highly arboreal and bipedal on the ground. They have lighter bodies and smaller social groups than great apes. The Hominidae include orangutans‚ gorillas‚ chimpanzees‚ bonobos and humans.[1][2] Alternatively‚ the family are collectively described as the great apes.[3][4][5][6] There are two extant species in the orangutan genus (Pongo)‚ two species in the gorilla genus‚ and a single extant species Homo sapiens in the human genus (Homo). Chimpanzees and bonobos are closely related to each other and they
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The Extraordinary Kinship and Differences Between Humans and Nonhuman Primates If you were to look at an ape right now‚ you would find an ongoing list of both similarities and differences they have with humans. Besides the obvious similarities and differences‚ apes and our nonhuman primates are just like us in so many extraordinary ways. However‚ there are various skills and abilities we possess that they don’t‚ and vice versa. Moreover‚ for the past fifty years anthropologists‚ scholars and researchers
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Most of h is examples aren’t backed up by well thought evidence. Rifkin used Koko‚ a gorilla‚ as an example saying that animals can be intelligent as well (8). He said Koko scored around a 70~90 points on an IQ test. But this doesn’t prove all animals are smart. Since gorillas‚ apes‚ and humans are somewhat related‚ gorillas have a high chance of having a similar brain structure as humans‚ which allow gorillas to have the ability to understand and learn similarly to us. Therefore‚ I don’t think
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adventures in the jungles of Rhwanda and western Tanzania. She went on this expedition to find and observe chimpanzees in their natural habitat. They also went to the slopes of Rwanda’s volcanoes for a-once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to encounter mountain gorillas in their own habitat. They spent four days looking for chimpanzees in the forests of western Tanzania. They stayed in amazing lodges throughout this journey. Key Idea 1: Days 1‚ 2‚ and 3 The first day‚ they left the U.S. for Tanzania. They arrived
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ranging from thirty to forty. Gorillas‚ on the contrary are anatomically distinct from both chimpanzees and bonobos. For one these Eastern and Central Africa dwellers can weigh (350 to 450 pounds) upwards of 100 lbs more than both the previous apes listed combined which is mostly muscles tissue along with the shortest gorillas being almost two and a half feet taller than the tallest bonobos. Another differing point would be despite the sturdy and stout appearance gorillas‚ are herbivores with sixty-seven
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lowland gorilla and the white-handed gibbon and 1 monkey: the Bolivian grey titi monkey. The first primate I observed was the western lowland gorilla. Its GENUS‚ its group of closely related species‚ is gorilla. Observing the western lowland gorillas‚ I noticed a few things. First‚ he walked QUADURPEDALLY‚ supporting his body with all four limbs. While resting‚ they would sit on their rear ends with legs crossed and an upright posture. Along with walking around‚ I observed that the gorillas’ diet
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Instinct –About A Mere Illusion One of the two main characters in this movie is Dr. Ethan Powell‚ an anthropologist. The study of primatology is present in this movie‚ because Dr. Powell is shown several times living with the mountain gorillas. He gains their trust by adapting to the way they live and interact. I think a little bit of cultural anthropology is also present because although he is studying primates‚ I believe they have a culture and Dr. Powell has adapted to their nature. The second
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not testing apes‚ then they would be testing other animals which other people would also fight against. Scientists perform tests on these apes for one very important reason‚ “98.4 percent of the DNA in chimpanzees (and 97.7 percent of the DNA in gorillas) is identical to the DNA of human beings.” This proves that there is no better animal to conduct tests and experiments than apes because their genetic similarities. This means their reactions‚ results‚ and the effects will most likely be similar
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is that the mentor is not human‚ but a gorilla named Ishmael‚ who can transfer thoughts telepathically. Moreover‚ the gorilla is the more intelligent being in the story‚ and not the human. Why was a gorilla specifically chosen to be a mentor? The question is answered as Quinn transforms a gorilla into a wise‚ witty antagonist. It all starts when the narrator steps into the room and finds a gorilla inside a cage. At first‚ he is just perplexed that a gorilla would be so intelligent as to desire
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education and wealth is important for being in the high class ring. Together Yank and Mildred share the sense of belonging and undergo the search for status they belong. In the last scene‚ Yank goes to a zoo‚ where he talks to a gorilla. Yank frees him from the cage‚ and the gorilla hugs and crushes Yank‚ putting him in the cage. Yank dies there‚
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