Chimpanzee

Within the film Project Nim, researchers study a Chimpanzee, Nim Chimpsky, throughout his life within different homes, labs, and most importantly types of research. Researchers playing God upon a life is difficult to watch at times, and so there are visceral and intellectual reactions regarding specific scenes that were shown. Viscerally, it was really weird because Nim’s life was to understand how similar Chimps are to humans, however, it became more than that after 5 years. Intellectually, it…

Emotion has been a developing field in psychology for years now and recently expanded beyond understanding just human emotion. Years ago, animals were only studied to see how they modeled human emotion, but now these animals are not just lab rats but viewed as unique creatures with their own behaviors and feelings that compare to a humans, but are not the same. In fact the field of animal emotion is growing more and more as animal behavior becomes a popular profession and easier to research.…

With having the success of only one of the receivers having to of live up to nine months with the chimpanzee kidneys. A few others that were involved are Baby Fae, which was the first, ever baby to receive a baboon heart in nineteen eighty-four she only lived up to only twenty days with her Xenotransplant though (XENOTRANSPLANTATION: The Benefits and…

This essay discusses theories of racial differences put forth by James Beattie, Immanuel Kant, and Josiah Nott. Each of them addressed the issue of whether or not people of African descent were on the same level of development as other ethnic groups. Scientific Racism is a theory that explains the difference between races. In the context of Scientific Racism, James Beattie presented the best argument in support of black equality. In An Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth [1771],…

The following data collected has brought me to the conclusion of using the elephant as the base because it is bigger than the gorilla Brain which is more like a chimpanzee meaning it has more human characteristics, this was huge plus in the making of our brain because this gives us more of a insight in how we were to construct the model. Once more proving to have two incredibly smart animals here are a few ways they…

It is an undeniable fact that we as humans share our world and lives with animals and must find a way to coexist. While in most societies humans have made some form of written rule such as a constitution which clearly states the natural rights of each person, a constitution for animals that clearly states what rights they have has not been ratified in the United States. In an attempt to fix this, the Animal Legal Defense Fund has proposed a bill of rights for animals. This bill sets up…

The “typical American family” has been a social construct for several centuries in the United States, consisting of a father, mother, and children of the same ancestry. A family can be defined as, “a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not.” In We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, a book by Karen Joy Fowler, the structure of the Cooke family demonstrates that the concept of the “typical American family” is outdated…

sought healing after Derek’s death, gradually during my visits, my bruised and battered spirit found solace” (Goodall 145). During her time in the forest she was able to get a clear understanding of the non-human primate world. In the life of a chimpanzee death is something that happens. It’s something you acknowledge. It’s something you move on from. Chimpanzee’s showed her that death is a part of the “endless cycle of life” (Goodall 146). After realizing this she was able to heal from the loss…

At its core, altruism is when an individual behaves in a manner that benefits others at a cost to him or herself. Some believe that we as a species are inherently selfish creatures and are therefore incapable of true altruism. They say that any altruistic behavior is done in expectation of reciprocation or, at the very least, a nontangible benefit of self-satisfaction. In many, perhaps even most, cases this may be true. But this expectation of benefit from an act of altruism doesn’t hold true in…

animal testing was passed. People do animal testing to test medical treatments, cosmetics, and other health related products. Before, chimpanzees and other primates were the prime testing animals because they are similar to humans, but now as of 2013 chimpanzee and other primate testing is being reduced. Animal testing is cruel and inhumane and shouldn’t be happening. Ultimately, what is at stake here is the innocent lives of animals worldwide. To begin with, animal testing promotes cruelty…