mouse lemur with 5 inches to the indri with 2 to 3 feet (Nowak‚ 1999). The size of the lemur in comparison to other primates is an adaptation to the limited space on the island where it evolved (Jennifer‚ 2011).
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Characteristics Skull of an Oriental giant squirrel (genusRatufa) - note the classic sciuromorphousshape of the anterior zygomatic region. Squirrels are generally small animals‚ ranging in size from theAfrican pygmy squirrel at 7–10 cm (2.8–3.9 in) in length and just 10 g (0.35 oz) in weight‚ to the Alpine marmot which is 53–73 cm (21–29 in) long and weighs from 5 to 8 kg (11 to 18 lb). Squirrels typically have slender bodies with bushy tails and large eyes. Their fur is generally soft and silky
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modification of other earlier organisms. It is generally believed that we were separated from apes approximately 6-8 million years ago. Evidence provided by the fossil remains of early hominids from the period 3-4.5 million years ago were recovered in East Africa in the mid 1970’s. Other biochemical evidence‚ demonstrates a very close genetic relationship between human beings and the living African apes‚ particularly the chimpanzee (99% matching genetic makeup). The relationship is apparent at a
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Macro-Evolution The theory of macro-evolution is one of the most debated topics in modern day society. Macro-evolution is the changing of one species to another‚ and the Big Bang Theory is tied in with it. Theories such as man evolves from apes and the universe coming from a large explosion‚ called the Big Bang‚ have been debated against creationists who believe in creation from a supernatural being. Evolution‚ I believe‚ is false because it lacks the transitional fossils‚ proof‚ and evidence
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