Primates Argumentative Essay

Now, may I ask you something? Have you ever seen a primate wandering in its own habitat peacefully? I bet the answer would be no. In this era of globalisation, many forests have been cut down, both legally and illegally, in the name of development. Yet, what we seem to not acknowledge is the fact that the very forests that have been destroyed to pamper our endless lust to materialistic luxuries is also home to many endangered primates. Allow me to bring it down a notch. Primates are a group of mammals that includes monkeys, apes, lemurs, bushbabies and lorises. Primate have served to be a source of attraction in places like the zoo, circuses, and amusement parks all around the globe. But I am against the ideology of them being confined solitarily,

To put it in perspective, they are much close to humans than we think. To be sharing such a close bond with us, don’t they deserve the rights to live freely in their habitat? Despite sharing 98.8 percent of their DNA, their body language is poorly understood by humans. For example, chimpanzees are known for grinning. But little did we know that it indicates fear rather than joy. Zoo visitors smiling at them can unknowingly have a negative impact on their welfare. Additionally, primates that are being displayed in captivity show more behavioural signs of stress when they are exposed to a loud and noisy environment, which is common in a typical zoo or circus. Apart from that, placing more primates in captivity can produce a vulnerable generation of primates that are unable to defend themselves from a potential danger or predator. They could even evolve into a generation that are unable to find food for themselves! The reason I am saying this is because, the primates in zoos are fed and groomed by zoo keepers every day. They do not even have to protect themselves from any predator as they are kept confined. This species of animal would sooner or later evolve into a more vulnerable