Primates
Primates
Answer the following discussion questions, your answer should be at least 200 words in length. After posting please respond to at least one other students’ post.
2, Describe three ways in which food availability and distribution affects primate group size, group interactions, and/or social behaviors.
Chapter 5 Reading:
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Chapter 6 Reading:
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Extra Resources :
Primates: https://youtu.be/BpnlS_ach-0
Comparative Skeletal Anatomy website:http://www.eskeletons.org/
Sifaka Lemurs: https://youtu.be/5c116fcBzFI
Primate Observation Video Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqGjS-l4Roj9P6H_BCXyRCEUJUo4SB0wV (Links to an external site.)
Some zoos with live-webcams to observe primates:
- Chattanooga Zoo Tamarins(Links to an external site.)
- Detroit Zoo Japanese Macaques(Links to an external site.)
- Houston Zoo Chimpanzees(Links to an external site.)
- Houston Zoo Gorillas(Links to an external site.)
- PIN Common Marmosets(Links to an external site.)
- Reid Park Zoo Lemurs(Links to an external site.)
- San Diego Zoo Baboons(Links to an external site.)
- San Diego Zoo Orangutans
- 3D Images of Primate Skeletons: http://www.eskeletons.org/(Links to an external site.)
- Virtual Lab exploring Fossils & Artifacts found in East Africa: https://africanfossils.org/(Links to an external site.)
- Primate Evolution Video:https://youtu.be/bYAbp-hP4r4 (Links to an external site.)