Pros And Cons Of Humans And Chimpanzees

There are many behaviors, once thought of as exclusively human, that are also shared by apes. McKie says, in the article “Chimps With Everything: Jane Goodall’s 50 Years in the Jungle” that was mentioned earlier, that Goodall discovered that apes are able to actually create and use tools. She continues that Goodall observed that a male ape “carefully took a twig, bent it, stripped it of its leaves, and finally stuck it into the nest. Then he began to spoon termites into his mouth.” This new information was shocking to the world. Goodall says that in school she learned that man was the only living thing that could make tools; that was what defined man. This new discovery has forced the scientific community to redefine what is man (McKie).

Despite a lack of scientific academic education, Jane Goodall’s work on the chimpanzees made revolutionary breakthrough in the field of understanding chimpanzee behavior. It was all made possible by her firm belief on her unconventional methods which academics in the field eyed with cynicism and felt was pointless. Such pessimistic outlook on her efforts from established academics did not blight her morale; instead she carried on with her methods of analyzing the chimpanzee population with full enthusiasm and self belief.

“Of Primates and Personhood: Will According Rights and “Dignity” to Nonhuman Organisms Halt Research?”, by Ed Yong, is an article that explains the intentions of the Great Ape Project (GAP). The project demands a basic set of moral and legal rights for chimpanzees,gorillas, bonobos, and orangutans. Many countries have taken part of this project such as the United Kingdom and New Zealand. The message of the GAP is that the animals are not property, therefore they believe apes should not be used for experiment or entertainment. However, not everyone agrees with GAP’s rights-based approach. Frans de Waal, from Emory University believes that if we give rights to the apes, why not give rights to other animals such as monkeys, dogs, and rats? Singer says, “Speaking personally, I feel we should extend rights to a wide range of nonhuman animals” and he also says, “All creatures that can feel pain should have a basic moral status.” In the EU, Jane Goodall wants experimentations on apes and all animals to end. Many people are in favor of the GAP

In the article, “Of Primates and Personhood: Will According Rights and ´Dignity´ to Nonhuman Organisms Halt Research?¨, written by Ed Yong, who explains the moral but unclear delma of granting Great Apes rights. Extending from Spain to the U.S., the Great Ape Project (GAP) fights for these basic sets of moral and legal rights for apes. The problem is that apes, although genetically similar to humans are still viewed as simple animals. Which makes the ability to give these non-human animals, human like rights unnecessary as it would to give rights to dogs or rats. The U.S. has also passes the Great Ape Protection Act, which stop any harmful experience to apes. Consequently also stopping any further understanding of underlying biological mechanisms,

Suzuki mentioned in his article about medical research and experiments of Jane Goodall using chimpanzees greatly affect the population of chimpanzees. Furthermore, human moves animals from their homes and lands to zoos for education and

According to National Geographic, scientists have sequenced the genome factor of the chimpanzee and found that humans are 98.5% similar to the ape species. The chimpanzee is our closest relative in the animal kingdom; however, some people are not aware of our resembling traits with chimpanzees. Jane Goodall’s, In the Shadow of Man, describes some similar traits humans and chimpanzees have such as their facial expressions and emotions, use of tools, and diet.

In the article “Stop Brain Tests on Primates” discusses use of primates in cruel types of experiments. The article states that researchers use to study and test experiments on primates because they are closer to our own dna than any other animal. Although many other animal are used for testing should primates that can think and reason should they be used for experiments.

Muireann Quigley, in his article, “Non-Human primates: the appropriate subjects of biomedical research?” discusses the ethical issue of whether or not we should be using non-human primates in biomedical research. Throughout this article, Quigley raises the question is it ethical to perform testing on non-human primates? By looking at the accuracy of this testing, the type of research done, and the capacity of the subjects we can see that if the experiment is not ethical to perform on a human then it is not ethical to conducted on a non-human primate.

She was responsible for the studies of chimpanzees. Ironically, she did not have substantial knowledge of science and particular scientific method to conduct explanation or experiment. But unsurprisingly, she end up discovered something that many experienced male researchers unable to accomplish. Goodall’s major discovery was the new observation of how chimpanzees use tool to survive. At the time, many primatolgical scientists still stuck on the old framework that only human can use tool so that we can become the king of species. But Goodall overturned the majority in 1960s when she conducted several observation in chimpanzees, include how chimpanzees feasting on a wild piglet after hunting and process of chimpanzees using twigs as a tool to extract termites from its nests. Behaviors like these could explain chimpanzees has the capable ability to use tools surrounding them and use it to survive, just like human beings. The major reason that Goodall can observe such unexpected discovery may due to her “empathy” to chimpanzees. Empathy can influence how she ask questions and make lateral procedures on the studies. But while she has such success on discover new founding of primates, she was under attack by many other male dominant field workers, like objection, disagreement, criticism on her unskillful report and unprofessional scientific method. But overall on the Goodall’s research, she

In human history, several oppressed human groups have campaigned for equality, demanding for an expansion on the moral view of life, and to be treated fairly and have consideration. This means that when an issue concerns this group, their voices are heard, and treated with value. This equality should not be determined by that group’s collective intelligence level, the colour of their skin, or the physical stren¬¬gth of their bodies. Peter Singer brings up a similar idea in his essay: “All Animals Are Equal”, that non-human animals should have equal consideration with humans when an issue concerns them (Singer, quoted in Williston, p. 29-36). Going into a specific set of non-human animals known as primates, I argue that primates should have

For years, scientists have experimented with animals to study how diseases and disabilities affect them. Take neurologist Thomas Gennarelli for example. Dr. Thomas Gennarelli used primates as test subjects. For a little bit over 15 years, he bashed primates to imitate head injuries in human beings. He believed the results of his experiments would be beneficial in the future on how we should treat head injuries. The team that worked for him recorded the data via videotapes. Unfortunately, as much as he tried, Thomas Gennarelli flopped and could not create duplicate head injuries. In 1984, participants of the Animal Liberation Front broke into the University of Pennsylvania’s Medical school and swindled the tapes that’s withheld the data from the experiments. They edited the tapes to show the most gruesome abuses of the primates and submitted it to People for Ethical Treatments of Animals. Peta then submitted it to Congress and the media. Participants of these experiments claimed they appease the primates with drugs, so they would feel not pain. The videotapes told a different story. Just before the hammer smashed their heads, the primates tried to escape. The researchers used foul language and performed unsanitary procedures upon the primates. They mocked and chuckled at attentive primates with broken arms. The National Institutes of Health analyzed the videotapes. Thomas Gennarelli was condemned of 9 charges such as unacceptable veterinary care and lack of guidance for the

There are many instances in Through a Window that showed me how alike chimpanzees and humans really are. For example, on page fifteen, Goodall talks about Lucy. Lucy is a chimpanzee that is trained as if she were a human. She is able to identify pictures and call them by their names, such as “blue” and “dog”. Although Lucy could not verbally say these words, she used American Sign Language, which I think is even more impressive! Chimpanzees are just like babies in this way, they soak up so much information and are able to apply it within their own life. Goodall compares humans and chimpanzees on page sixteen, showing how the anatomy of both brains are very similar, “There are equally striking similarities between humans and chimpanzees in the anatomy and wiring of the brain and nervous system, and – although many scientists have been reluctant to admit this – in social behavior, intellectual abilities and emotions.” It is also proven that chimpanzees can catch human viruses and diseases, unlike other non-human animals. Another example of how humans and chimpanzees are alike was shown when Goodall talked about the baby chimps. Infant chimps are in need of the same things as human infants, “And one cannot watch chimpanzee infants for long without realizing that they have the same emotional need for affection and reassurance as human children.” (Goodall, page 19). Not only do baby chimpanzees need love and affection like humans, they also learn by imitation. A

The 1981 Silver Spring Monkey case has always been a foundation for Animal Rights Activists. Monkeys were left sitting in their own filth, deprived of food and water, and they had been put through horrible tests and surgeries all for the “sake of science.” Animal testing is wrong on so many levels. These innocent creatures do not understand why they are being put through such horrific conditions, the only thing these animals comprehend is the pain it brings them. Animal testing is cruel, ineffective, and unnecessary.

It is important to realize that testing companies are aware of people’s distaste for rats and therefore do not advertise that they test on other animals. Not used as often as rodents, but still used, primates are tested on to to study aids, genetics, and neurology on top of much more. In 2014, there were approximately 105,665 monkeys in U.S. labs, but luckily that number has fallen to 647 as of 2016. Something about it’s great that the number has falled because it was found that almost 90% of primates exhibit self-injurious or abnormal behaviors including pacing, hair pulling and biting. Though dogs and cats are commonly known as household pets, they are still experimented on in laboratories. Cats are usually used in the field of neurology

two species are so similar. As human populations grow, so does the risk of disease transmission between humans and chimpanzees. On 12 June 2015, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will classify all chimpanzees, both wild and captive, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Before this ruling, only wild chimpanzees were listed as endangered, while captive chimpanzees were listed as threatened under the act. The final rule was published in the Federal Register of 16 June 2015, and came into effect 90 days after publication on September 14, 2015. Just like the Bengal Tiger, worldwildlife.org is trying their best to help out the Chimpanzees. They stated, “WWF establishes, strengthens, and manages protected areas in Central