Congratulations: You are an ape. A "great ape‚" technically. Alongside us in this brainy family of animals are four other living species: chimpanzees‚ gorillas‚ orangutans‚ and bonobos (formerly called "pygmy chimpanzees"). The biological gap between us and our great ape cousins is small. At last count‚ only 1.23 percent of our genes differ from those of chimpanzees. But mentally‚ the gap between us and them is a Grand Canyon. On an average day in the life of the human species‚ we file thousands
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the age of 5 (or roughly 29‚000 children per day). A new virus has started to spread and I’m sure that most of you here now know about Ebola. Ebola‚ is a contagious and life-threatening disease that affects humans and other primates‚ like monkeys‚ gorillas‚ and chimpanzees. It causes the body’s immune system to go into overdrive - which can lead to severe bleeding‚ organ failure‚ and death. Right now‚ there is no cure for Ebola and no vaccine to prevent it. Some of the Early symptoms of Ebola include:
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spontaneous communication‚ as all humans do. She believes the ability to communicate‚ separated from events‚ is the major distinction between humans and apes. Another example that proved how animals can’t communicate was in April 1998. Koko‚ a female gorilla participated in the first human-simian “chat” on the internet. Koko had been trained to use American Sign Language. However‚ it didn’t go quite as planned. Koko seemed more interested in interacting with her trainer than in responding to questions
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if Henry lived in Mallorca or any other of Spain’s Balearic Islands on the other hand the story would be much different. In February 2007‚ Spain’s parliament made history by becoming the first to recognize the individual rights of chimps‚ bonobos‚ gorillas and orangutans‚ giving them similar status to a child or dependent adult. Any apes living in the Balearic Islands are no longer property to be owned but instead are protected by guardians‚ who must ensure that their rights to freedom from torture
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Writing Assignment One--Do primates posses culture? I think that if culture is defined as learned behavior‚ than it is reasonable to say that primates posses a form of culture. Primates have been observed making tools to aid in collecting food and developing communication system‚ both of which are learned behaviors. It is common in monkeys‚ apes and humans that behavior and social organization aren’t necessarily programmed into the genes. There have been several cases where an entire troop has
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CHIMPANZEE INTRO Chimpanzees‚ sometimes colloquially Chimps‚ are two extant hominid species of apes in the genus Pan. The Congo River divides the native habitats of the two species. Chimpanzees are members of the family Hominidae‚ along with gorillas‚ humans‚ and orangutans. Chimpanzees split from the human branch of the family about four to six million years ago. Chimpanzees are the closest living relatives to humans‚ being members of the tribe Hominini. CHIMPANZEE INTELLIGENCE 1. TOOL USE
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Stephanie Jimenez Mr. Nedelkow ERWC 19 September 2014 Do Animals Need A Bill of Rights? Animals on a daily basis all over the world are being mistreated and abused by many people that do not care for them. There are very few people attempting to protect these animals‚ whether they are domestic animals‚ farm animals‚ or wildlife animals. More attention should be drawn to the treatment of animals because even if we do have laws for animals and for their well being‚ many people still do
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Amy Champagne English 2 March 26‚ 2014 Illusion of Memory The Invisible Gorilla In the book‚ The Invisible Gorilla‚ Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons introduce several different illusions and discuss how our intuitions are easily capable of deceiving us. Upon reading this book‚ I find the second chapter‚ Illusion of Memory‚ one of the most interesting ones. In this chapter‚ it reveals that an individual’s memory is very limited and unreliable. The certainty of one’s recollection does not
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At the beginning of chapter 8 of The Life of Pi‚ Pi stated that man is the most dangerous animal in a zoo. (Martel 29) In the same way‚ Pi’s father took this to a whole level when he painted on a wall by the entrance of the zoo a question that was memorable to all visitors: “DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE ZOO?” An arrow was pointing to a curtain. When visitors will reveal what’s behind the curtain‚ it was a mirror. (Martel 31) This is quite interesting the way Pi’s father revealed
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________________________________________________ Teacher ________________________________ Year/Cycle _______________ Part 1: Background One of the ongoing discussions in behavioral research is about whether the non-human great apes (chimps‚ bonobos‚ orangutans‚ and gorillas) are as intelligent as human beings. Intelligence refers to the ability to learn‚ reason‚ plan‚ think abstractly‚ comprehend ideas‚ and solve problems. It involves the ability to understand and profit from experience and to apply that knowledge to
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