Monkey Observation

Within this essay, we will study more in depth the behavioral as well as physical traits of two primates at a zoo from their interaction with their peers to their place in the group. This observation would enable us to further understand the possible existing correlation between humans and primates. First, I studied a female chimpanzee with her baby, and then, a dominant male gorilla, in San Francisco Zoo at about noon, on May 23, 2015, for an hour each. Even though they share some similarities such as having a large brain, living for a long time, and being bored in their enclosure, they are still different; when gorillas are the largest, chimpanzees are the smartest. In fact, chimps use tools to catch food, they would not be able to reach

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The signifying monkey is a great example of aggressive expression otherwise known as a verbal battle or sounding this is an important aspect of camingerly agnostic expression.

In 1988 at the University of Zurich, Eduard Stammbach set up an experiment with long tailed macaque monkeys to determine if they were able to rein aggressive behavior and act cooperatively. Subgroups of monkeys were created, and the lowest ranking monkey was taught to press a set of levers in a specific sequence that caused a machine to deliver popcorn. The high-ranking monkeys noticed the low ranking monkeys’ unique skills. The high-ranking monkeys soon began grabbing all the popcorn. Before long the low ranking monkeys stopped operating the machine. This did not last long because the higher-ranking monkeys began to change their behavior. The higher-ranking monkeys began to approach the lower ranking monkeys more peacefully, and allowed the lower ranking monkeys a share of the popcorn. Furthermore some higher-ranking monkeys began to groom the lower monkeys even when the machine was inoperative.

Behavior observed in each primate Patas Monkey They are very fast and can be able to run within short distances using the most minimal time. It takes less than 10 seconds to run within a distance of approximately 100 meters. While the animals move around they try to monitor the environment as quadrupedally and monitoring of the environment can be able to take as much as up to ten minutes in any case they have doubts of where they are, this alerts them of any predators. Consortship is a situation where the two animals would stay close to each other and monitor the movement and environment of each other. This is done as long as the animals are out in an environment that is not seen as being friendly. The patas can be seen to be less vocal and they move around in silence, they make certain noise only once when they have seen a predator. The noise or the sound takes just a few seconds as long as the danger is taken away

Mark Mariano Professor Guenther Anthropology 131 November 25, 2012 Primate Observation Primates are one of the most interesting mammals on earth, not only because of their complex social structures, but because they hold so many similar characteristics to humans. Primates are often cited as our closest living relatives and on two separate occasions I observed four separate species of primates at the San Diego Zoo that can justify their use of their physical characteristics and behaviors that may be similar as well as different to the other primates and ours.

Chimpanzee Social Organization and Communication Chimpanzees (Figure 1) are the closest living relatives to us, and they share 99 percent of our DNA (1). Chimpanzees have distinct group territoriality. Male chimpanzees “patrol” near the boundary between the two ranges, at that time they move very carefully and quietly, and they can cease to listen and observe the range of their neighbors. Patrolling individuals are likely to face cruel and violent

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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

Many forests are dying and that can have a major effect on plants and humans. Forests are dying off because of droughts, deforestation and invasive species. Dying forests can also alter global climate and change how much sunlight is being absorbed in the different hemispheres. Western North American forests are suffering because of the drought while humans are affecting southwestern forests. The removal of forests has different impacts on different parts of the world. In some places, it is a good thing while in other places it is bad. Scientists are trying figure out where and how the surrounding plants are affected negatively and positively.

Curiosity In Humanity Since the beginning of time, humans have always been captivated by the endless possibilities of life and the intricate subject of fate and destiny. Perhaps, it is simply integrated into our nature. Although that wonder does come at a price in particular cases, it does not stop us from collectively seeking out new experiences, and that is probably for the better.

Over the summer, I went to an amusement park with my family. This park is not only known for its rides and roller coasters, but also for the animal attractions. After a long day of riding roller coasters, we decided to go see the dolphin show. As we made our way to see the dolphin show, we passed by different animal attractions. The penguins that I once thought were adorable and lively, looked miserable, as they waddled in a dense space. Then I passed by a tank with two dolphins, I noticed that their skin, which was suppose to be delicate and rubbery, looked rough and damaged. Prior to this visit, I had been to the parks many times, but never had I felt the way I did that day. .

In our experiment we observed a miniature potbellied pig and the way different food would affect the pig. Naturally the feces of the pig will change due to the different food it is fed. A healthy pigs’ stool is supposed to look dark brown and firm, yet not hard. We

I'm walking to my lab, 24 tech to get on to my work on why certain animals have fur and are small like the common housecat and why they behave like they do.I come inside to the lab to check-in to reception and I greet my co-workers writing down notes about how the animals appear and then get to my locker to grab my clipboard, notes, and my uniform.I go to a cage and get a chinchilla and I place it down on a clear lab table and it felt as light as a feather.I grab the cat from the cage and put the cat right by the chinchilla to observe it.Then i go look at chemicals to see how they react to it.I look for some chemicals that can be used in foods.I go grab a book on chemistry and read it so I can make compounds used in food.I make an compound

The hypothesis that the apes might be able to communicate is being under consideration as there is no enough evidence of it. Researchers such as Koko or Michael apes ones are introduced as an evidence of apes acquisition of communication. But according to the lecturer to define the person capacity to communicate, we should consider some important factors. First of all, the existence of a language, the act of taking each way, emotion response to what is being said. This behaviour was not seen during the conducted experiments. This is being criticized by the researchers by saying that actually we do not know how apes behave as we do not spend much time with them. in this case another problem occurs. How does the emotion status of the researcher