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    Thailand. Crab-eating macaque in Thailand. The following list shows where the various monkey families (bolded) are placed in the Primate classification. Note that the smallest grouping that contains them all is the Simiiformes‚ the simians‚ which also contains the apes. Calling apes "monkeys" is incorrect. Calling either a simian is correct. * ORDER PRIMATES o Suborder Strepsirrhini: non-tarsier prosimians

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    Gaston Havandjian Proffesor Hubbell English Comp I Essay Two 10/09/12 Evolution Did you know that in this exact moment people are being born without wisdom teeth? Probably after reading this you are thinking about how great will it be for these lucky ones not experiencing the pain you had to go through when those wise bones were growing out or the anxiety you felt the day the surgeon removed them for good. You also might be asking yourself a question: Why this is happening? The answer can

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    The theory of evolution‚ formalized by Charles Darwin‚ is as much theory as is the theory of gravity‚ or the theory of relativity. Unlike theories of physics‚ biological theories‚ and especially evolution‚ have been argued long and hard in socio-political arenas. Even today‚ evolution is not often taught in primary schools. However‚ evolution is the binding force of all biological research. It is the unifying theme. In paleontology‚ evolution gives workers a powerful way to organize the remains of

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    The Evolution of Language The study of language is very intriguing once you start looking a little farther into it. I read through many books and sources to help make the history of language a little more clear and found many interesting ideas. I found that something as simple as the way you use your hand could shape the brain‚ language‚ and human culture (The Hand). I also found many sources on human evolution; and digging a bit deeper into this area showed me many thoughts and

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    over the last century and a half. Another crazy thing is that it usually takes thousands of years for an animal to develop evolutionary changes like the elephant has done‚ but the elephant has done it in 150 years? Well‚ scientists call this rapid evolution and it is all due to one very common problem (Environmental News Network et.al 2008). What I was able to find out though was that this evolutionary change is actually helping them survive. How you may ask? Well‚ one problem in today’s world that

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    non-human primate conservation many issues arise as the population is constantly growing and therefore requires more accessible space for building and other land uses. The issue of non-human primate conservation is a large issue in various parts of the developing world‚ as they are home to numerous non-human primates and as the developing the human population is growing and the non-human primate population is decreasing with the decrease in forest area. Viewing primates is a way

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    There are some things that are different between non-human primates and human primates. But we aren’t extremely different. We share many things in common. Some of the things we share are the way we interact with our peers. The fact that they can also cooperative and work together to achieve a common goal. How we both can display our emotions and wants through our facial expression and body language. We share the same diet type even though the way we go about getting our food different. The fact that

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    The Evolution of Life This section provides information about the evolution of life on Earth. For reasons of simplicity some important events and life forms were selected for each geological time span. However this should not give the impression that the evolution of life on Earth is or was a sequential event. Many life forms that were not mentioned in this text were very successful and have evolved or in some cases maintained a very successful life strategy. Prokaryotes‚ for example are the most

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    Santa Ana zoo since I knew that there would be less people there‚ Fun in the sense that I have not been to a zoo since I was a little kid which made me excited to not only see the primate exhibit for this project but to also check out some of the other animals that were at the zoo. The taxonomic classification of the primate that I observed at the Santa Ana zoo was the Crested Capuchin or (Cebus paella robustus)‚ Family: Cebidae. It is a new world monkey The Capuchin can be found in the atlantic rainforests

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    The story of Human Evolution “A Brief Overview” By Swati yadav The Argument in Syllogisms Western Religion Premise 1 - God created humanity. Premise 2 - Humanity did not evolve. Conclusion 3 - Therefore‚ there will be no evidence of human evolution. OneWorldInsight.com Science Premise 1 - All life forms on earth go through the process of evolution. Premise 2 - Humanity is a life form on earth. Conclusion 3 - Therefore‚ there will be evidence of human evolution. Age of the Earth – 5 billion

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