%Para 1: Networks are being increasingly used to quantify social structure of wildlife species.
Animal societies are increasingly being recognised as complex, including species that have traditionally been considered as solitary. Over the past 20-30 years, modern technology has enabled researchers to quantify the social structure in animal societies using tools from network analysis. Mathematically, networks describe interactions between a set of nodes by placing edges connecting the nodes. Social network approaches have been used in the literature to document animal interactions in multiple different contexts, including aggressive encounters citep{Casey2015}, affiliative contacts (e.g., grooming, citet{Franz2015}, trophallaxis,
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However, while previous studies have focused on how the position within a social network affects an individual’s fitness, few have explored the relationship between species sociality and network structure. citet{Faust2002} compared 42 networks across human, animal and bird species and found network similarity to be dependent on the interaction type rather than the taxonomic classification. A follow-up study that compared 51 human and non-human social networks pointed out the difficulties in comparing network structures across taxa, as most of the global network properties are constrained by network size and edge density citep{Faust2006}. Comparative studies of primate social networks have shown an association between neocortex size, which is linked to higher social ability, with network density, connectivity, and global network efficiency citep{Kudo2001, Lehmann2009, Pasquaretta2014}. citet{Lusseau2004} compared the structure of dolphin social networks with known features of human social networks (positive degree homophily, preferential association by age), but no formal statistical comparisons were made. Other recent attempts have been limited to closely related species (e.g., comparison of grevy’s zebra, extit{Equus grevyi} and onager, extit{Equus hemionus} by citet{Sundaresan2007}).
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Lopez’s writing is important to my paper because he documents the social and psychological history of human interactions with wolves. Mr. Lopez has been a highly respected authority on human and wolf interactions, and his first hand research for Of Wolves and Men was extensive. His recounting of the vicious and cruel treatment that wolves were subjected to documents the almost incomprehensible evil the human animal is capable of. This information helps present the mindset that many people have carried forward to today, and illustrates the irrational fear and hatred humans still exhibit when dealing with wolves. He gave a startling and alarming window into the human mind, and clearly demonstrates the resistance the wolf reintroduction and recovery efforts had to go up
1. The social structure and behavior of chimps in their communities or troops suggest many questions. What research questions might Dr. Hahn and her associates ask?
Many similarities can be drawn between Sapolski’s A Primate’s Memoir and the documentary Look who’s talking. From the size of a community to the way the animals communicate, baboons distinguish themselves from other social species. The wolf lives in a small pack to assure its survival; the bee lives in a hive with thousands of other workers; the ant lives in a very large colony; the baboon lives in a troop. At the top of a baboon troop’s hierarchy is an alpha male. He assures his reign through
The concept of dominance in an ethological context is defined by the Merck Veterinary Journal as “competitive control over a resource in a limited circumstance and to the ability of a higher-ranking animal to displace a lower-ranking one from that resource.” However an animal’s relationship with another cannot be called dominant unless one consistently displays submissive behavior. (Landsburg, “Glossary of Behavioral Terms”) The concept of a “dominance hierarchy” is defined by Encyclopedia Britannica as “a form of animal social structure in which a linear or nearly linear ranking exists, with each animal dominant over those below it and submissive to those above it in the hierarchy.” Typically a social hierarchy is not established unless there is competition for resources. For social animals, who live in groups, establishing a hierarchy is often beneficial and spares energy because instead of fully battling for a resource, the animals can follow the order and avoid confrontation. Among most creatures, the establishing of rank is often achieved through what amounts to posturing, such
Understanding the reason pair bonded has been selected for in Cheirogaleus medius provides insight into the evolution of primate social systems due to a further understanding the role of infanticide. If infanticide does play an important role in the selection of pair bonding in societies, then this would provide a more complex understanding of pair bonding in primates. This would lead to expansions in the database for understandings of the significance of infanticide in societies and its role in selecting mating patterns and social structures. It is difficult to have concise information about the mating strategies in a lot of primate species due to lack of resources and a limited number of species to study due to high species endangerment.
Every species must constantly be running the race for supremacy, as evident in the phrase, “Survival of the fittest”. Most commonly presented in lion prides, the utilization of alliances is crucial for the survival of members. Prides use each other’s strength to cooperate when taking down prey, protecting territory from other prides, and for protecting the young cubs from intruding outsiders. Yet these familial bonds are not impenetrable. Lionesses will attack other males within the pride if they get too close to her cubs, sometimes those males are her own offspring that have grown into adults.
At times their normal behaviors might seem abnormal and aggressive but most of time they are just having fun among themselves and they mean no harm. Kicking and banging things could mean they are excited about someone or something and are very common. When they are nervous or frighten they usually show their gums and teeth. Grooming each other is an act of friendliness, respect and acceptance. In the wild, they live in social communities of large groups where hierarchical priorities are practiced; when assessing food during feeding and foraging activities rank of hierarchy is important.
Non human primates’ social organization can provide useful information how human social evolution occurs. We will go over main points of how similar and different non human primates such as chimpanzees, orangutans, and gorillas’ society are compared to ours, humans.
Humans, as well as other primates, bond with grooming and playing with others. Humans, unlike other primates, interact with a wider variety of their species than most primates. The many human subgroups and cultures all interact with each other across the world, whereas most other primates only interact with those in their social group. The single fact that nearly all primates, including humans, are very social beings in general and prefer to live in social groups, contributes to the multitude of similarities of social behavior.
For this paper I decided to visit Zoo Atlanta to observe lowland gorillas. I got to the zoo at around eleven in the morning and found out the feeding times for the gorillas. Once I found them, after watching them for a little while I selected the most active group to go watch during feeding. The point of this trip was to make me feel as if I was doing a field laboratory observation of primate social behavior and it definitely did. As you read my paper I will include what I saw, my feelings towards it, and also any questions or facts I received during my visit from volunteers or signs throughout the exhibit. To put this paper
Also, the primate’s brain sizes and active social life make their more intelligent than other animals. For example, the chimpanzees that separate to look for food and then come together to eat since they are all related to each other. It helps defend each other and thus ensure their survival. Like the primates the grandparents, in their early years as a species, older women helped gather food for their offspring’s offspring. They were freeing up their daughters to have more children, more quickly. So the most evolutionarily fit grandparents have the most grandchildren, to whom they pass on their longevity-promoting genes. Finally, I could relate the paper to the course with the hominins that forms social networks, clans, and groups of greater
The majority of organisms that fall into the category of primates tend to live in relatively large group size and work together within their habitats to increase the overall survival rate. There are multiple benefits of living in larger groups which include increased genetic diversity, increased protection from predators and even more opportunity for developing learning strategies [7]. On the other hand, animals living in smaller groups do not necessarily have as much completion for resources or
Therefore some non-human animals do not show signs of ToM. Evolutionary science suggests that the higher primates are distant relatives of human beings, having similar physiology may mean that higher primates are more capable of intelligence. Social relationships refer to an animal's ability to form bonds with others of its species. This relationship formation may be affected by the animal's status or role in the community. In
Alongside the lessons learned by hunting, the connections that ethical hunting creates are very beneficial to human health. Ethical hunting creates three very strong and lasting connections: social, natural and spiritual. Social connections are forged with the people that are hunting partners. These connections usually create strong bonds that last forever. Nothing is more fun than going out and enjoying a hunt in the midst of nature with a loving family member or a best friend. The camaraderie that is created between hunting partners runs deep and will last forever as the tradition of hunting is carried on; good times will continue to happen between friends that hunt together. The natural connection is a bond between humans and nature. There is no better way to connect to an animal than to