Nonhuman and human primate observation

Running Head : PRIMATES

Nonhuman And Human Primate Observation (Name (University (Professor (Course /Subject (Date

Nonhuman And Human Primate Observation

Humans belong to the biological Primate . This is a group that humans share with lemurs , apes and monkeys . Primate is a latin term that designates the character of excellence , being first and nobility Primates belong under the Kingdom Animalia , Phylum Chordata and the Mamalia Class (Groves , 2001

This ought to look into the characteristics of the Primate specifically comparing and contrasting the non-human primates from the human primates . This will focus

on the behavior displayed by the primates to be able to see any recognizable patterns that exist in the br

In The zoo , the first non human primate observable is a Gorilla . The Gorilla is a Western Gorilla with the scientific name of Gorilla gorilla . This specie is believe to inhabit subtropical forest and can be found mostly in the forest of South Africa . According to researches , the DNA of a gorilla is almost 97 the same as the human DNA . There are only two gorillas in the zoo the male is nine years old while the female is 14 years old

Looking at how the Gorillas act as people watch them seems as if they are kind animals but not really friendly . They only sit near the cave or on the top of the rock but they don ' interact with humans . They don 't really play , as far as I can observe , they seemed to be serious . With regards to mating , I didn 't get the chance to see them mate but I was told by the caretaker that they mate privately inside their cave . The gorilla 's diet are vegetarians , mostly fruits and leaves

Another interesting primate in the zoo is the Golden Lion Tamarin . Other people call this creature `Golden Marmoset . It is a `New World monkey and can be found mostly in the forest of Brazil . It is now endngared . It has red orange to a dark golden brown color and has sharp claws . It 's under the family Cebidae and its scientific name is Leontopithecus rosalia . This animal stays mainly on the upper grounds or in the trees They can usually be found jumping from one branch to another . They are noisy and they play a lot . It seems that there is a couple in the group the male bring food for the female . The males are dominant . They are the one who get the food . There are three Marmosets , two of them are females and one male , the male is approximately seven years while the female is six and four

The next primate is the Ruffed lemurs these have the colors of a koala black , white and grey . It 's scientific name is Varecia , variegata variegata . Its natural habitat is in Madagascar . In the zoo they stayed mostly in the trees , they would only go down to pick up foods . They are noisy more likely they shout or sort of...