Sumatran Orangutan

Mandrills, or also known by their scientific name Mandrillus sphinx, live in the rain forests of equatorial Africa, (San Diego Balboa Zoo, Mandrill exhibit/plaques, 2018). The Mandrill Morphology: The mandrill has a distinct dental formula of 2:1:2:3, located on the maxilla and mandible, which categorizes this primate to be in the catarrhine parvorder. All Old World monkeys, apes, and humans share this very same 2.1.2.3 dental formula. They are well known for their enormous canine teeth, which can

Orangutans are the world’s largest arboreal mammal. The adults can get very big in size; some of them can get up to between 120 pounds all the way to a close 200. They also can stand up very tall and get up to between four to five feet, which is literally my grandma’s height. Orangutan’s hair colors are slightly different than one another. Some have dark orange, brown orange and sometimes even pale orange. Those are some of the rare colors you will see in orangutans; the most common hair color for

things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth." - Chief Seattle The love I have for orangutans comes from an early age. Like most little sisters, my older brother ruthlessly teased me. When I was a baby he would make me mimic funny faces and stick my hair up on end. He said I looked like an orangutan. His teasing continued, but instead of getting mad, I became interested. I began taking a look at these creatures and soon discovered that

my research of Orangutans and Mandrills I observed them in captivity at the San Diego Zoo. My observations included a 20 minute observation of each primate as it cohabitated with other Primates and with other members of its own species. My findings will support the research of Orangutans and Mandrills through firsthand observations. My observation of the orangutan habitat was on a sunny and hot day with the average temperature being between 65-70F. The Enclosure for the orangutans was a grassy and

The chimpanzee is one of the most interesting mammals on this earth. These animals are the cousins of humans. According to the National Geographic chimpanzees share “98% of our DNA”. This in relative terms make humans and chimpanzees very alike, we are them and they are us. The chimpanzee population inhabitants Africa. Although many believe that chimpanzees are monkeys, they are great apes. (savethechimps.org). The chimpanzee population in the last few years has diminished drastically and this has

Did you know that there are currently 264 monkey species? Monkeys are the closest animals to man. There are a lot of facts about monkeys people don’t know. Monkeys can be divided into two groups: old world monkeys that live in Africa and Asia and new world monkeys that live in South America. A Baboon is classified as an old world monkey. A Howler Monkey is classified as a new world monkey. Most monkeys don't swing with their tails because not all monkeys have tails. Apes don't have tails. Monkeys

about to observe so there would be a more obvious contrast between their behaviors (on my first visit I had observed two different monkey species.) In this document, I will share my observations of the behaviors of Squirrel Monkeys and Bornean orangutans. My observations began at what appeared to be one of the smaller primate enclosures at the Los Angeles Zoo. I believe this was a nonpermanent enclosure for the primates contained within since the temporary signage identified the primates only

This is my narrative. Most people just call me Akot (which is the name on my birth certificate), or Kot, or sometimes KotKot. Victor and Charlie think it is cute to call me Akot the Thot, as in “What were you just thinking of, Akot the Thot?” which I do not find a bit funny. Moreover, Noora calls me Apricot or Quota, I would actually prefer to be called Thine Master, but no one seems to remember. It’s been Noora and I ever since that first September afternoon, when third grade had barely begun

primates I recently observed at the Lowry Park Zoo are the Collared Lemurs, Mandrills, and the Bornean Orangutans. Each primate are categorized differently. The Collared Lemur (Eulemur collaris) is part of the prosimians. They are inhabited in one small protected area in Madagascar. The Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) belongs to the Old World monkeys whom are native in Malaysia. Lastly the Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) is categorized with apes and they are native to the island of Borneo. Based on my

My animals name is Foxzilla and it was discovered by Enmanuel Aponte. The animal was named after Godzilla. When first discovered scientist weren’t sure what it was. According to the scientist at the time the animal had a similar body of gazelle, similar legs of wolf, and a similar head of a fox. When they saw that they know it was a mutation. They found the Foxzilla in a cave taking sheltered because at the time it was raining. The scientist know that foxes were friendly to humans, but weren't sure