Eastern Gorilla

Patterson in his writings of "Conversations with a Gorilla” describes about the life of Koko. He describes that some animals also react like humans, for example, Koko. The main idea of the article is that Koko is using the same language as humans or not. Well, I strongly agree with the statement that Koko is using language in human ways. As this article shows that scientists taught other animals to converse with signs, but Koko was the first gorilla who has done this. Moreover, she behaves like…

The Daintree is one of the only habitats for the endangered Southern Cassowary. There are a lot of cassowaries in the Daintree. the Echidna has a wide distribution of its kind, including the tropical rainforest. the Echidna has strong, sharp spines over the body, and strong, short legs with long claws for digging, and a long sticky tongue for feeding. It feeds on ants, TERMITES and beetle larvae from the soil. Beetles are very important in the rainforest for decomposition.There are a large…

This essay will be about Pygmy Marmoset and all the little facts you should know about them. I also talk about how their brains were changed but not from evolution but by humans. They also have a little secret about their size if you keep on reading you’ll learn all about them. Pygmy Marmoset is the type of monkey i'll be writing about it's also known as a Pocket Monkey, Little Lion, and the Dwarf Monkey. They are the smallest monkeys known. They weigh less than 5 oz when fully grown. There are…

Modern day primates like the Howler Monkey closely resemble the ancient Aegyptopithecus primate. Howler Monkeys known for their loud howls that can reach up to three miles away plus enjoy making nests to live in while Aegyptopithecus are known for bridging the gap between the Eocene and Miocene fossils. The Aegyptopithecus and the Howler Monkey have numerous similarities and differences. The differences include geographic location, skeletal features, and daily behavior; meanwhile similarities…

Some people may think that chimpanzees are just cute and beautiful but they are actually capable of doing things that humans can do. Chimpanzees were found in Congo jungle. Chimpanzees are very intelligent in many ways such as they can make and use tools, they have better short – term memory than humans, and they even have long – term memory to help them hunt for food. In fact according to "chimps facts" say "Humans share approximately 98 % of our DNA with chimpanzees". This article…

Sue Savage-Rumbaugh is an American psychologist who tried, and succeeded, teaching an ape, bonobo, how to use a language. Animals can learn to use a language. One example is Kanzi, a 26-year-old male bonobo. Animals are more intelligent than we think, they don’t talk but they understand each other, scientists have been successful in teaching animals out language, and they can communicate in many different ways. Language is not just talking, in fact, it is how people or animals share their…

The most notable exceptions are humans and gorillas (who are terrestrial). *Grooming is one of thec hief characteristics of primates. *Variable in size with pygmy mouse having weight of 55gms to gorillas having a weight up to 200kg…

My favorite non human primate is the chimpanzee. This is my favorite primate because it is the most similar to human beings, sharing up to ninety-eight point eight percent of our genetic make up. Chimpanzees tend to live in African rain forests, woodlands, and grasslands. Even though they usually walk on all fours, they can stand upright and walk and their two back legs just as human beings do. Chimpanzees and humans fall into the same kingdom (Animalia), phylum (Chordata), class (Mammalia),…

The other day I was talking to a friend of mine Tom about various animals while we were at the zoo. Then we had passed the chimpanzee exhibit and then Tom said a dumb remark stating that chimpanzees are like humans because they walk upright. Which I had responded they may share the ability to walk upright and share a few similarities, however, there are various differences that a human and a chimpanzee have like dietary, habit, and lifestyles. To begin with humans and chimpanzee have a…

Conversely, a study published by Fourth Estate in 1993 entitled The Great Ape Project; Equality Beyond Humanity contained a piece by Dr. Francine Patterson and Wendy Gordon called The Case for the Personhood of Gorillas. This article was based on research gathered when working with a pair of lowland gorillas called Koko and Michael . This work contained evidence which suggested that being self-aware and having language was not an experience exclusive to humans. ‘Francine Patterson has been…