Are apes capable of using the language? During the recent time frame scientists have shown that such mammals as chimpanzees‚ gorillas‚ and orangutans are capable of learning and using ASL (American Sign Language) and several artificial languages like‚ for example‚ «Yerkish.» However‚ there is a controversy in how far that ability of great apes spans. There are two different groups of researchers‚ experimenting with language and apes‚ those who are in favor of a «traditional» approach‚ and those
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Mark Mariano Professor Guenther Anthropology 131 November 25‚ 2012 Primate Observation Primates are one of the most interesting mammals on earth‚ not only because of their complex social structures‚ but because they hold so many similar characteristics to humans. Primates are often cited as our closest living relatives and on two separate occasions I observed four separate species of primates at the San Diego Zoo that can justify their use of their physical characteristics and
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unconditioned responses which suggest thought shown by Koko the gorilla‚ in Patterson’s studies‚ and Kanzi the bonobo‚ in Savage-Rumbaugh’s studies. In addition to Terrace’s monkeys demonstrating the ability to remember and apply lists in order to solve problems without the involvement of language(Terrace‚ 2011)‚ however‚ some other primates have been able to demonstrate their own problem-solving skills using language. Koko the gorilla has been able to combine a long list of words in order to form
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BIRTH: San Francisco‚ California PLACE OF DEATH: Volcanoes National Park‚ Rwanda Dian Fossey became famous as an American zoologist who carried out a broad study of gorilla groups for 18 years in the mountain forests of Rwanda. She became a celebrity when she brought massive publicity to her cause of saving the mountain gorilla from extinction in 1970. She was eventually murdered in December 27th 1985. 3‚ Biruté Galdikas Born: May 10‚ 1946 (age 67)‚ Wiesbaden‚ Germany Education:
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LION * Lions are the second largest big cat species in the world (behind tigers). * The average male lion weighs around 180 kg (400 lb) while the average female lion weighs around 130 kg (290 lb). * The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 kilometers (5.0 miles) away. * Most lions found in the wild live in southern and eastern parts of Africa. * Lions are very social compared to other cat species‚ often living in prides that feature females‚ offspring and a few adult males.
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Dian Fossey Dina Fossey was viewed as a hero‚ because she was one of the best top American zoologists in the world who for 18 years studied gorillas in Rwanda with Louis Leakey. She was viewed by many not just as a hero but as a role model. She had all the determination to save and protect the apes‚ to study the apes and just risking her life to see and study them‚ and most likely just viewed by many others in the need of reference to find out more about the apes. She traveled to Africa and met
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Ebola disease is a devastating illness‚ with at least 6 random outbreaks in the past decade in Africa‚ killing not only people but also a large number of gorillas‚ which threatens the species into extinction. The mystery surrounding Ebola has grown because the disease often fails to appear for years‚ sometimes even decades‚ and then suddenly breaks out in seemingly aimless areas(“Ebola threatens Apes in Africa” http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Ebola_Threatens_Apes_In_Africa.html). Ebola disease
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Lori Watkins Anthropology Primates Primates belong to the biological order “Primates” that include all species related to lemurs‚ monkeys‚ apes‚ and humans. Non-human primates are found all over the world‚ but are primarily centralized in Central and South America‚ Africa‚ and Southern Asia. Primates are divided into three main groups: prosimians‚ Old World and New World monkeys. Prosimians are the most ancestral extant primates and represent forms that were ancestral to monkeys‚ apes
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[pic] A Zoo for a Primate Observation 11/15/2012 For this paper I decided to visit Zoo Atlanta to observe lowland gorillas. I got to the zoo at around eleven in the morning and found out the feeding times for the gorillas. Once I found them‚ after watching them for a little while I selected the most active group to go watch during feeding. The point of this trip was to make me feel as if I was doing a field laboratory observation
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Carol Ann Duffy’s ’Queen Kong [From the world’s wife‚ 1998]’‚ is the feminine version of the American blockbuster movie king Kong‚ where a giant gorilla kidnaps a beautiful model whom he is fond of and climbs the empire state building with. However‚ Duffy’s version has switched up the roles‚ where the gorilla is now a woman‚ and the man who she kidnaps is referred to as ’the little man’ who she is very much in love with. In comparison to my second poem‚ ’To his Coy Mistress’ [1650] by Andrew Marvell
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