Hominidae

The book Ishmael is a fictional novel about a man who finds a gorilla that teaches him all about the world and how he views our society. In Chapter 9 of the book Ishmael, the narrator comes back to visit Ishmael, a gorilla who has been his teacher for the past couple days. Normally, Ishmael is behind a glass wall but this time he is outside, sprawled out of the floor. Since the beginning of the book, Ishmael has divided humans into two categories, Takers and Leavers. Takers are members of the…

“One can take the ape out of the jungle but not the jungle out of the ape” These lines were written in Frans de Wall’s book our inner ape. The statement is clear but can also be interpreted in different ways. Humans have been constantly evolving but the common ancestral genes that we share with the apes, shows us that we have a lot of similarities but also differences too. Frans De Wall’s book Our Inner Ape, looks at how all of us humans have an inner ape in us and the question here is now that…

In Songs of the Gorilla Nation, Dawn Prince-Hughes shares her life and experiences with autism. In her quest to find answers and a diagnosis of her aspergers, she managed to bond with gorillas who allowed her to learn about herself and eventually formulate her own take on crip politics. While these aspects in theory demonstrate a broad and inclusive method of learning and understanding, including nonhuman animals in crip politics falls short in practice. Despite Prince-Hughes’ useful take on…

According to the theory of evolution, humans are the descendents of animals and simply evolved from their more basic state. In the case of humans, they are believed to be the descendants of ancient primates. This ideology raises the question of what the true difference is between animals and modern humans. This debate on what makes a human being a human has raged for decades and will most likely continue for many more. Despite this, while humans share many characteristics with animals, they are…

N. larvatus are unique from other primates because of their red, protruding nose (which may be up to 17.5 cm long in males) and pot belly. The name given as Orang Belanda came from the native that inhabit of Borneo to resemble the Dutch Colonialists (Tisdal & Nantha, 2007). The adult males of N. larvatus have a head and body length of 660-762 mm and weight between 16.0 and 22.5 kg (Nowak, 1999). Proboscis monkey are large reddish-brown monkeys with sexual dimorphism. The males and females are…

HISTORY OF LUCY SPRITIUAL IMPLICATIONS OF LUCY Lucy the character is additionally outwardly connected with Lucy the female primate (human progenitor) that experienced 3.2 million years back on earth. The fossilized Lucy was found in Africa in the nation of Ethiopia in 1974. In the climactic scene were the White female Lucy extends her hand to touch the finger of the living Lucy primate in a shot that reviews Michelangelo's 'Formation of Adam' subtle element from the roof of the Sistine Chapel-…

English Mastiff The Mastiff (otherwise called the English Mastiff), is one of the biggest pooch breeds on the planet. This monstrous pooch is expansive boned and husky with a respectable, tender and unwavering manner. Unfortunately, in the same way as other monster pooch breeds, the lifespan of the Mastiff has a tendency to be shorter than the normal canine. Nonetheless, with legitimate forethought, you can help your Mastiff carry on with a full, sound life. The Mastiff has a short haircoat…

Primates as animal models in making vaccines: Primates: Primates are one of the diverse group of animals mainly consist of human beings monkeys and apes. Animal model: Scientists occasionally base selection of model organism on biology alone to investigate disease and its mechanism. Many factors effect choice of animal model such as facilities, staff and personal choices. Organisms having short reproduction cycle having exquisite traceability of genes rapidly give statistical results of great…

The Guereza colobus are large and sturdy, with an attractive Glossy black and white coat, that covers much of their body, with short white hair that surrounds the face, capped with a mantle of long white hair that extends form the shoulder down to the lower back and a bushy white tuft to tip of tail. Guereza Colobus live mostly with the main environment being of tropical forest. Living in cohesive groups ranging the size 3 to 15 individuals, with sometimes supporting several adult males,…

When first entering the Human Origins exhibit, the first thing that caught my eye was the skeleton structures of the Chimpanzee, the Neanderthal and the Modern Human. On the back of these statues there was a section titled “Meet Your Relatives”. This was interesting because it allowed everyone in the museum to compare themselves biologically to Chimpanzee’s and Neanderthals. One of the interesting facts I learned, structures of the chimpanzee and the neanderthal are similar when it comes to how…