Western Gorilla

Chimpanzees are species of apes from the genus Pan. The common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is from the phylum Chordata and class Mammalia, they are believed to be the closest relatives to humans due to its evolutionary relationships with humans and its common ancestor, there are many similarities that chimps share with humans. Among these similarities is the display of tool-using behaviors in chimps. Nut cracking has been considered as one of the most complex forms (Schrauf et al. 2012). In its…

The intelligent and aggressive species known as the chimpanzee is recognized as the most closely related animal to humans in the world. At one time it was believed that gorillas and chimps were the most closely related, until new technologies were developed resulting in the finding that humans share a massive 99% of our DNA with these creatures. Chimpanzees are classified in the genus known as Pan, along with the species bonono, but not with humans. Humans are classified in their own genus known…

1. How do capuchin monkeys obtain meat from clams? Is this a learned behaviour? The capuchin monkeys have learned that if they hit the clams hard enough on a tough surface for a long enough duration of time, the shells will begin to relax and can be opened. This is a learned behavior that will be passed down to the next generations by observation of the young. It can take years for a young capuchin monkey to fully learn how to obtain the meat from clams. 2. What do capuchin monkeys use the…

There are so many connections between us and chimpanzees, and in Jane Goodall’s book, through a Window, My Thirty Years with Chimpanzees of Gombe she observed chimpanzees. Jane Goodall is a primatologist and she lived 50 years of her life in the jungle studying chimpanzees. We also observed a video called Monkey in the Mirror Chimpanzees are so like humans with learning, development and growing knowledge. Mothers care and attend to their children, they have motherly instinct just like we do.…

Much of what we know about the origins of anthropoids comes from Fayoum, Egypt. Three families of anthropoids have been identified at Fayoum: Parapithecidae, Oligopithecidae, and Propliopithecidae. The ones we are going to talk about are dated 33 million years ago. They all have various species. In addition they are being compared to or recognized to have characteristics of Old World, New World, and Modern World traits. Parapithecids are divided into four genera and eight species. They were…

environment. The two species behave quite differently even if kept under identical conditions. A 2014 study also found bonobos to be less aggressive than chimpanzees, particularly eastern chimpanzees. The authors argued that the relative peacefulness of western chimpanzees and bonobos was primarily due to ecological…

The Australopithecus anamensis was one of the early human ancestors who lived approximately 4.2 to 3.9 million years ago. This hominid was found on the Eastern of Africa, such as the Middle Awash in northern Ethiopia and in Lake Turkana in Kenya. The word Australopithecus is the genus name, and it literally means ‘Southern Ape’ (coming from the Latin word ‘australo’ = ‘southern’ and a Greek word ‘pithecus’ = ‘ape’). The word anamensis comes from the word ‘anam’ (meaning ‘lake’ in the Turkana…

Instructor Marina Dzougoutov GSR 220.01: Deaf Cinema 9 December 2014 2001 MVP- Most Valuable Primate, Warner Brothers Production Released: October 20, 2001. Director: Robert Vince. Actors: Jack the monkey (Bernie, Louie, Mac) Lomax Study (Dr.Kendall) Russell Ferrier (Darren) Kevin Zegers (Steven Westover) Jamie Rene Smith (Tara Westover) Ingrid Tesch (Susie Westover) Philip Granger (Mark Westover) Rick Ducommun (Coach Marolowe) Deaf Characters: Jack(monkey) Tara(sister of the main…

Harambe the gorilla splashed through the water of his Cincinnati zoo enclosure as he protected Isiah, a child that had fallen into his chamber. The panicked visitors screamed and shouted as they feared for Isiah’s life. Suddenly, a few men wielding hunting rifles appeared. Little did Harambe know, he was breathing his last breaths, and they would be in captivity. The men launched a barrage of bullets at Harambe as he fell to the ground. What did he do to deserve this? One thing’s for sure:…

Parrilla 1 Nicholas parrilla Mrs.finkenbinder 4th english 12 May 2017 Mountain Gorilla The largest living primate in the world is the Mountain Gorilla. In the movies they make them look really terrifying, but reality they are gentle and shy creatures. Gorillas are really nice and sweet animals. I really like them because they are fluffy. Mountain Gorillas are really big, powerful, and strong animals. Males can grow up to 5 foot and a weight of 198 the gorilla’s skull is really massive.…