Primatology

literature, in areas such as cross-species medical technologies, transgenic identities, and other chimeric beings, is growing rapidly and forcing us to rethink the traditional epistemological categories. Given new information, that the men and women in primatology have brought forth for our consideration, it has forced scholars to think far beyond their own fields of study. This branching out is necessary to…

is about 0.1m2. The Indri in daily basis walks around for about 800m, give or take. Moreover, the Indri are also sympatric with other lemurs in terms of their home ranges. According to A. Britt and K. Glessener in their International Journal of Primatology, it is known that they overlap with other species species like the Microcebus which are mouse lemurs, Cheirogaleus which are dwarf lemurs, Pahner furcifer which are fork marked dwarf lemurs and Lepilemur mustelinus which are the sportive…

In fact she describes meticulously and carefully what surrounds her, emphasizing the details that help strengthen her essay's authenticity and ensure that she successfully conveys her message. Personally I've been really impressed by the description of the moment just after the rainstorm. In only one paragraph the writer expressed all five senses from the herd of the birds to scents of the fruit, wet bark, the damp odor of chimpanzee hair and so on. Through her descriptive writing the view of…

Chimpanzees are thought to be the closest living relatives to humans, as they have a similar genetic blueprint, sharing nearly 99 percent of DNA and a common ancestor (the African ape). According to new research published in the National Primatology journal, studies have identified regions of the human genome that have changed the most since chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes) and humans (Homo Sapiens) have evolved. The recent study conducted by Primatologist Vanessa Mayor and her team of researchers…

I find the study of Chimpanzee and Human behaviour to be a very fascinating subject. Primatology is a field of study that helps us understand many different aspects of how primate’s function and how we are able to compare it to how human’s behaviour and social skills adapt and develop much differently in society. The article I read focuses on this specific topic and shows us how humans and apes develop different social skills from a young age. Even though chimpanzees are our closest living…

The Effects of Technology on Society In Maria Konnikova's article, "The Limits of Friendship" she explores the theoretical number of friends people can really have, also known as the Dunbar number, and whether social media has affected the way people perceive friend groups. In Konnikova’s article, “The Limits of Friendship,” technology has affected people’s social skills by allowing us to stay connected with people all over the world, but prevent us from making deeper face to face connections…

epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention. The Lancet, 384(9939), 258-271. Marx, P. A., Apetrei, C., & Drucker, E. (2004). AIDS as a zoonosis? Confusion over the origin of the virus and the origin of the epidemics. Journal of medical primatology, 33(5‐6), 220-226. Sharp, P. M., Bailes, E., Chaudhuri, R. R., Rodenburg, C. M., Santiago, M. O., & Hahn, B. H. (2001). The origins of acquired immune deficiency syndrome viruses: where and when?. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal…

There are many subfields in Anthropology. One of them is cultural anthropology, which is the study of individual cultures mostly through participant observation, living in a culture or learning a culture different from your own. Cultural anthropology seeks to learn and compare cultures to help us as humans understand each other and recognize our diversity (Cloak, Jr., F. T., 1968). Basically, one cannot fully understand a culture without looking at all the features (the whole picture). One of…

learn to tricks or make new tools, they teach their young the skills they have learned. Those who get experience one on one with humans they obtain greater cognitive function, learning about objects, their names, and can listen to instructions. Primatology is the scientific study of primates, studying their behavior, biology, evolution, and taxonomy of nonhuman primates. In the primate family It breaks down to multiply classifications, when you look at their phylogeny you see the evolution and…

In the previous chapter, it was shown that a three-component structure of relationship quality exists within this study group and gives evidence to suggest that this theoretical framework is likely to be reflected in other captive chimpanzee groups. Chapter 3 explains the quality and asymmetrical nature of chimpanzee relationships at the dyadic level. However, it is important to understand how a relationship between two individuals contributes to the dynamics of an entire social group as the…