Behavioral Similarities Between Humans And Chimpanzees

In the Article “The 2% Difference” by Robert Sapolsky explains that scientists have decoded the chimpanzee genome to discover 98 percent of human DNA is similar. In Sapolsky article he goes on to explain the two percent difference humans and chimpanzee. A few of his discovered was that “Chimps excel at climbing trees, but we beat them hands down at balance-beam routine; they are covered in hair, while we have only the occasional guy with really hair shoulders” (Angeloni pp.40 2016). Physically we look different and can do different physical activities then chimpanzee. Sapolsky continues by saying how we have differences in social behavior. It is known

First, the chimpanzees are very similar to humans in terms of social behavior. Chimps have a very specific type of living which is very alike to humans in terms of behavior and life of a community. As far as social structure, the huge example is the separated communities in terms of manpower such as the rise of Figan. When he turns into his power, the old adult chimp, mike,

In chapter five, they begin the autopsy of Tutankhamen, this chapter digs into how old he at the time of his death and what the reason was behind his death. His mummy measured at 1.63 m long but considering the shrinkage from the mummification he was 1.67 m, 5 feet 7 inches, at the time of death. Derry determined that Tutankhamen's wisdom teeth were just beginning to push through his gum line. This discovery along with the study of the growth plates Tutankhamen died between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two. There were a few people that believed that he died as young as sixteen, Leek, and as old as twenty-seven, Harris, but most thought that Tutankhamen was eighteen years old when he died. Now, the more significant question, what caused him

Many attributes found in humans are also found in chimps. Similar to humans, chimps have long childhoods which involve long term affection, bonds and learning. Like humans, chimps display nonverbal communication through Kissing, holding hands and fist shaking. They also show emotion and personality which is thought to be a human attribute (Goodall, 2002). They say we are only 4% smarter than chimps, what defines smart? If we are so smart, why are we destroying our planet? Chimps have been doing the same thing for millions of years without damaging their environment. Maybe we should not ask who is smarter, but who is wiser.

A chimp named Judy was given a box to solve that consisted of a wheel that must be turned to drop the treat, and then a lever to be pushed that would open the door. She figured it out quite quickly, but what was interesting was that other types of apes in nearby cages learned how to do it by watching Judy and her cage mates. Social species also need to be able to cooperate to a certain extent to make themselves and others better off. Apes possess some cooperative skills, but they still come up far short of humans. Several reasons for this limit on cooperation are emotional issues, rivalry, violence, and impulsiveness. In an experiment where two apes were placed together in adjacent cages, one ape had two pieces of rope connected to a board with food on it. To obtain the food, both pieces of rope had to be pulled at the same time, but that required the help of another ape. One chimp realized he needed help and opened the door of the cage to let the other chimp in. Together, they pulled the board to the cage and received their treat. What the experimenters found was that the helper needed to be a friend and that the food must be in separate dishes for this to occur. However, bonobos, being incredibly social apes, were able to pull it together and eat out of one singular dish. This means that somewhere along the phylogeny of hominid evolution, humans were able to continue selection for the

The study of primates has been a common field of study for a long time. The studies are carried out for different reasons but the common reason is trying to understand human beings better. Studies have revealed that the behavior of primates is similar to that of human beings on different aspects. Human beings and primates have a history of being related based on the evolution stories. The earliest human beings are believed to have been apes and evolved from there.

Primates are not just shared between humans, it is in fact shared with other species in the world. One example is the early stages of when humans were discovered showed that we were once apes back in the day and then we started to change throughout evolution. We do share the same non-verbal gestures with apes so we recognize the similarities between the two. This is why primate reproduction is so important. Apes are the number one sign of primatology has made our understanding more and more a like to us humans. Primate reproduction is important because the more we reproduce humans and other species the more cultures will change among the world. Primates have become more like humans regarding our different cultures that we continue to share

Primates share many human-like factors, and over time, studies are able to now show that non-human primates have become even more like humans in terms of culture and lifestyle. Primates are intelligent, which allows parents of mammals to teach their young, and the young learn much like humans do. From detailed studies of ape behavior, it is concluded that apes, like humans, use tools and patterns to adapt from what they learn in social groups, rather than it being biological. Primates have been found to laugh, support each other, learn how to medicate themselves and others when in need, have family traditions, show off, grieve, and the list goes on. Learning such things, whether it be human or ape, varies from culture to culture, through social

Since they live among large groups and are very social, they develop bonds with each other. Chimpanzees are known to use tools for their daily activities and the use sticks is to retrieve insects and stones is used to shatter things. Chimpanzees are intelligent primates that use their natural specific behaviors to survive in the wild; therefore keeping them happy in captive can be a difficult task if there is little understanding or knowledge of them by the

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.

Thus, I was able to observe some similarities among these species. The way the female chimp used tools, and her fingers to grab food, how she used to be on her feet, freeing her hands, groom her child, educate her offspring, sleep with him while snuggling, use a lot of face emotions to convey a message to an individual; she smiled at her baby, laughed when playing, and tickling him, remind me of human. She also has a flat pink face, hands’ palm, and feet sole as humans do. Furthermore, the gorilla was also really human when he protected his eyes from the intense sunrays, following the movement of the sun, and sat in the shade, mated with a female, scratched his head, and bottom, and put his finger in his nose. I think that these humans’ pattern appeared for similar reasons as in the Primates. For instance, when the gorilla scratches his bottom, it is because the area is itchy, and he wants to remove what is indisposing him. In addition, the mother chimp educates her kid to transmit knowledge throughout generation, which is the same for humans, who go to school.

Research by Yamamoto, Humle and Tanaka in 2009 concluded that chimpanzees show altruism only when prompted or pressured rather than voluntarily [5]. This particular empirical research challenges the evidence proposed by prior researchers and tests the limits of chimpanzee’s altruistic nature. Using colour-coded tokens, one of which allowed for a partner to share the reward with the test subject and one of which gave the test subject all of the reward, several chimps were tested as to their response. Results showed a tendency for the chimpanzee to take the prosocial option in situations both with and without peer pressure. Abnormally results showed that pressure or harassment from partners reduced the chimpanzee’s inclination to take the prosocial option. Although these results challenge prior research [5] they are limited as they are not conclusive and raise questions of their own to reach a complete understanding. These research results are significant in challenging an already established understanding of chimpanzee’s altruistic traits and acts as a good contrast to other references. This resource stands out as it does not make conclusive statements out of abnormal results but rather opens up a reader’s opinion and presents issues further

Humans and Chimpanzees are more alike than most people think, specifically, in regards to behavioral characteristics. This paper will attempt to highlight some of these characteristics. We will compare and contrast the social dynamics, eating habits, the use of tools as well has various forms of communication used by chimpanzees and humans. Findings will suggest that human behavior is linked to a common ancestor to humans and chimpanzees.

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