Sixty years ago this primate could be found anywhere in the Hainan Island. They now are limited to the National Nature reserve that covers the western side of the island. Although Gibbons are legally under protection‚ the lack of enforcement on these laws has allowed loggers
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Technology Against Zaire Ebola Virus Offers Hope in Developing a Bivalent Vaccine Against the 2 Deadliest Strains Ebola viruses are a group of highly pathogenic filoviruses that cause outbreaks of severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates‚ with a rate of high mortality. This virus was first recognized in The Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976. Since its discovery‚ it continues to cause outbreaks in equatorial Africa. Ebola virus constitutes an important local public health threat
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Rizal Technological University Investigatory Study (Kingdom Animalia) Written by: Rodette Joyce Laurio Submitted to : 1 Introduction In biology‚ kingdom is a taxonomic rank‚ which is either the highest rank or in the more recent three-domain system‚ the rank below domain. Kingdoms are divided into smaller groups called phyla (in zoology) or divisions in botany. When Carl Linnaeus introduced the rank-based system of nomenclature into biology‚ the highest rank was given the name
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Theory of Mind-- Innate or Developed? Ariel Richardson Senior Seminar Professor Middendorf February 1‚ 2011 Introduction What separates mankind from his primate relatives? Is it our mastery of language both written and spoken? Without training and education is mankind so very different from their wilder counterparts? These are questions asked but not as easily answered as one might think. Theory of Mind Many scientists would say that the ability to predict
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In primates‚ maintaining non-sexual pair bonds‚ “friendships”‚ involves serious cognitive work and emotions. While studying primates a linear relationship between time spent together and strength of relationship can be seen. The evidence to support these observations include the correlation between the numbers of alliances with the relative neocortex size. Human data on this topic is found to be similar to the observations of primates. With the data given by Dunbar‚
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mechanisms developed over thousands of years of evolution. There are many anatomical features that have continued to change and develop throughout the evolution of man‚ but one seems to have the largest impact‚ increased endocranial capacity. From primates to Australopiths to Hominins and on to Homo sapiens‚ the endocranial capacity has steadily increased (the only outlier is Neanderthal’s‚ they had a larger brain capacity‚ but the species went extinct) from genus to genus. The increased brain capacity
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Slow Loris Introduction Slow lorises are a group of five species of strepsirrhine primates‚ which make up the genus Nycticebus. Found in South and Southeast Asia‚ they range from Bangladesh and Northeast India in the west to the Philippines in the east‚ and from the Yunnan province in China in the north to the island of Java in the south. Although many previous classifications recognized fewer species‚ five are now considered valid: the Sunda slow loris (N. coucang)‚ Bengal slow loris (N
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If you visit Qinling Mountain and walk through the forests‚ you may see some golden figure swinging from trees to trees. They are golden snub-nosed monkeys‚ which I think are the most beautiful kind of primates in the world. Golden snub-nosed monkeys are famous for their golden hair and pale blue faces. Another obvious characteristic of this kind of monkeys is that there are no bones in their noses. With these features‚ you can easily recognize them. Golden snub-nosed monkeys are about 66-76cm
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Why is Europe usually treated as a separate region? The way is shaped by bodies of water and peninsulas. Has a big influence in Europe’s dominance in the world. What terms and trends best describe Europe’s population today? Europe is currently in a postindustrial stage with low birth rates and high death rates. Europe’s population is slowly dying out due to the younger generation not populating the country while the other half is aging seniors. Why is immigration so critical to Europe’s demographic
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the green monkey theory was totally replaced by the chimpanzee "out of Africa" theory‚ and the chimp origin of AIDS was fully accepted by the scientific community. A phylogenetic "family tree" of primate viruses (which few people could understand) was presented to prove that HIV was descended from a primate virus in the African bush. Analysis of virus genetic data performed by the "supercomputer" at Los Alamos in New Mexico indicated that HIV had "jumped species" from a chimp to a human around the
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