Primates are very complex, fascinating and very interesting animals to observe and learn about mainly because they share certain behaviors and characteristics as humans. Humans over the years have taken a great interest in these animals because of that and one way to learn about these animals is going to a local zoo to see how these animals live, act and behave on a day to day basic and also give insight as to where humans get certain behavioral traits. On the 18th of February I had the privilege to visit the Oakland zoo, and while I was there able to observe to different primate species and learn more about their day to day lives and also observe what captivity does them. The purpose of this paper is to give an insight into the way these
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One the reasons for this paper is to give an insight as to what studying primates can really tell us about humans behavior. The white handed gibbon and squirrel monkeys both have developed ways to protect themselves and their territory. The female squirrel monkeys just like humans tend to be primary caregivers for the offspring even though the males are sometimes present. The males usually fight each other as a way to show dominance. Although humans do always fight each other to show dominance they have developed ways to show dominance over other males such as having appealing bodies, wealth and being able to protect those around them. Human beings tend to stay away things that they are uncomfortable or unable to do and primates are the same. The white handed gibbon cannot swim and therefore it stayed away from the water body and that is why its enclosure was open. Human, white handed gibbons, squirrel monkeys and other primates tend to be very observant and this is a survival skill they have learnt over the years that helps keep them out of trouble and aware of their surrounding. Studying Primates will show us just how much homo sapiens are alike to the other primates. Although humans are smarter they share behaviors with primates that bring us closer to each other and protect
One the reasons for this paper is to give an insight as to what studying primates can really tell us about humans behavior. The white handed gibbon and squirrel monkeys both have developed ways to protect themselves and their territory. The female squirrel monkeys just like humans tend to be primary caregivers for the offspring even though the males are sometimes present. The males usually fight each other as a way to show dominance. Although humans do always fight each other to show dominance they have developed ways to show dominance over other males such as having appealing bodies, wealth and being able to protect those around them. Human beings tend to stay away things that they are uncomfortable or unable to do and primates are the same. The white handed gibbon cannot swim and therefore it stayed away from the water body and that is why its enclosure was open. Human, white handed gibbons, squirrel monkeys and other primates tend to be very observant and this is a survival skill they have learnt over the years that helps keep them out of trouble and aware of their surrounding. Studying Primates will show us just how much homo sapiens are alike to the other primates. Although humans are smarter they share behaviors with primates that bring us closer to each other and protect