Primate

signs, generally two or three; however, combining more signs did not always result in a different general meaning or any kind of specification as unnecessary repetition often occurred (i.e. ‘play me Nim’ instead of just ‘play me’). Washoe, another primate who was taught ASL, had learned 160 different signs by the age of 5 and was able to combine them; in a session recorded in a videotape, when shown a doll in a cup by her trainee, she was able to correctly formulate the phrase ‘baby in my drink’…

In the animal kingdom, there are species that carry visual markers for the primitive condition, shown by a common ancestor. In primates, this is noticed largely in suborder Strepsirrhini and they are lower primates. In this suborder, there are four families that I will be primarily focused on: Daubentoniidae, Lorisidae, Galagidae and Lemuridae. These species live in varied locations through Africa, Asia, and Madagascar. There are selective pressures their environment as documented by…

eat and how much of the rainforests are being taken over, the amount of pygmies eating from one tree will increase. Indigenous hunters in Colombia cut down as many as 225 square meters of forest to isolate each monkey before capture. Colombia’s 36 primate species need the attention: Up to half of them — including the pygmy marmoset, which is hunted by pet traffickers — are endangered. Without any say in the matter, the pygmy marmosets will be forced to eat from fewer trees, therefore making the…

Primate parenting is similar to human parenting in a way. They care for their offspring by investing a lot of time and energy into each one of their offspring in order for their young to survive longer. They teach them how to eat, what to eat and how to conform to and behave in the society they live in. A reason as to why they are able to do all of this is because primates are very smart due to their large brains. It has been proven that they are much smarter than other animals. Primate…

Lemurs Like to "Move it, Move it" Ring-Tailed Lemurs are cat-sized primates that live on the islands of Madagascar. Compared to the more energetic Old/New World Monkeys which aren't that active, Ring-Tailed Lemurs are very lively and fun.. They are a very social and use several forms of communication to communicate with one another. Similar to humans, they use many non-verbal forms of communication, such as facial expressions; they will also bare their teeth. (insert citation) The…

1. Titus is a very important ape in the history of ape field research studies. This is because he is the longest observed gorilla— primate, apes—. The researcher started researching from the generation of Titus’s parents. Also, Titus is the king of the mountain gorilla. In addition, by analyzing DNA, they found out that he has many offspring than any other. 2. The first concept is that “males may increase their chances of reproducing is to kill infants fathered by other males.” Beetsme killed…

People have a fascination with monkeys and the interest in monkeys is generally due to the similarities they share. What's more interesting is the differences between different categories of monkeys; Old World monkeys and New World monkeys. It’s interesting that many differences arise between Old World monkeys and New World monkeys from generation to generation. Differences such as their anatomy, geography and group sizes are found in each subgroup. The struggle with distinguishing New World…

Primate parenting has been credited as one of the most unique parenting style of any mammal. Primates offer not only love and nourishment for their offspring but support as well. As opposed to other mammals such as the shrew, who just gives birth to the offspring and besides nourishment does not give any love and compassion; primates teach their offspring learned and instinctual traits. Primates are some of the most protective parents within the animal kingdom because of their temper, which…

PBL #1: Evolve a Primate! Species Name: Crescens ignis Common Name: Fire Crescent Monkey Geographic Distribution: Crescens ignis are native to regions in the heart of the Amazon’s tropical rainforests. They live in highly arboreal where there are seasonal changes in rainfall and temperatures. According to Fragaszy (1950), with such a highly arboreal area these monkeys are able to “use all levels from the canopy to the understory, going to the ground to drink, forage or travel” (p. 1). These…

A human, a primate species that walks the face of the Earth, is defined by the complex emotions that they produce, otherwise unachievable by other species. Human emotions are still a mystery to most people, by seeing how quickly we are able to change to one emotion to another. The fact we are even able to be able to have all of these emotions is remarkable. As researchers dig deeper they find out unique or emotions are and many other things that are able to categorize us as humans. Sympathy is…