Primate

Unlike in other primates, this is hardly seen. The males must forcefully have sex with the females instead of having mutual understanding. That’s why bonobos are like humans. Humans also have an understanding with the opposite sex which makes the violence and aggression…

Biological anthropology is the study of behavioural and biological aspects of humans, primates and the extinct hominid species (Stanford et al, 2013). Anthropological perspectives and approaches may be applied to research comparisons, and obtain in depth information on comparative anatomy, biocultral and evolutionary changes over time. This essay will address these different approaches. Paleoanthropological findings will also be used as evidence to support the theory of microevolution and…

Chapter 7: Old World Monkeys: The Leaf Eating Colobines Primate evolution of old world monkeys was carried out through adaptive replacement of successful species according to the fossil record. The old world monkeys are located in some parts of Africa and Asia, however their ancestors once inhabited Europe and Africa. Their distinguishable features from new world monkeys are their “downward-turned noses, flattened nails rather than claw-like, flexible thumbs, and a variety of bodily decorations…

State. I wanted to learn about the Whitehead Gibbons and see if their life in the Sue is similar to how they are supposed to act in the wild. I also wanted to see what kind of enrichment they may need to improve their life in captivity. These amazing primates are unique and vibrant in many ways and that must be shown me even while in captivity. Methods While studying White Handed Gibbons I went to the Utica zoo to see the three white handed gibbons they have in captivity. They have two adult…

connoisseur in the social behavior of animals such as primates. In this essay called “Apes of Wrath” which was first published in 1995, Barbara Smuts makes detailed and relevant connections between her animal observations and that from human’s social relationships. When discussing genetics, humans and primates are almost exact, in addition, Smuts makes inferences about how impeccably analogous their social aspects are. Smuts observed how male primates would attack females and she became…

The primate species that will be addressed for this paper is Presbytis (Semnopithecus) entellus, commonly known as the Hanuman gray langur. Despite being classified under “Least Concerned” on IUCN Red List, a population in Karnataka, India has decreased by a drastic 38% in 45 years and more attention needs to be paid to issues threatening conservation of Hanuman langurs [IUCN, 2008; Kumara et al., 2010]. Being primarily folivorous, habitat loss due to deforestation and intense agriculture are…

The Loris lydekkerianus commonly known as the grey slender loris is part of the class Mammalia and the order primate. When observing the slender loris one may notice their large eyes. They are precisely in a forward facing position and set very close together, this feature takes up most of their faces. Their eyes are surrounded by dark grey circles of fur, which make them look even bigger than they are. Slender lorises have petite and sagittal rostrums, exceptionally slender appendages, and lack…

The Taxonomy of Primates When we talk about monkeys we tend to think about them as one big family since they tend to have similar external appearances or characteristics. And in fact they are a big family, however as we take a closer look at each individual monkey, they reveal unique and distinctive characteristics that allow us to categorized and place them into subfamilies. All monkeys belong to the huge primate family, which it divides into two subfamilies: Old World monkeys and New…

This study was also meant as a way for others to learn or become educated on more information about the daily activities of these primates that would go beyond simple laymen information that might have been gained via television or other forms of media. Researchers noticed that there were noticeable differences between male and female capuchins. As previously noted, there were vast…

Chelrogaleus medius otherwise known as the fat tailed dwarf lemur of western Madagascar is a primate belonging to the Strepsirrhini suborder, lemuriformes infraorder and the lemuroidea superfamily (Larson, 2008). This little primate is known to go into a state of hibernation, a physiological state of inactivity and metabolic depression in mammals where body temperature, metabolic rate—including breathing and heartbeat—slow down. Hibernating on a tropical island may seem odd, but the fat tailed…