Hominidae

The last primate I went to see is the Gorilla as knowns as (Gorilla Gorilla). I saw two gorilla at Como Zoo. Gorillas are the largest member of the primate family. They usually eat fruits, leaves, seeds, and insects. Adult males usually have silver-colored hair across the back and hips. The term “silverback” has two meaning, it helps us understand if the gorilla is a male and female and it helps others to see who is dominate. I couldn’t tell if the gorilla was young or old, but I determined it…

Since I am a physical anthropology concentration, I’m planning to do my research on the Neanderthal speech gene. This research will most likely be a literature review, if possible I hope there are ways for me to do field work on this topic. Since Neanderthal were the last common ancestors of Homo sapiens, they have a lot more in common than the other species they diverged from. Modern humans are probably the only animal that uses language to communicate with each other, but the question that…

Snowflakes are Unique Snowflakes are unique because the science behind it. Snowflakes are inspiring when they start to form. When snowflakes fall they start out as a snow blocks then when they start to melt and then they into snowflakes. snowflakes are unique by there beauty. Snowflakes are intriguing. Snowflakes are cold, wet, and melt easily. To begin with, snowflakes are unique by there beauty. Snowflakes can only fall on the months of December, January, and February. Snowflakes…

The distinctive features that primate parenting have is special compared to other mammals. Primate parenting last a lot longer than other mammals which is the cause of primates having larger brains so they need more time to develop causing the young to need their parents help. Compared to other mammals as well primates have stronger bonds between to parents and the child as well. Some ranges of primate residence patterns are as follows : one male, multifemale ; one feamle, multimale '…

Gorillas are animals that are often anthropomorphized in pop culture and literature. Gorillas are known to be mighty animals who are strong willed and who stick together. These animals are family oriented and have human-like characteristics. In pop culture, there are many examples of these Gorillas like the very successful movies; Mighty Joe Young, King Kong, and George of the Jungle. In these movies and in many others like them, Gorillas are known to be mighty, strong, and overprotective.…

A recent observational study have reported the stone gathering and throwing chimpanzee in zoo suggest humans are not the only ones who can plan for future. In Osvath’s (2010) study, they observed repeated episodes of male chimpanzee named Santino, making piles of stone and picking up a stone and chuck it toward the crowd, causing it to disperse. They found that Santino plans ahead for how he will react to the visitors’ approach to his compound, and that is inconsistent with interpretations that…

The earliest known hominid, Australopithecus Afarensis, also known as "Lucy", had a difference in their appearance compared to modern humans. Lucy's height was about three feet tall, almost the average height of a female (three foot five). I tried researching Lucy's weight and had little success, however, the average weight of a female was about 64 pounds. Also, the average height for the males was about four feet eleven inches and the average weight of a male was 92 pounds. The Australopithecus…

Creationism is the belief that the universe along with everything in it was created by acts of divine creation. A good example would be how the Christians believe that God is the creator of all things. Evolution is the process of different species developing and diversifying over a period of time to adapt to their environment. A good example would be us. According to scientists we have ancestors that trace back to six million-years-ago to a group called the Ardipithecus group which is our…

1) Perhaps the most important feature of primate parenting is how extensive their investment is in raising their children. Primate take great care of their offspring and expend a lot of energy and time raising them. This also goes along with the fact that primates mature fairly slowly, meaning more time is needed to care for them before they become independent/mature. This leads to primates being slow reproducers, taking longer before they're ready to have another child/children. Some primates…

Passage A Protectress of the Mountain Gorilla Doctor Dian Fossey is widely known for her study of mountain gorillas in East Africa. She was a specialist in the study of primates which are apes, monkeys, gorillas, and humans. She first saw gorillas on a trip to Eastern Africa. It was during this time that she met the influential scientist Louis Leakey who helped her launch her career. She held a different viewpoint of gorillas from that of most people at the time. She wanted to learn as much…