Common Chimpanzee

Man from Monkey? Easton Montgomery Did man evolve from a monkey? That’s a question science has been trying to unravel for years. Science is known as understanding knowledge about the natural world that is based on facts learned through experiments and observation. But can you make assumptions as big as facts if you have no evidence from the time when these events actually occurred? Apes Let’s begin with the facts that we do know. Apes also known by their scientific name Hominoidea are a…

Bipedalism is the ability to walk on two legs. This behavior was first associated with apes nearly seven million years ago. During this time period, the jungle Africa started to become barren and lacked enough resources for the apes to continue living as they had. The lack of food in their jungle environment forced them to travel on the ground, however, this led to many problems. While searching for food on the ground, apes were susceptible to predators, they also lacked the ability to transport…

environmentalist proposed that its closest extant relative is the tiny banded hare wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus) this small animal only weighs 2kg in weight and is about 15 cm long. The wombat is not its direct descendent. As they both came from a common ancestor. • Thylacoleo carnifex (Picture 2) – The Thylacoleo carnifex was a marsupial lion and is the largest carnivorous Australian mammal known. It may have hunted…

the same moral and ethical treatment that humans enjoy? At one point in history African Americans were not classified as human beings at all, they were considered property. It is not such a far stretch when some individuals are unable to extend common courtesy to others they believe are not human beings. One can only present the two sides of the conflict and maybe then each individual can draw their own conclusion to this very debatable topic. Harry Harlow, a Professor at the University of…

Evidence of Tool Use by Early Hominins Tool use has been around for ages we all know this because we are surrounded by it every day, but how long has tool use in human history been at play? There is evidence of early hominids making and using stone tools that date back millions of years ago. These tools are the earliest known signs of modifying natural materials for use as a tool. In this article we will travel back to the early stages of human evolution to date when we began to use objects to…

population, eventually culminating in the fortification of a species, or perhaps the birth of an entirely new one. This birth is explained through the concept of the “tree of life” – a notion that all organisms have adapted and evolved from a single common ancestor. Ultimately, all life forms are unified, despite its frequent disorganization of possible evolutionary…

We are all the same Did you know that animals and humans are alike in many different ways? It has been proven by many universities and scientist. In a recent article I just read in the LA Times Newspaper is called “A Change at Heart about Animals” by Jeremy Rifkin. In this article he has shown us that animals have a sense of self, emotion, and the ability to learn languages. Those are just some of the things showing how we’re alike. There are probably so many more ways people haven’t…

The King Island Emu is now extinct. They were a subspecies of the Emu of today. Before they became extinct, they were only found on King Island. You will find King Island, located between the mainland of Australasia and Tasmania. The King Island Emu was a close relative of the Tasmanian Emu, which many also are extinct. The King Island Emu was very small, and its size may have been the result of insular dwarfison. The King Island Emu's body was black and brown, and their neck had bare blue skin…

What's the difference between an antelope and a gazelle? The answer is simple: gazelles are a genus of antelopes. Even though the two are so closely related, they are distinct from each other in many ways. The addax antelope and dorcas gazelle have unique appearances, but the two African native animals have a similar diet and habitat. Although they show many differences in size, the addax antelope shares a number of physical similarities with the dorcas gazelle. On one hand, the addax antelope…

“ Every individual matters. Every individual has a role in to play. Every individual makes a difference”. Jane Goodall is one of the most inspiring scientists of the 20 and 21st century. The early life of this scientist, as well as her discoveries, and how she changed science have contributed to her popularity within the scientific community, as well as the world. The upbringing and education of Jane Goodall was quite normal nothing too crazy. Jane Goodall was born April 3rd, 1934 in London…