Orangutans Tim Sanderson Anth 111 In Malay orang means "person" and utan is defined as "forest’. Thus Orangutan literally means "Person of the Forest". Orangutans are found in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo. They are the most arboreal of the great apes and move amongst the safety of the trees from one feeding site to the next. They are so well adapted to arboreal life that they cannot place their feet on the ground‚ instead they walk on the outside of their curved foot. There
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Andrew Hilgers The Great Apes Orangutans Orangutans are the largest tree-dwelling animal in the world. Males usually weigh about 90 kg‚ while females range from 30-50. Orangutans are a red/orange color. Their arms are a lot longer than their legs. They have 2 m long arms‚ so they could touch the ground if they were standing on 2 legs. There are two types of male orangutans. There is a flanged and an unflanged. Flanged male orangutans have large‚ flat cheeks that are very wide. These special cheeks
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The pongo abelii (Sumatran Orangutan) is classed as critically endangered under the IUCN red list. In 1994 the estimated number of Sumatran orangutan was 12‚000. This number declined further in 2003 where the estimate shown 7‚300 and again in 2008‚ estimating 6‚500. This clearly is a massive reduction in the species population at a loss of 5500 orangutans in a 14 year period. The Sumatran orangutan lives on the island of Sumatra‚ Indonesia‚ and is commonly found in the lowland and hilly tropical
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This paper will emphasize the conservation strategies surrounding Orangutans and the reasons as to why they are so desperately needed. Orangutans are quickly becoming more and more endangered‚ and are expected to become completely extinct by the year 2025. ( ) In a world where humans have the capability to destroy these lands that once solely belonged to these primates‚ humans also have the ability to conserve and protect this species. The ways in which humans and international conservatory groups
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“Reflection of Eden‚ My Years with Orangutans of Borneo” is one of famous book who Dr Birute Mary Galdikas Filomena as the author through her experienced where she observed and demonstrate their dynamic social behavior start young until their get older to be a loner. 97% human in the sense orangutans share of their genes with us (Dr. Birute Galdikas‚ 2012). Galdikas is a modern primatology‚ nature conservation‚ etiology specialist and the third of “Leakey’s Angel” where inspire to Jane Goodall’s
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Dillon‚ Jason Professor Sime ANTH 102 15 APR 2015 San Diego Zoo Observations It is impossible to go back to the past to observe exactly how different species have evolved and changed over the centuries. This is why it is important for us to observe and study these species now‚ in order to better understand the past and find the similarities‚ differences‚ and how each of these animals have adapted in their environments over time. To better understand ourselves‚ we must first understand the primates
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O“Observation” By Henry David Thoreau “Observation‚” by Henry David Thoreau‚ is a passage that presents the idea that there is no such thing as pure objective observation‚ only subjective observation. Written during the Age of Enlightment‚ philosophes Thoreau stated that observations do not need to be true and accomplish an overall purpose because observations come from the individual and what he or she believes in. Thoreau was able to illustrate this idea in this text through examples like “though
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Assessing Behaviors of Young Children IV-3BECEd Prof. Joyce Leviste-Bautista 1. What is observation? According to The Glossary of Education Reform‚ a classroom observation is a formal or informal observation of teaching while it is taking place in a classroom or other learning environment. Typically conducted by fellow teachers‚ administrators‚ or instructional specialists‚ classroom observations are often used to provide teachers with constructive critical feedback aimed at improving their classroom
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An observation can result in a very important learning lesson. The act of observing starts at a very young age and never stops. Maturation evolves from self-motivation and efforts to adapt to day-to-day experiences. Observation is how a toddler learns new things. They observe their mother and father doing “grown up” things and try to re-enact them. By doing this they learn new words‚ build their own personalities‚ as well as many other important traits. As people grow older the observation turns
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The scientific method requires observations of nature to formulate and test hypotheses.[1] It consists of these steps:[2][3] Asking a question about a natural phenomenon Making observations of the phenomenon Hypothesizing an explanation for the phenomenon Predicting a logical consequence of the hypothesis Testing the hypothesis by an experiment‚ an observational study‚ or a field study Creating a conclusion with data gathered in the experiment‚ or forming a revised/new hypothesis and repeating
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