The San Antonio Zoo

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

The student completed the internship requirement at the Brevard Zoo. Additionally, the student holds a volunteer position at the National Elephant Center prior to the internship. The internship director approved the student to use the additional volunteer hours at the elephant center for course credit. At Brevard Zoo, the intern was already a paid employee at the facility prior to the internship course. The internship was modified to give the student an experience that highlighted the many aspects of working with animals outside of her original position. The activities included activities working with both animals, guests, and staff. The focus on animal training, behavior, and learning was achieved by the intern

Regarding education in zoos, although they do provide a lot of it, most of us go to the zoo as a way to spend time and for recreational

Zoos present a certain blend of nature and culture. They have always provided a way to bring natural wildlife and urban Americans together as a means of entertainment. Yet, throughout the years the role of zoos have changed. Though once used for amusement, zoos are now being used for education on preservation and the welfare of endangered species. One may wonder where and how the idea of zoos started and just how they, and the environment around them, have changed throughout history.

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.

According to Wikipedia, spider monkeys tend to live in medium sized groups of around two or three dozen individuals called troops, averaging at about 15 to 25 individuals in a group. The group will break up into smaller bands on occasion, like to split up to forage for food resources or if there are not enough resources to support the entire group to increase their chances of survival. They are typically found in large, unoccupied areas in the upper layer of the rainforests of Central and South America but can also be found in Mexico. They are primarily arboreal, meaning the spend most of their time swinging from trees, using their prehensile tails to move around. They use their tail as a fifth hand using it to help them

There are numerous types of monkeys in the world today, with all of them being placed in two groups.They fall under either the new world primates who inhabit South and Central America, and the old world primates who populate Asia and Africa ( http://www.arkive.org/ ). The major difference between the two is that have tails of the new world primates can latch onto and clench tree branches and objects whereas the others cannot. Another difference is the opposable thumbs which the old world primates possess, and the new world monkeys do not. What classification does the Grey-Shanked Douc Langur fall under? What are its origins, traits and other information pertaining to this species?

The first type of primate I observed was a Bolivian Grey Titi Monkey which is a type of new world monkey species found in areas of eastern Bolivia and also can be found in Brazil. The scientific term for this species is Callicebus donacophilus. These types of monkeys have medium sized body

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

Western and Eastern gorillas are more genetically distant from one another than are chimpanzees and bonobos. There are few striking physical differences between the subspecies of gorilla, although differences in dentition and skulls reveal distinguishing morphological characteristics of each subspecies. Mountain gorillas have significantly longer hair than their conspecifics, while western gorillas have brown hair. Eastern gorillas have longer faces and broader chests than western gorillas (Rowe 1996; Nowak 1999). Gorillas have dark brown to black fur and black skin. Dominant adult males who control the group, is called silverbacks because have a prominent sagittal crest and striking silver coloration from their shoulders to rump.

In addition, New World Monkeys live in social groups composing of mated pair. Old World Monkeys are dispersed around sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia ranging from tropical jungle habitats to semiarid desert and even seasonally snow-covered areas in northern Japan (139). Old World Monkeys contain medium to large sized primates with a narrow nostril. They have non-prehensile tails and 8 premolars. They have a butt pad to comfortably sit and have opposable thumbs.

There are so many reasons why people live in one place. But what would happen if your town, your city, your community got destroyed. What if you had no place to live, no family to go to, everything was just gone? All this happened an one big city named New Orleans on August 29, 2005. Dams were broke, rivers were flooded, roads were destroyed, but nothing came down to this. All the houses, the people, the town just gone and would never be the same.

The Gladys Porter Zoo is one of the best places that gives the opportunity to experience what service learning. By playing an important role in education, public recreation, and conservation of animals they give their knowledge out to the people to give to change the Earth. Relating the 3 books that we have read during class, the book Oceans demonstrates how service learning can apply to the positive domino effect towards the Earth. Leopold with A Sand County Almanac emphasizes how important the animals are and how the education toward recreation that the Gladys Porter Zoo gives is an example of the Land Ethic that society should follow. Last but not least, Ewing with Monkeys is Made of Chocolate with his example of the stack of cards represents

Wolf’s Guenons, Old World monkeys, are found at south of Africa’s Congo River. Their habitat is forests, woodlands, near rivers and streams. They have a unique way of jumping from tree to tree: they aim at the center of dense clump of foliage and leap. When they land, they scramble through the branches and find a large, steady limb, and then hurl themselves at the next clump of foliage from there. Like many other guenons, their smaller body size allows them to forage farther out on small branches and escape leopards and chimpanzees by fleeing to the outer

Emperor Tamarin Monkeys are found in the forest of South America and live in groups from between 2-8 monkeys. They were named after their mustaches, which was thought to resemble German emperor Wilhelm ll. Due to their small size they are able to move from branch to branch very quickly. Their prey includes fruit, insects, and rodents. They also have predators which are, hawks, snakes and wild cats. They have a small body size they are all mostly between 7in.-12in. Their tails are very long and thin, and most of the time they live to be between 8-15 years. Most of all they are very playful animals (“A-Z Animals”). They are very tame, playful, and loving animals. When they are in an area they love to be petted by humans and they would play around with whoever it is. They are usually in groups of 15 others. The best thing is if you get one as a pet as a baby you would have to put them in diapers to potty train them just like an actual baby.