Do Non-Human Primates Have Culture? September 26‚ 2011 Andrew Baron Do non-human primates have culture? Let’s first start off by asking ourselves; what distinguishes us from other primates? It used to be said that what distinguished us from other anthropoids was our use of tools. With new discoveries in the world of anthropology‚ we found that other apes such as chimpanzees use tools effectively in order to sustain their everyday life. This definition then became nullified‚ and a search for a
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“Mongoose Questions” The average life expectancy of a mongoose in captivity is 20 years. Mummified mongooses have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. Mongooses are primarily found in Africa. Other places they are found are Southern Asia and the Iberian Peninsula. Species have been introduced to Hawaii and the West Indies. The dwarf mongoose is usually about 7 inches and the Egyptian mongoose is about 2 feet long. They weigh from 11 ounces to 11 pounds. They usually have brown or gray grizzled
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Primates‚ like humans have hands‚ feet and a brain. There are certain characteristics that defines a primate. The first trait is color vision. Although humans are capable of distinguishing a spectrum of color‚ other primates fail to do so because they are colorblind. Specifically‚ they cannot see the color red. As time passed by‚ color vision has evolved for primates. Unlike before‚ they have the ability to pick out red and orange fruit to eat for themselves. Another trait is grasping hands. It helps
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Wesley Nguyen Anthro 2; MWF 10:30 Professor Scully 6 Nov 2015 Paper Assignment Introduction Chimpanzees‚ otherwise known as Pan Troglodytes‚ are a species of higher primates that inhabits the tropical forests of central Africa (Shefferly). According to Shefferly‚ the common chimpanzees are found from Gambia to Uganda‚ excluding the region bordered by the Congo and Lualaba rivers. Shefferly goes on writing about how chimpanzees can make a habitat out of various types of forests‚ ranging from tropical
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With a variety of new world monkeys‚ the capuchin monkeys have their own characteristics that differentiate them from others. The capuchins are apart of the superfamily of Ceboidea and from there branch out into the family Cebidae. They are mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical regions in Central and South America(). In these tropical areas the habitats that capuchins can be found in range from deep rainforest to dry forest with a height elevation from sea level to 2700 meters high(). Capuchin
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Pygmy Marmoset Classifications - CLASS: Mammalia KINGDOM: Animal ORDER: Primata FAMILY: Calithrichidae GENUS: Calithrix PHYLUM: Chordate Appearance - Pygmy Marmosets general appearance can vary in many colours. Pygmy Marmosets have very cute bushy brown fur‚ spotted with lighter and darker shades. Their back is generally grey to black with tawny brown. Their tail is ringed with tawny and black and can’t be used to grab branches or anything. The monkey’s forelimbs are shorter than
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Richard W. Wrangham is a Professor of Biological Anthropology at Harvard University. He had a long term study in Kanyawara chimpanzees and he was well known for his work in the ecology of primate social system. The book Catching Fire refers to the activities of our human ancestors when they began to use fire to practice cooked diet. Although the topic is pretty academic‚ but Richard used simple sentences and words to explain his ideas well. Yet the proof is still preciseness with provided evidences
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African tree toads live in tropical lowland forest. The African tree toad is mostly found in the central part of Africa‚ the main countries are: Cameroon‚ Equatorial Guinea‚ Gabon‚ Nigeria and Democratic republic of congo. The African tree toad’s habitat must have plentiful water supply for them to survive. In order for all living organisms to survive‚ food must also be available. The Nectophryne afra is a carnivorous amphibian‚ they eat small invertebrates‚ like insects‚ worms and spiders. There
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There are many types of species of primates throughout the world‚ ranging from Prosimians‚ Old World Monkeys‚ New World Monkeys‚ and various number of apes. The species in which catches my interest the most would be the Baboon‚ a Old World Monkey that belongs to the genus Papio. Old World Monkeys in particular live in the area of South and East Asia‚ the Middle East‚ Africa‚ and even Gibraltar which is in the southern tip of Spain. Baboons are most founded in Africa and parts of Arabia. Surprisingly
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Henry Rose Mrs. Pagani Period III ERWC 21 October 2013 “Body Paragraphs” PARA 1: I believe animals do not need a Bill of Rights because they already have plethora of laws that protect all of their basic needs. For example‚ Germany has already passed laws to protect the basic rights of Ape’s. In the article “primates” they said‚ “The Green Party in Germany is preparing two bills supporting the Great Ape Project”(Yong). Another way that animals already have their rights protected is‚ Dogs have
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