apes and humans‚ and the family of great apes. The subfamily bonobos belong to is the Ponginae with the genus Pan. The genus Pan includes primates such as the bonobos and chimpanzees. The bonobo is known as the species called paniscus‚ while the chimpanzee is troglodytes. Finally‚ the evolutionary characteristics of the genus Pan include "knuckle walking" and "thin teeth" (Mcgrew 4). Now that we have an idea of the classification of the bonobo we can begin to understand why it must be protected.
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The cloning of any species‚ whether it be human or non-human‚ is ethically and morally wrong. Scientists and ethicists have debated the implications of human and non-human cloning extensively since 1997 when scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland produced a cloned sheep named Dolly. No direct conclusions have been made‚ but strong arguments state that cloning of both human and non-human species results in harmful physical and psychological effects on both groups. I will address the issue
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Imagine that your beloved pet or friends pet is being horribly burned and treated with much cruelty. This is a not a good picture to have in your mind‚ but yet it is happening around the world everyday. In fact‚ more than 100 million animals are killed every year around the world for animal testing. This horrific number needs to be reduced. While there are not yet any adequate replacements for animal testing‚ it is unreliable‚ unfair and expensive. Animal testing is unreliable. For example‚ Dr.
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Apes are one of the most sophisticated creatures on the face of the Earth. From their advanced means of communication to their ability to craft a variety of useful tools‚ these attributes not only let them thrive in a prehistoric humanistic way‚ but also rule the animal kingdom. Despite their rich intellect the general public see apes as nothing more than feeble-minded‚ rabid beasts‚ some not even able to distinguish the former from monkeys‚ who are distinctly different species. Scientists‚ on the
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Henry is an outgoing 26-year-old who enjoys painting‚ watching wildlife documentaries and eating bananas. He’s emotional‚ empathic and self-aware and he shares 98.4 per cent of your DNA. Henry is also a chimpanzee‚ and so has no more rights in law than a car or a television. I am one body in a growing number of people want to change all that. Campaigners across the world are attempting to persuade governments to grant great apes elementary “human rights”. We argue that great apes are enough like
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1 Is War Inevitable? The modern human mind has sought to present findings and evidence that would lead to some form of an indication or conclusion regarding the inevitability of war through the multifarious fields of science and technology; anthropology; political science; economics; psychology (both humanist and evolutionary); and cultural studies. The general perception for most people – gauged through academic surveys and Social Networking websites – is that the innate biological tuning
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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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What defines us as humans? Calling ourselves human is our way of categorizing ourselves as a superior species. Although we are distinctly different‚ we should accept that we are in the same family as chimpanzees. Acknowledging that fact doesn ’t mean you are calling yourself a chimp. For example‚ a dog isn ’t a wolf even though they are from the same family. We are humans. What is it about our physical and behavioral traits that enable us to develop uniquely human capabilities? Traits like language
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dating 3.2 million years ago and later discovered a child’s jaw with molars attached. They named this individual Lucy and was noted to be one of humans’ first ancestors (Decorse‚C.R &Scupin‚ R‚2008). After learning Lucy was more evolved than a chimpanzee they continued to search for a new species dated further when they discovered a finger bone and later a 90 fossil bone skeleton belonging to who they call “Ardipithecus Ramidus”. Ardi was the first species ever found that is displayed a skeletal
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Chimpanzees and bonobos are our closest living relative‚ sharing 98.8% DNA as well as anatomical and behavioural similarities‚ however we did not evolve from them or any other living primate‚ rather‚ we share a common ancestor from approximately 8 – 6 million years ago. (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History‚ ND) Differences anatomically between chimpanzees and hominins can be identified through comparing their skulls. A broad overview of the differences in skulls between hominids and
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