Ape

The bald uakari is a small new world monkey, monkeys that live in Central or Latin America. It is known because of its red face and bald head. The bald uakari weighs between 2.75 and 3.45 kg (6.1 and 7.6 lb), with head and body lengths average 45.6 cm (18.0 in) (male) and 44.0 cm (17.3 in) (female)(Wikipedia). It has a long white nor red coat covering its body. The tail of the bald uakari is pretty small.The tail is bob-like and rather short for a New World monkey (about 5.9 inches (15 cm)), at…

The exhibit Evolving Planet showed how one period led to another. It gives evidence of changes and adaptionsThrough each time a person can see that there were similarities between animals and how they adapted to fit into that period. In the Quaternary Period during the Ice Age I saw what was called the Giant Ground Sloth which is a much bigger version of sloth that we see today. They evolved in the South American grasslands and then later migrated to North America. They could survive cooler…

The Nutria is a large mammal similar to a beaver. The Nutria has different appearances and ways of living. The Nutria is one of the world’s largest growing population animal. Their bodies have different forms which helps them in their adaptation of swimming. These body changes are different than others. Their ears, eyes, and nose are high on their heads, which helps them by keeping the water from getting in them. These animals are described as large rodents because of their appearance and…

A Book Review of A Primate’s Memoir "I joined the baboon troop during my twenty-first year. I had never planned to become a savanna baboon when I grew up; instead, I had always assumed I would become a mountain gorilla". A Primate’s Memoir is an autobiography of a scientist named Robert M. Sapolsky, and the book takes place on a reserve in Kenya. Robert Sapolsky is a brilliant author, American scientist, and he’s practically a member of a baboon tribe. The book is structured around…

common theory is God made Adam and Eve and they created the rest of mankind. Another is God created Adam and Eve from dirt and wind, then God took a rib from Adam and formed the humans. The evolution of the Apes is a theory most people believe because the humans population is to similar to the apes themselves. There are several different theories on how humans were formed or created or even evolved. The reason why the meaning of life cannot be solved is there are so many different religions and…

I chose "The Planet of the Apes" movies to demonstrate how the New Era was involved in the process of creating each movie. The Planet of the Apes started back in 1968 and has run through 2014, and there is the plan to have another movie come out in 2017. I as a child into my adulthood always enjoyed these movies because I found it interesting to see how the movie would evolve from one movie to the other. In the first series I had great compassion for the Ape and could not understand while they…

relationship between Tarzan and his mother, Kala, throughout the movie Tarzan, “It’s not about where you come from, it’s about heart.” Although Tarzan grew up with gorillas, he constantly tried to acquire a sense of belonging to them. Kala, Tarzan’s ape mother, revealed that although visually, they appear notably different, internally, they have the same heart. Through this explanation, he could finally fathom that it did not matter what he looked like because his family would always love him.…

motion picture film War of the Planet of the Apes released in 2017 is unlike any other sci-fi franchise. Directed by Matt Reeves who co-wrote it Mark Bomback, depicts the struggle between humanoid apes and humans. The film is the third installment of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes that was released in 2011. Since its release, the film has received critical acclaim globally and grossing 500 million dollars at the box office. Starring Andy Serkis as the CGI Ape leader Caesar and Woody…

Marginalized Unknown: The True Victims in Daybreakers and Rise of the Planet of the Apes The films Daybreakers and Rise of the Planet of the Apes pose serious questions regarding race and human value. In Daybreakers, the protagonist Edward must decide whether to embrace his newfound nature as a Vampire, or to join forces with the few humans in search of a cure for Vampirism. The film Rise of the Planet of the Apes demonstrates the inhumanities of animal testing, and the ethical implications of…

The savanna and aquatic ape hypotheses are two rivalry explanations that attempt to answer evolutionary changes in humans. The savanna hypothesis holds that our apelike ancestors migrated to the great grassy plains from forests because of climate change. The aquatic ape hypothesis tried to explain an evolutionary cycle without concentrating on males. It suggested that humans spent time in both the…