As we saw in “Ape Genius”‚ the apes could observe others and learn how to use tools‚ for example‚ as we saw them with sticks used to retrieve insects; but they couldn’t teach others this new skill they had acquired. The apes could merely learn from observation‚ this meant that there is no furthering of these ideas. The ideas could not evolve‚ and were stuck at the primitive level that they were originally learned at. In the documentary‚ we see scientists attempting to teach apes and in turn have
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discovered a five year old skull and it was unlike that of an ape’s he had ever seen. According to!!!!!!!!!‚ Studying the skull‚ he made the following discoveries: -The skull had “ape-like” features -had a projecting face -small brain Dart discovered that the skull had human features too: -rounded jaw (unlike the pointed jaw of apes) -The specimen walked upright‚ judging by the ventral position of the foramen magnum (the hole at the base of the skull where the spinal cord appears) Professor Dart after
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family was dragged into the war and ripped apart by it. The Meeker family experienced the unfairness of war by losing friends and family and their business suffering. War is unfair for a numerous number of reasons. One particular reason is how it yanks people into it. For example‚ on page 94‚ Life Meeker states‚ “Where it ends up I don’t know and I don’t care.” This shows how people get dragged in. The bulk of people don’t even care about the war and just want to live their lives normally. This isn’t
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"I am an Outcast" (4). Melinda Sordino is considered an "outcast" in school since the accident. It’s her first year of high school and she’s already failing her classes and at her social life. Melinda fails to speak up for herself several times in the book. A few times she kept quiet was when some girls were kicking her‚ when her parents were yelling and when Heather needed her. The first way Melinda shows lack of courage was at the beginning of the book‚ when Heather made her go to the basketball
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monkeys and apes on the islands they live in. Lemurs range in size from the smallest mouse lemur with 5 inches to the indri with 2 to 3 feet (Nowak‚ 1999). The size of the lemur in comparison to other primates is an adaptation to the limited space on the island where it evolved (Jennifer‚ 2011).
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time period ‚ the ideas of evolution and the battle between science and religion. The novella emphasizes this very clearly as there key references to God “cried out loud to God” and other reference to the evolutionary idea of human from apes by Charles Darwin “ape like fury”. I clearly contradict that idea that it is a case of a “cute puss” transforming “into a beast” but rather an enigma of morality and duality in oneself‚ it portrays one to recognise themselves and the beast within‚ is the temptation
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Chapter 34 Vertebrates Overview: Half a Billion Years of Backbones * Vertebrates are named for vertebrae‚ the series of bones that make up the vertebral column or backbone. * There are about 52‚000 species of vertebrates‚ far fewer than the 1 million insect species on Earth. * Plant-eating dinosaurs‚ at 40‚000 kg‚ were the heaviest animals to walk on land. * The biggest animal that ever existed is the blue whale‚ at 100‚000 kg. * Humans and our closest relatives are
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The chili pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum‚ members of the nightshade family‚ Solanaceae. The term in British English and in Australia‚ New Zealand‚ India‚ Malaysia and other Asian countries is just chilli without "pepper". Chili peppers originated in the Americas. After the Columbian Exchange‚ many cultivars of chili pepper spread across the world‚ used in both food and medicine. India is the world’s largest producer‚ consumer and exporter of chili peppers. Among which the city
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The painting‚ The Nightmare‚ by Henry Fuseli illustrates a woman lying on her bed with an ape like figure sitting on top of her‚ pinning her down. Peeking through the drapes is a horse watching the scene. This could possibly illustrate a woman in an abusive relationship with her husband. The ape like figure represents her husband and how he bounds her down and never allows her rise and accomplish anything. Folklore says that the creature sitting on top of her is an imp‚ and many believe that the
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Characteristics Skull of an Oriental giant squirrel (genusRatufa) - note the classic sciuromorphousshape of the anterior zygomatic region. Squirrels are generally small animals‚ ranging in size from theAfrican pygmy squirrel at 7–10 cm (2.8–3.9 in) in length and just 10 g (0.35 oz) in weight‚ to the Alpine marmot which is 53–73 cm (21–29 in) long and weighs from 5 to 8 kg (11 to 18 lb). Squirrels typically have slender bodies with bushy tails and large eyes. Their fur is generally soft and silky
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