Primate

There are infinite ways one defines the word wild. As the dictionary states “Living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated”. In other words, anything without human contact is wild.” However, in H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald, Macdonald defines wild as a place where one goes to heal from the real world. Eventually, her definition of wild evolves into something else as she continues her relationship with Mabel. Macdonald’s Goshawk. After her father’s tragic death, all Macdonald could…

I think monkeys and humans need social interaction to have a long and happy life. Just like humans they crave attention. You can see this happen in research laboratories even when it is painful they still interact with the scientists. We can compare monkeys to us in so many ways including behaviors, family groups and social interaction. I think we could learn a lot from the monkeys in observing how they behave in all kinds of situations. Observing them in the wild would be the best way but in…

The Marginalized Unknown: The True Victims in Daybreakers and Rise of the Planet of the Apes The films Daybreakers and Rise of the Planet of the Apes pose serious questions regarding race and human value. In Daybreakers, the protagonist Edward must decide whether to embrace his newfound nature as a Vampire, or to join forces with the few humans in search of a cure for Vampirism. The film Rise of the Planet of the Apes demonstrates the inhumanities of animal testing, and the ethical implications…

Bonobos are smart and well-rounded animals because they are omnivores, however, their diet consists of mostly fruits. During the off seasons of these staple resources, they must rely on fallback food when their preferred foods are unavailable. Extremely social animals, Bonobos search for their food by using a unique form of communication to locate and inform their group members of the food source. A bonobo’s diet consists of mainly fruits, but despite this preference, they have a highly diverse…

The Monkey and the Crocodile A monkey named Raktamukha lived on a Jamun tree in the dense forests of India. The monkey was happy in his life spending most of the time jumping around on trees. This Jamun tree was on banks of a river which was home to a crocodile named Karalamukha. Karalmukha used to come on the banks and gradually he and the monkey became very good friends. Few days past, and their friendship grew stronger. Raktmukha used to pluck fruits from the tree and used to give it to…

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…

"It was frightening, intimidating, and I knew Dr. Lemmon and his wife were watching me to see what kind of a mother would I be. Carolyn, Nim's mother, was sitting right there holding Nim, and she knew what was going to happen better than I did." In the movie Project Nim, a baby chimpanzee named Nim was about to be torn from his mother's arms for the benefit of science. After the removal of Nim from his mother, Nim was then placed in a human home in and was to be taught sign language, this was…

1-Introduction: Parrots are bird from class Aves also known as Psittacines .The parrots are a broad order of more than 372 species in 86 genera. It’s found in most tropical and subtropical regions that have warm climates such as Australasia, Central America and South America. Some parrot do not like warm weather so they live in snowy climates .There many birds consider as parrots like Macaws, Amazons, Lorikeets, Lovebirds and Cockatoos. The parrots have curved beaks and all are zygodactyls…

“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…

INTRODUCTION Orangutans, who are closest to our specie of homo sapiens¸ alongside the chimpanzees, gorillas and the other great apes – are primarily and wildly native to the forests and islands of Indonesia and Malaysia. Their chances of survival in modern day is critically endangered by both human causes (primarily) and natural causes (most of which chiefly arises out of human causes as well). The former includes aspects like deforestation, palm oil plantation and illegal logging; whereas the…