Mountain Gorilla

today. The paper goes as far to say that brain expansion occurred alongside the discovery of deep-water lake systems by early humans. Now, though, the terrain is much different than it previously was, the environment of East Africa is studded with mountains, some 4 km high, as well as vegetation that ranges from bone dry deserts to lush cloud…

Bonobos and chimpanzees are a unique pair of organisms that are a great example of how two different species are so closely related, but are so distant in characteristics. Both bonobos and chimpanzees fall with in the same genius but are two different species altogether. Two million years ago both bonobos and chimpanzees originated from the same common ancestor, making the genome of the two species about 99.6 percent identical. Yet, differences between bonobos and chimpanzees are revealed when…

The Difference Between the Nine Sub-Species of Giraffe The Giraffe is the tallest species of land mammal in the world, a bull giraffe can grow to be over 17 ft. in height and can weigh over 3,000 lb. Giraffes are herbivorous even toed ungulates, giraffes are one of the last two living species of the Giraffidae Family, and are most closely related to the Okapi. A Giraffe’s body is unusual in comparison to most ungulates, its body sloping down from the shoulders to the rump. However, all four legs…

One trait that defers between humans and monkey, chimpanzees, and Bonobo's is the size and structure of the pelvic bone and sacrum size. When we look at a human pelvis the sacrum is large and wide in a circle/oval shape, the pelvic structure is thicker in bone size as well as the top of the pelvis has a bigger butterfly effect to it. The Bonobo and monkey pelvis on the other hand is much smaller in both the pelvis shape and sacrum shape. One of the biggest differences is how at the bottom of…

Half Robotic Companions Our society uses monkeys for their enjoyment. In cartoons, such as Curious George, it shows how sweet and smart monkeys are. As a whole, monkeys are described as creative and intelligent animals; however, in King Kong the gorilla is not only smart but illusory and accentuates the powers monkeys have. As a child, monkeys like Curious George are portrayed as a best friend. But as adults, they are represented as being stronger and smarter than people. Steve Ross, PhD of…

For this learning assignment, I went to the Pittsburgh Zoo and decided to observe the Lemur exhibit. Lemurs are native to Madagascar. Most lemurs live their lives in trees, but some also live on the ground. Their tails are longer than their body. They have pseudo-opposing thumbs and long toes so that they can climb and hold on to things. Their approximate life span is about eighteen years. Lemurs cannot hang by their tail, which is a common myth. Grooming and socializing is part of their…

A lot of people love animals, and a lot of them have pets, and believe that their pets understands them, and think that they are intelligent, and sometimes these animals, these pets get emotional, and they seem to have consciousness.Through research and observation, it has become clear that animals are similar to humans. there’s many kinds of animals that know what they are doing, and they know what is happening around them. For example the ted talk about Elephants, in why elephants…

Jeff Koon's work applies a unique style of art which may be banal and tasteless things, and his art strategy focuses on business, and he does not have any remorse for basing the focus of his art to business. Among his artwork his sculpture "Michael Jackson and Bubbles," presents how shape, color and line can be combined to achieve a unique blend to portray a modern celebrity. The sculpture shows the famous singer Michael Jackson embracing his pet chimpanzee named Bubbles, who is sitting on his…

Monsters are typically things people tend to be scared or afraid of. The monsters I chose are chimpanzees in the movies, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” and “King Kong”. They are chimpanzees in both movies and eventually grew to actual apes. The movies both had a relationship bond between an animal and a human. The humans did not feel how the animals felt at first, but soon felt the same way. In the movie “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” a chimpanzee was raised by a human and grew attached to…

It was a peculiar night on the 12th day of the 12th month of 2012, and the time was exactly 12:12 at midnight. And then Mombasa was born. In his early childhood, he was different from most gorillas instead of play fighting, he would stare at humans day after day, and he would disappear at night. What he was really doing was breaking out and traversing the zoo. This one storage room he had found had these old films about animals and the zoo’s history, he watched these over and over again…