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    What do you think of when the word Lemur is said? What is a lemur exactly? In particular‚ I found the picture of lemurs to be most interesting. Not only do lemurs have long tails‚ but their tails are black and white with a horizontal pattern‚ however there is one species of lemurs that do not have long tails. It is true that I have never seen a lemur before‚ but that is because I do not live in Madagascar according to the book. With that being said‚ lemurs could be classified as “Strepsirrhini”‚

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    Baboon Old World Monkeys

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    There are many types of species of primates throughout the world‚ ranging from Prosimians‚ Old World Monkeys‚ New World Monkeys‚ and various number of apes. The species in which catches my interest the most would be the Baboon‚ a Old World Monkey that belongs to the genus Papio. Old World Monkeys in particular live in the area of South and East Asia‚ the Middle East‚ Africa‚ and even Gibraltar which is in the southern tip of Spain. Baboons are most founded in Africa and parts of Arabia. Surprisingly

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    Did you know that animals are learning our language? And also some animals can even speak using our language such as bonobos? Animals are starting to learn our language. Such as a bonobo since in source 1 Speaking Bonobos paragraph 2 it says”...kept adding symbols to Kanzi’s keyboard …”Then in paragraph 3 it says”Kanzi learned to combine in regular ways…” In other words what this means is that the chimp would have symbols that they would press with other ones to make words or phrases. Also not

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    Monkey boy of Uganda A boy was found in the woods by Benedick‚ he had been raised and protected my monkeys most of his life. He walked and talked like a monkey and some said that he even looked like a monkey. SOCIAL CULTURAL When a child grows up it learns to socialize with others and slowly get closer to the people around them‚ this allows the child to grow and learn. This little boy was influenced by monkeys and learn to grow up imitating what they did and learn to interact with the other monkeys

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    Elephant Helping Trunk

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    First‚ each of the sources share similar information‚ but they all have different content. In Virginia Morell’s article‚ “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”‚ Morell gives a general overview of the whole experiment. She writes‚ “A team of scientists modified a classic experiment first administered to chimpanzees in the 1930s‚ which requires two animals to work together to earn a treat. If they don’t cooperate‚ neither gets the reward.” Next‚ the video “Elephants Show Cooperation” is quite different

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    Cercopithecus aethiops‚ also known as Vervet monkeys‚ are an active and agile species of Old World monkey from the sub-Saharan Africa. There are at least six different species of vervets‚ all of which live a hierarchical society (Isbell 1998). Physical Description These small primates are easily distinguishable and easy to spot in the wild. Their fur tends to be between green and olive or between silver and grey. The face‚ ears‚ hands‚ feet‚ and tip of the tail are all black. Vervets also have

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    Why Are Dogs Important

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    Why are dogs important? In my life‚ dogs are a huge part. I have always had a dog or two growing up. I can’t imagine not having a dog. If you are a cat person or bird person or something‚ you probably think dogs are just a loud‚ messy animal that runs around and ruins your house‚ but they are so much more than that. Dogs can help you through the toughest things in life. They will always be there for you after something stressful. They are like having a therapist but 100 times better. Not only do

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    Response In the video called Kanzi and Novel Sentences it is clear that Kanzi does understand what is being asked of him. He is able to follow commands that are said by his trainer‚ which demonstrates an ability to comprehend language as seen within the video. The reasoning why this video can be used as evidence that Kanzi does comprehend language is the fact the trainer is saying new or novel sentences. Meaning that Kanzi has never heard these words put together in those sentences. Kanzi is able

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    ends. Chimpanzees and other animals used for our entertainment are usually abused and mistreated. For my visual essay‚ I chose "Animals Are Not Clowns." I got this visual off of the website Digitalsynopsis.com. The main focal point is of a caged chimpanzee. The chimp’s face has been painted to look as if he is a clown‚ clearly stating that the animals used in entertainment are treated as clowns. But for clowns and other entertainers it is their job to perform. They get paid and have chosen their lifestyle

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    Shared Trait between Humans and Chimpanzees Anthropology 101 Section Fall 2010 Professor Diane Sank For many years‚ numerous individuals including anthropologists have attempted to explain how a single species evolved into another. From the time of Charles Darwin to Creationism‚ anthropologists have established that chimpanzees are human’s closet relative. Furthermore‚ with the extensive voluminous amount of information‚ not only are chimpanzees genetically and evolutionary similar to human

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