The Characteristics Of Animals : The Nature Of The Animals

As part of the only Old World Monkey group I analyzed the Silver Langur whose scientific name is Trachypitneus Cristatus. In this cage there was a total of 6 monkeys so there was very much activity. This

A few weeks ago, I spent a lovely Monday afternoon observing two different primates at the Santa Ana Zoo. I got to the zoo around two in the afternoon, and to my surprise, the zoo was decently crowded. The Santa Ana Zoo is smaller in comparison to other zoos like the Los Angeles Zoo, but still had a decent amount of animals there. Covering a small 20 acres of land, I came across two primates that fit perfectly for the purposes of this course project. I chose to observe an endangered ape, the white-handed gibbon, and an endangered new world monkey, the golden-headed lion tamarin.

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.

The animal I have chosen to study is the Japanese macaque, more commonly known as the Japanese snow monkey. Sir David Attenborough recently described the macaque as “one of the most successful and versatile of all primates”, commending its capacity to be “versatile, resilient, enterprising, tough and capable of surviving in extreme conditions”. This essay will continue by examining the Japanese macaque in a number of ways. Firstly, I will describe the physical characteristics of the animal, paying particular attention to the way in which their appearance has adapted to enable them to dominate in their habitat. Secondly, I will discuss the environment in which the macaques live in and the unique capabilities they maximise to develop a

Isbell and Wright’s articles both focus on monkey species and their native environments, Africa for Isbell’s (1994) vervet Old World monkey and South America, Peru area, for Wright’s (1994) owl and titis monkeys. The articles main focus is the relationship between these monkeys and their natural predators. Focusing on how the predator aspect of their lives is determined by their environment and adaptations they make to ensure survival. Isbell’s Vervets Year of Doom focuses more on the adaptations that was forced upon the vervets’ because of their changing environment, the death of fever trees. While Wright’s Night Watch on the Amazon focusses more on how the primates way of life affects their relationship with predators and the likelihood of attacks. Both articles have similar aspects however the species way of life, specifically their environment and sleep schedule, are quite different as well as the authors way of observing and studying the primates within their habitats.

For the primate observation project I went to the Santa Barbara zoo to observe and contrast different types of primates. I observed one species of an old world monkey, which was a gorilla and two different species of new world monkeys, which were the Bolivian Grey Titi Monkey and also the Golden Lion Tamerin.

There are three species of monkey that are abundant in Lui Kotale, the redtail monkey, Tshuapa red colobus and black mangabey. Researchers found a finger from

Capuchin Monkeys are found in the neotropical forests of Central America. Animal Diversity Web states that the Capuchins have, "one of the widest ranges of all New World Monkeys. " Capuchin Monkeys are easily adaptable to many different habitats. They can live in a variety of forest types, both wet and dry. The University of Wisconsin Primate Research Center notes that, "All Capuchins live in dense habitats. They are arboreal and usually sleep on a branch. " This being said they can survive in an abundance of areas because of their some special features. These features include strong gripping hands and a grasping tail, giving these monkeys have a wide range of locomotion. They are able to run, leap, and

It's as big as a buffalo and it has a shaggy black and white stripes like a zebra. It has two sharp brown horns on the side of its head to attack predators. Its body length ranges

On Friday, March 31, a observation study was conducted at the L.A. Zoo. The time of arrival for the observation was at 11:48 am and the end of the observation was at 2:42 pm. The weather condition at the zoo was very sunny with a mild gust of wind every so often, which is a perfect weather condition to conduct a study. The main reason for conducting this observation study was to study and gather information about the many different types of primate that are located at the zoo. To see how different or similar each primate is to one anotherin different aspects.

They have short fur with a slightly bushy tail and short, rounded ears. They also have a medium length muzzle. These creatures are omnivorous, nocturnal, and are usually solitary mammals. They like to live mostly earthbound and near water where shell fish is

In 1753, Carl Linnaeus listed among the types of quadrupeds familiar to him the Latin word for dog, canis. Among the species within this genus, Linnaeus listed the red fox (as Canis vulpes), wolves (Canis lupus), and the domestic dog (Canis canis). In later editions, Linnaeus dropped Canis canis and greatly expanded his list of the Canis genus of quadrupeds and, by 1758, included alongside the foxes, wolves, and jackals and many more terms that are now listed as synonyms for domestic dog, including aegyptius (hairless dog), aquaticus, (water dog), and mustelinus (literally "badger dog"). Among these were two that later experts have been widely used for domestic dogs as a species: Canis domesticus and, most predominantly, Canis familiaris, the "common" or "familiar" dog.[20]

It has been said that what distinguishes humans from other animals is metacognition-- the ability to think about thinking. Thinking and consciousness are two topics that Descartes emphasizes heavily in his Meditations on First Philosophy. On the topic of thinking, Descartes asks, “But what then am I? A thing that thinks. What is that? A thing that doubts, understands, affirms, denies, wills, refuses, and that also imagines and senses…Indeed it is no small matter if all of these things belong to me. But why should they not belong to me?” (Descartes, 20). This example of metacognition provides insight into the content of thinking, which can be applied in a variety of ways. By analyzing the way that people think about thinking, it becomes possible to explore an important feature of the human experience. In particular, this aspect of the Cartesian approach to thinking is useful when considering the impact of mental illness on mental processing and thinking.

The animal has a short head while the body takes the shape of a barrel, covered in fur that is reddish-brown in color on the upper part of its body while underneath it is yellowish-brown. However, unlike other rodents, it has sweat glands in the hairy portions of the

Hominum causa omen ius constitutum, a phrase which was attributed by Gaius, a Roman jurist translates to “all law was established for man’s sake”. In this day and age this phrase is held firmly, where human beings claim and possess all legal rights, while animals or nonhumans are credited no legal rights. For many years the controversial debate about the ethics of the moral status and considerateness of nonhuman animals has been a common one between philosophers. Non-profit organization, Nonhuman Rights Project, have taken action and been working through the common law to help nonhuman animals gain legal rights. Most recently, arguing that if habeas corpus can be applied to corporations, then why not to chimpanzees under possession, medical experimentation.