Bonobo

4. All of the western gorilla species are either endangered or critically endangered. The western lowland gorilla has an approximate population of 95,000, whereas the cross river gorilla population consists of about only 220 individuals. The population for western gorillas is decreasing. 5. There are two main threats to members of the western gorillas: commercial hunting and the Ebola virus. Due to an increase in logging production in Africa, where wild western gorillas reside, previously…

is because the research conducted shows that the scientists have documented the closeness between human beings and chimpanzees due to the close genetic sequence. The sequence indicates that the DNA profile for humans and chimpanzees especially the bonobos is similar showing some evolutionary linkages (Drake, 2015). History documents that human beings evolved from the apes at least seven million years ago or as early as thirteen million years ago. Various forms of species have been documented…

discussed and attempted to promgulate the humane treatments of primates, especially those used for experimentation. Yong also elaborated on the Great Ape Project, an association established to gain a basic set of rights for chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, and orangutans. Furthermore, he asserted that there are studies and data proving that animals are capable of experiencing pain and other emotions, and therefore, it is only logic to give them the treatment they deserve. In addition, some…

Introduction Ooh! Ooh! Ah! Ah! That’s the noise of an animal that everybody loves. A Chimpanzee. Their intelligent and playful behavior makes Chimpanzees similar to humans; they also have many interesting facts. Since Chimpanzees are so unique, they have many interesting physical attributes. When it comes to Chimpanzees, they have a huge diet. A Chimpanzee’s habitat is very important, but it is not as important as their diet. To increase their population, Reproduction is an important part of a…

species that have sex for pleasure and not only to reproduce. Chimpanzees are much more sexually active than humans, in fact, it is estimated that males copulate once per hour on average during all the days of their lives. It is estimated that the bonobos (a close related ape) use copulation to resolve conflicts, to greet each other, after a fight, as a resource to calm the young and to obtain food. In brief, chimpanzees perform sexual relationships not only when they are in heat, they also use…

primates was the only way humans came to this earth. The genetic difference from individual humans is known to be about 0.1% (Genetic Evidence). The genetic difference is very minuscule in the grand scheme of everything. However, when comparing the bonobo (a close relative of the chimpanzees) to humans, the two have a 1.2% genetic difference (Genetic Evidence). This is important because it really shows all the similarities we share with these primates. For example, Ridley discusses how humans…

compelling evidence of symbolism in South Africa's Blombos cave. They unearthed a 100,000-year-old animal bone paintbrush and corresponding items, as well as an ocher slab with 75,000-year-old geometric carvings. The article also talked about how bonobos can form simple sentences using pictograms and researchers trained capuchin monkeys to purchase food using aluminum discs. Hominins created symbols and recognized them in nature, as displayed by the hominin who carried a stone resembling a face…

Creationism, Intelligent Design, and Evolution, three words that seem to be thrown around a good bit, but which of them is “right”? Well, if you define “right” as being the most factual, then Evolution is, by far, the most :right” of these ideas. There is a mountain of evidence for Evolutionary Theory, such as genetic similarities between different species, following change over time in the fossil record, and even seeing Evolution in action. It is because of this evidence that many individuals…

Following the establishment of cultures with more complex foraging strategies, elements of culture such as tool-making could begin acting more strongly as a positive selective force in human evolution, channeling and refining their cognitive ability. However, it is fallacious to think that there was a single event at which social or cultural forces became important to the trajectory of human brain evolution. Elements of culture, whether tool-making or systems of communication, more likely came…

Frans De Waal, a leading primatologist and author of many other books, including The Bonobo and the Atheist and Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex Among Apes, now 69 years old is the director of the Living Links Center and the Charles Howard Candler professor of Primate Behavior at Emory University. Frans De Waal is from The Netherlands, but is currently living in Atlanta, Georgia. De Waal has received many awards, such as the 2015 ASP Distinguished Primatologist Award, the 2014 Galileo Prize,…