Primate Observation

A trip to the zoo is always enlightening as no matter how long ago it was we last visited we can always forget something about the animals that live this world with us. Going to the zoo can remind us that we are creatures just like these animals, but also remind us that we are so much more than just animals. Our lives on the surface seem so much more complex than the primates around us, however if we could take the time to observe the lives and the emotions of the animals around us then maybe we can learn who they are, and maybe who we are. The primate that I picked was a mongooses lemur, native to Madagascar. Not a very large mammal, its body being just over a foot long. I found out later that my lemur was female based on the patterns of her fur. The white neck and the black face is female while a orange-red face is typical for the males. The observations began around 2:30 Inside in a display next to other primates. it was rainy outside but I don't think that affected the behavior of the little guys. There were three primates total in the cage, two female one male. When I first looked in the enclosure one of the three was eating and two others were dozing off in the corner, snuggled up together. I chose to do my observation on the first one who was eating because I didn’t know if the other two would wake up
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Due to habitat loss and general upset, the numbers of all lemurs have declined over the years. It’s sad to think about losing an early member of the primates due to human activity. I’m not particularly fond of planet destroying companies, yet you have to also keep in mind that throughout the course of this planet species come and go. If it wasn’t humans, in another million years something else would have extinct the lemurs. There is no mistake that the needless removal of lemurs habitat is a tragedy, but in the grand scheme of the universe, humans have created a meaning, and leurs have