When I was young, I believed that primates, such as the chimpanzee or the monkey, can act like humans. However, when I learned that my belief was wrong, another question came to my mind: how are they similar to and different from humans? This research paper gives some explanations for that question. This paper will discuss the behavior and the physical traits of the common squirrel monkeys and chimpanzees at the San Francisco Zoo in California. The data was collected on 22nd April 2016. I spent about an hour per each primate for observation. This data describes each primate’s behavior and physical traits. Through this primate project, I can observe how these primates live and what kind of physical traits they have, and think how these primates
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First, the chimpanzee’s binomial nomenclature name is Pan troglodytes. Chimpanzees in the San Francisco zoo were very calm and motionless. Most chimpanzees just sat down and ate leaves or watched something outside of their cage. At the time of observation, the weather was warm and nice. This weather might make the chimpanzees relaxed and lazy, as they just sat under the sun. Also, as the plaque near the cage indicated, the chimpanzees were old, so they would not move as much. For example, one chimpanzee sat down under the sun at 1:28 p.m., changed his position but eventually he didn’t move a lot. The chimpanzee also showed interesting human-like behaviors. First, the chimpanzees preferred to sit next to their friends and were interested in them. In addition, the chimpanzee played with the telescope, but he threw it away after playing with it at 1:59 p.m. These behaviors imply that the social relationship is also important for the chimpanzees, and they have enough intelligence to understand some tools like humans. The other interesting behaviors is that the chimpanzee noticed humans around their cage but didn’t seem to care and ate some foods constantly without any interruptions. These behaviors may suggest their adaption in a new
First, the chimpanzee’s binomial nomenclature name is Pan troglodytes. Chimpanzees in the San Francisco zoo were very calm and motionless. Most chimpanzees just sat down and ate leaves or watched something outside of their cage. At the time of observation, the weather was warm and nice. This weather might make the chimpanzees relaxed and lazy, as they just sat under the sun. Also, as the plaque near the cage indicated, the chimpanzees were old, so they would not move as much. For example, one chimpanzee sat down under the sun at 1:28 p.m., changed his position but eventually he didn’t move a lot. The chimpanzee also showed interesting human-like behaviors. First, the chimpanzees preferred to sit next to their friends and were interested in them. In addition, the chimpanzee played with the telescope, but he threw it away after playing with it at 1:59 p.m. These behaviors imply that the social relationship is also important for the chimpanzees, and they have enough intelligence to understand some tools like humans. The other interesting behaviors is that the chimpanzee noticed humans around their cage but didn’t seem to care and ate some foods constantly without any interruptions. These behaviors may suggest their adaption in a new