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Primates
The two suborders of primates that are recognized today are Strepsirrhini (lemurs and lorises) and Haplorrhini (tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans). The taxonomy of primates is an issue that is not resolved and has undergone many revisions over the years. Our Primates category attempts to deal with questions about primate species and subspecies described prior to and since the latest revisions.
678 Questions
Why do male orangutans have cheek pouches?
It is now believed that orangutans have cheek pads to amplify their vocalisations. Effectively the pads work in the same way as putting your hands to the side of your face when you shout out.
As the pads develop only in dominant males, it is also believed that they enhance a male's visual impact, thereby making threats more convincing.
What is the activity pattern of tarsiers?
Tarsiers are arboreal, spending most of their time in trees. They forage alone at night. However, some have been observed foraging during daylight.
Some social behaviors include playing, grooming, snuggling, vocalizing, and scent-marking.
They generally have sleeping sites. Primarily, they hunt during the night and rest during the day.
They do not enjoy captivity and have an extremely high death rate and a greatly shortened life expectancy when held in captivity. In most instances, a shorten life by as much as half.
They have also been known to bang their heads against walls(when in captivity), to the point of death. Psychological trauma is often sighted as the reason behind this behavior.
Anyone who is after a quick profit and likes animal cruelty. Marmosets, like all primates, do not make good pets. They are not domesticated (or tame). In addition, marmosets spray (pee, a lot, smells musky!), bite, get aggressive over their territory, and need a companion of the same species.
You do not want to buy a monkey, get a dog/cat/hamster. Cheaper to buy, cheaper to take to the vet, and it won't make your house smell from their spray, or bite you (and then end up being put down, or taken to an already over-flowing primate sanctuary).
Are twin births common among primates?
Most primates carry their young. That would be too difficult if a mother had to carry two babies. Thus, twins are fairly rare among all primates.
Yes they can. There are a species of monkey that live in the mountains of Japan, however, they often use geothermal springs to keep warm.
These monkeys are called Snow Monkeys or Japanese Macaque. They live at latitudes between 41* and 31*north of the equator where temperatures range from 5*F to 73*F. In the winter these monkeys spend time in hot springs.
Which are the worlds most northerly primates?
Homo sapiens of course but you are probably more interested in the Japanese snow monkeys.
What are the large African primates called?
While there are many different species of apes in Africa the largest species is the Gorilla.
How old is the oldest chimpanzee?
The oldest captive orangutan was named Guas. Guas lived to be fifty eight years old at the Philadelphia Zoo. Wild orangutans have a life expectancy of around forty five years.
What happens when an anthropologist studies the behavior of primates in the jungles of Asia?
physical anthropology
What characteristics have allowed humans to dominate other creatures?
- more intelligent in some ways
- bipedal walking
- thumbs (some other animals have them too)
- tools and weapons
But without the intelligence, we're actually quite weak.
What is a group of primates called?
A group of primates are called homospecies depending on the species of the primate.
ex. monkey primate, human primate, ect...
How would you describe informational advertising?
nonpersonal selling of a specific product. An example is a regular television commercial promoting a soft drink. The primary purpose of the advertisement is to promote the specific soft drink, not the entire soft-drink line of a company.
What are 5 examples of primates?
* Chimpanzees * Gorillas * Orangutans * Lemurs * Bush babies * Monkeys * Baboons &
* Humans
What is the difference between primates and non primates mammals?
All mammals are not primates. There are mammals like deer, lions and bears and none of them are primates. However, all primates are mammals. There are only a select Family or Order of species that are primates, including Gorillas, Orangutangs, Humans, Baboons, Spider Monkeys, Chimpanzees, etc.
Which primate is the closest relative to the common ancestor of all primates?
The last common ancestor between Homo sapiens and their closest relatives among other apes (Chimpanzees) occurred around 6 to 8 million years ago. Because this field is such a new one, and because the information is so limited, as of yet it is difficult to assign a specific species to the common ancestor. Right now the closest we have come is Sahelanthropus tchadensis.
When did the first primates appear?
Members of the genus Australopithecus lived in Africa from around four to three million years ago. If the robust Australopithecines are included (now also known as Paranthropus) then Australopithecines can be considered to have existed up to around two million years ago. - Australopithecines were any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus that lived from 1 to 4 million years ago.
What characteristic of monotremes sets them apart from other mammals?
Monotremes
Monotremes are one of the three forms of mammals. All mammals suckle their young, have three middle-ear bones, and have hair.
Monotremes are the only mammals that lay eggs. They also have extra bones in the shoulder girdle. Their legs have spurs at the sides. These have no function excepting for in male platypuses; in male platypuses they contain venom. Monotremes have no nipples and no corpus callosum. Their body temperature is only about 90 degrees Fahrenheit (as opposed to 95 in marsupials and 99 in placental mammals). They are toothless as adults. They are the only mammals that can electrolocate and the only mammals with full cloacas.
An example of a monotreme is the duck-billed platypus.
Written by a placental mammal...
How many ribs does orangutan have?
Don't think about it honey 'cause today's not the generation of apes...but if you want may be you should count your ribs and put it as an answer to ur question!!!!
joke...
What is the average circumference of a human neck?
Did you mean just humans? I'm thinking of giraffes.
How do squirrels avoid predators?
They emit a small chirping sound that scares predators away; if this does not work, they run away in terror.
