Western Lowland Gorilla

Two of the most distinct features that separate humans from the other great apes are bipedalism and large brain to body size. But how did these features become so prominent? Approximately 6-7million years ago, the hominid lineage began to separate from the other ape species. Tracing the evolutionary history through fossil evidence explains how early hominids evolved to become today’s most prolific primate species. The goal of this paper is to discuss the physical characteristics that indicate…

there must be teacher involved. The significant part is that rather there being a human teacher there’s a gorilla, so absolutely the student applying for the job is panicked and screams for help. In other words the student was choked up and cursing for mankind to come to the rescue. These lines give us a basic summary of the actions the student took once applying for the job. “ “Ishmael is a gorilla who can telepathically teach about the culture of leavers and taker, dies while part of a circus…

Jane Goodall’s discoveries has led to the proof of evolutionary psychology as she has successfully explained and derived useful mental and psychological traits as functional products of chimpanzees. In 1960, during her field observation research, Jane witnessed chimpanzees making tools which they would later use. This is the beginning of Jane’s proof of the human link with chimpanzees, as tool making is considered to be one of the defining characteristics of man kind. Later on, Jane has observed…

living and navigate complex social hierarchies, and perform elaborate mating displays (Flinn et al., 2005). The gorilla represents a particularly difficult anomaly for these models; despite documented tool use (Breuer et al., 2005) and social group living (Cipolletta, 2004), gorillas fail to consistently demonstrate mirror self-recognition (Gallup, 1985; Shillito et al., 1998) and the gorilla neocortex is relatively small when compared to other great apes (Dunbar et al., 2009). Given the…

If there is one person who deserves to be credited for making the world aware of gorillas and the troubles they face, it is Dian Fossey. Without her compassion for the mountain gorillas of central Africa, we might be living in a world where these magnificent animals no longer exist. Fossey lived among the mountain gorillas of the Virunga Volcanoes for nearly twenty years. She dedicated her life to them and died trying to protect them. Fossey was born in San Francisco, California, on January…

that there preditor doesn't get to them. Some koalas have adapted from the environment and that has also helped them to not get eaten. A koala's ancestor is a phascolarctos these live in Australia and they range from northern Queensland to south western Victoria. They live on trees to stay away from predators and this is why Koalas live for a very long time.The Phascolarctos is larger than a normal Kola but it . This happens because they innercourse with big male Koalas,that makes them…

Ed Yong, discussed and attempted to promgulate the humane treatments of primates, especially those used for experimentation. Yong also elaborated on the Great Ape Project, an association established to gain a basic set of rights for chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, and orangutans. Furthermore, he asserted that there are studies and data proving that animals are capable of experiencing pain and other emotions, and therefore, it is only logic to give them the treatment they deserve. In addition,…

Consolation, a form of compassion, is an empathetic trait common across humans from all walks of life. From hunter-gatherers living in egalitarian societies to the hierarchical societies common of today, humans have maintained this means of expressing empathy for others since the very emergence of our species. It can be hard to believe that a trait so instinctual and basic is common only to the human species and has its roots only in the most recent lineage split from apes (Warneken et al.,…

issues going on in Virunga. Although the gorillas attract a great deal of attention to the place, nevertheless the country is not really benefiting from the gorillas to its full extent because the people are being attacked by M23, gorillas are constantly being attacked and in danger by poachers and illegal charcoal traders, and the tourists can’t come whenever they would like in risk of getting hurt. The people should not attack the people or the gorillas because that eventually leads to a set…

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…