Non Human Primates

Primate parenting is somewhat different than the parenting styles of other mammals. Primates tend to give birth to fewer offspring than other mammals, but become more invested in those offspring. Primates take care of their offspring longer than other mammals, but as a result, these offspring tend to be smarter, more socially complex, and longer living. “By caring for their offspring, providing them with food, and teaching them about social roles and social behavior generally, primates increase the chances of their species’ survival” (170). In addition, Primates tend to care for their young longer because the development period is longer for primates than other mammals, which is also because of their higher intelligence levels in comparison to other animals. (170).

The primate observation that I chose to observe are Orangutan, Squirrel Monkey, and Lemur. This observation took place in the Lowry Park Zoo on October 18th. I went to the Lowry Park Zoo around 2 pm until 5 pm. The purpose of this observation is through primate’s anatomy, locomotion, and behavior to getting know them better, and how they are differences and similarities compare to human beings. When I got there, the Zoo was already very crowd. There were lots of people in the zoo; I think probably was on Sunday. I am afraid that I don’t have enough time to observation all three of primate species, so I straight went to the sites. I noticed that the habitats of these primates are very similar. They all live in very large and sparse environments

Due to the intellectual level of primates there parenting skills differ from other mammals. Primates birth fewer off spring than other mammals because there births are spaced out over time to account for teaching and nurturing the newborns. Primates tend to take much better care of there infants with mothering qualities due to there intelligence which is far different than other mammals who sometimes give birth and leave there young. Primates care for there offspring much more than other mammals and do things that more closely resemble the care humans have when it comes to parenting as oppose to animals like dolphins and other mammals.

Humans have been examining and studying non-human primates for ages in an attempt to further understand the reasoning behind human behavior and base instinct. While it would be ideal to study non-human primates in the wild, away from possible interference from human civilization, that is often not the case, especially for students, and in this case the non-human primates have been observed within captivity. Specifically, the species observed were the Tufted Capuchin monkey (Cebus apella) and the common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) at the Living Links to Human Evolution Research Centre in Edinburgh Zoo.

As well as they like to escape outside of the house to go out to explore. They also tend to bite and can cause blood from the

Female primates tend to give birth to fewer offspring as well as spending more time raising said offspring as these offspring have a much longer period of development. The cause for this longer period of development is due to the large sizes of the brains of primates.

Also, if anything does not perfectly suit the monkey, it could get upset and fly into rage and harm you. If the monkey gets mad so easily, lots of things could get ruined and the caretaker could get frightened or hurt by the monkey. “When you leave the monkey unattended, it will become destructive.” Finally, If the owner is like most people and have a job or things that they need to get done throughout the day, the monkey will be alone and break or damage anything they can get their hands on. Since the caretaker will probably not like this, they will most likely have to stay home bounds more often, which to most people isn’t always so fun.

“Though they are territorial animals, howler monkeys do not tend to engage in overt conflict with nearby troops and in some cases may share an overlapping territory” (Shah). Most of their movement includes them moving from one branch to the other. The reason why they climb fast from one tree to another is by the help of their tails. Howler monkeys have prehensile tails, or tails that can grip onto anything. According to National Zoo, ”Males measure 24 to 26 inches (60 to 65 centimeters) long with a 24 to 26 inch tail (60 to 65 centimeters).”

Chimpanzee vs. Baboons Have you ever wondered which primates roam around in the wilderness? Well two of the most common animals are chimpanzees and baboons. These animals are very alike but they are also very different. Chimpanzees and baboons look nothing alike, so they don 't have any common traits.

Primatology has showed humans that although we are still the most advanced species, there is not as big of a gap as what has previously been thought. There are a lot of similarities, not only biologically but also culturally, between humans and other primates. Research and studies have shown that primates live in community with each other very similar to humans. Their community may not be as complex as ours, but it is similar all the same. Their communities even contain hierarchies and social groups. Although primates have not learned how to use spoken language, researchers have been able to teach some of them sign language. They have also found that primates make their own tools. Another aspect of primate culture that is similar to

Primates Behind Bars: Introduction Zoos have been present in society as attraction sites for hundreds of decades. According to the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, there are approximately 10,000-12,000 zoos and animal parks in the world. Zoos have numerous enclosures dedicated solely to one animal species, with primate exhibits being one of the most universally common among all zoos. Zoos are premises for the bondage of creatures, regularly in urban regions where huge numbers of the creatures would not overall be found, with the expectation of contemplating the creatures and showing them to people in general on the loose.

It’s a fun time seeing the animals at the zoo, but do the animals love living there? This is what Jack Hanna thought throughout the book Monkeys on the Interstate by John Stravinsky. Most people are in the zoo business not for the well being of the animals, but instead for the money. On the other hand jack Hanna's first priority is the animals.

A 4-year-old boy fell in a cage from 12 feet high, but it was not a normal cage. He fell in the cage of a 17-year-old gorilla named Harambe. The gorilla saw it as a threat and made the young boy its own property. It took care of the boy like it was its own. The gorilla had good intensions with the boy, it thought that it was taking care of it properly, but that was not the case at all.

The other monkeys bullied them. They indulged in self-mutilation, tearing hair out, scratching, and biting their own arms and legs.” This shows how these monkeys were more paranoid being with other monkeys than being alone. Their paranoia towards the other none isolated monkeys showed us how the isolated monkeys formed a type of distrust amongst them because they do not know their intentions of them. Some monkeys that were isolated for at least three months were not as affected to the monkeys that were isolated for at least a year.

This leads to many concerns from the public on the physical and mental impacts of captivity on the wild animals. This essay examines the advantages and disadvantages of zoos to lead us to a possible conclusion whether it is ethical to place animals in captivity. We will also examine if zoos have the best possible facilities to keep animals in captivity. Body One of the advantages of having zoos, is to provide protection to some animals that are endangered.