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The Cultured Chimpanzee: Reflections on Cultural Primatology by W. C. McGrew, 2004-11-22 Chimpanzee Cultures: With a Foreword by Jane Goodall NEXT OF KIN: WHAT MY CONVERSATIONS WITH CHIMPANZEES HAVE TAUGHT ME ABOUT INTELLIGENCE, COMPASSION AND BEING HUMAN by STEPHEN MILLS ROGER FOUTS, 1997 Understanding Chimpanzees (Chicago Academy of Sciences) by Jane Goodall, 1989-10-10 The Chimpanzee Family Book (Animal Family Series) by Jane Goodall, 1997-09-01 Chimpanzee: The Living Link Between 'Man' and 'Beast' (Edinburgh Medal Lecture, No 3) by Jane Goodall, 1992-09 The Predatory Behavior of Wild Chimpanzees. by Geza Teleki, 1972-06 East of the Mountains of the Moon: Chimpanzee Society in the African Rain Forest by Michael P. Ghiglieri, 1988-01 The Chimpanzees of the Mahale Mountains: Sexual and Life History Strategies Teaching Sign Language to Chimpanzees by R. Allen Gardner, 1989-12 The Chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest: Ecology, Behaviour, and Conservation (Oxford Biology) by Vernon Reynolds, 2005-08-04 Baby Animals:Chimpanzees by Kate Petty, 2004-04-08 UC-One Small Step: America's First Primates in Space by Patrick Hughes, David Cassidy, 2005-07-26 The Egalitarians - Human and Chimpanzee: An Anthropological View of Social Organization by Margaret Power, 2005-08-22

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41. King County Library System--Homework Help--Primates
    Animals, Insects and Birds primates General Apes (General, chimpanzees,Gorillas, Orangutans) Baboons Monkeys Lemurs  
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42. PRIME-TIME PRIMATES: Chimps Count
    One characteristic of chimpanzees and other higher primates is their larger brainsize. The farther up a species is on the evolutionary tree, the bigger its  
    http://www.pbs.org/safarchive/4_class/45_pguides/pguide_504/4554_chimp2.html
    
    Extractions: Chimpanzees doing fractions? Language and math skills have long been thought to be solely human abilities, but an Ohio State University researcher has taught some chimpanzees to solve simple arithmetic problems. Primatologist Sally Boysen, who has been working with chimpanzees for many years, shows that the chimps are truly processing the information and not just learning by rote. Boysen's discoveries mean we may have to re-evaluate how we think about primate intelligence. Trainers typically reward any motion made by the animal that takes it closer to the desired behavior. For example, you would never train a lion to jump through a flaming hoop by holding up a hoop and telling the animal to "jump through." You'd have to break the task into separate components. First, you would probably have to train the animal to jump. Next, you might have the animal jump over a low stick. Slowly, you would work up to a hoop, and finally, introduce fire. Rewards would be constant throughout the process.

43. YourDictionary.com • Library: Can Chimpanzees Talk?
    Slithy toves of chimpanzees. Can primates Talk? Humans seem to acquire languagein a manner different from other types of behavioral learning.  
    http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/ling002.html
    
    Extractions: Humans seem to acquire language in a manner different from other types of behavioral learning. The onset of language learning is sudden (around the age of 2). We learn our native language without instruction, in fact, we can learn 2-3 languages at that age as easily as one. If we do not learn to speak between the ages of 2 and 6, it appears that we lose the ability to speak normally the rest of our lives. All this evidence suggests that we have a ' language organ ' which other species do not possess, a segment of our brain which is triggered by a stage of development, much the same as walking is. A simple way to disprove this Innateness Hypothesis, as linguists call it, is to demonstrate that other species have the capacity to speak but for some reason simply have not developed speech. A logical candidate for such a species is the chimpanzee, which shares 98.4% of the human genetic code. Chimpanzees cannot speak because, unlike humans, their vocal cords are located higher in their throats and cannot be controlled as well as human vocal cords. It does not follow from their lack of speech, however, that chimpanzees are incapable of language, that is a human-like grammar. Perhaps they can acquire grammar and speak if they could only use grammar some way other than with a voice. The obvious alternative is sign language, since all primates have extremely dexterous hands and sign language is a language. You have probably already read about the regular chimpanzees

44. Museum_science_boston.doc
    To teach Museum visitors about primates, and chimpanzees, Development of ateacher kit on chimpanzees, primates, primate evolution, or ethology.  
    http://www.wildchimpanzees.org/educators/html/museum_science_boston.html
    
    Extractions: Program Overview : The Boston Museum of Science features the Human Body Connection, an interactive, staffed exhibit addressing human anatomy, physiology, evolution, and technology. The three year-old exhibit is home to a pair of Cotton-Top Tamarin monkeys obtained to educate museum visitors about primates, primate behavior, ethology, and primate evolution. Existing exhibitry currently challenges visitors to consider each of these topics, while a scheduled demonstration titled "Observing Primates" allows visitors to participate in an observational study of the Tamarins. We are in the developing stages of a public program on primate evolution and a field trip program for high school students on human evolution. The Boston Museum of Science will prepare for the arrival of Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees by expanding upon these programs in the Human Body Connection, and in other life science areas of the museum. In scheduled formal demonstrations, and informal interpretations, visitors will consider primate morphology, and behavior in an evolutionary context, and learn the skills necessary to study primates. These activities will augment the Jane Goodall film, while abiding by the 'Science as an Activity' plan of the Boston Museum of Science and its mandate to teach biological evolution. These activities will also be available for related programs detailed at the end of this action plan.

45. Primates
    Pictures, vocalisations and information on chimpanzees, gorillas, mangabeys,colobus monkeys and other primates can be found at this site.  
    http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~chan/capa/resources/primates.html
    
    Extractions: Demography and Health Evolution Genetics Growth ... Paleoanthropology , Primates, Skeletal Biology Characteristics and Classification of Primates http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/mammalia/primates.html This site is sponsored by the Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. It features information and description of classification of Strepsirhines and Haplorrhines. Primate Info Net (PIN) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/ By far the most comprehensive and useful resource on primatology on the Web. Coordinated by Larry Jacobsen, Head of Library Services, Primate Center Library, Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center African Primates at home http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/primates.html Pictures, vocalisations and information on chimpanzees, gorillas, mangabeys, colobus monkeys and other primates can be found at this site. Primate Communications Chimpanzee Culture Database http://chimp.st-and.ac.uk/cultures/database.htm

46. ANIMAL BIOLOGY: ON HUMANS AND CHIMPANZEES
    levels of gene expression in humans, chimpanzees, and other primates, chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, orangutans and all other higher primates  
    http://scienceweek.com/2004/sa040813-2.htm
    
    Extractions: 1) The name "chimpanzee" usually refers to members of a species designated Pan troglodytes and found in a broad but discontinuous distribution across equatorial Africa. Such "common chimpanzees" are distinguished from their close relative the pygmy chimpanzee or bonobo (Pan paniscus), which lives only south of the Congo River in the current-day Democratic Republic of Congo. But for other taxa, genetic similarity as close as that between humans and chimpanzees leads routinely to classification in the same genus. Adopting that logic would make us all chimpanzees, or all chimpanzees members of the genus Homo. 3) The central idea of the chimpanzee genome project is that comparison of the chimpanzee and human genomes will uncover genetic differences underlying the molecular, morphological, and cultural differences between the two species. The power of such an approach was illustrated by a recent study comparing more than 7000 genes from the chimpanzee to those from humans and mice. Signs of positive selection on the human lineage were shown by genes influencing hearing and those encoding catabolic enzymes that could play a role in adaptation to dietary novelties.

47. CAMEROON: Primates Die From Anthrax, Causing Bush Meat Scare
    Law prohibits the killing of gorillas and chimpanzees, but the meat of both The official statement did not say when the four primates who died of  
    http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2005/april/primates.htm
    
    Extractions: The government of Cameroon has warned people against eating monkey meat after discovering that several chimpanzees and gorillas in a game reserve near the capital had died of anthrax. The warning was issued on Tuesday following medical tests on the bodies of two chimpanzees and two gorillas found dead in the Dja game reserve, 100 km southeast of Yaounde. "Analysis of samples taken from the dead animals indicates that the principal cause of their death is anthrax, a highly contagious disease to humans," the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife said in a statement on Tuesday. Law prohibits the killing of gorillas and chimpanzees, but the meat of both primates is a prized delicacy for many Cameroonians, who enjoy a wide variety of bush meat. This is the first time that anthrax, an acute and potentially fatal disease usually found in cattle, sheep and goats, has been detected in gorillas and chimpanzees in Cameroon. The government warned people living in and around the Dja reserve to avoid touching or consuming any monkey found dead. It also urged them to bury such animals without delay and to report their death to the authorities.

48. Mammals » Primates » Chimpanzee Main Page
    Wild chimpanzees are diurnal primates, meaning they are primarily active in chimpanzees are relatively large primates, though much smaller than their  
    http://www.centralpets.com/animals/mammals/primates/pri2918.html
    
    Extractions: Animal Description: Chimpanzees are well known to people throughout the world. They have graced movie and television screens, journeyed to space and some have even communicated with us through sign language. The Chimpanzee is a truly remarkable creature. Chimpanzees are relatively large primates, though much smaller than their cousin the Gorilla. They can weigh anywhere from 99 to 176 pounds at adulthood. They have no tail and are usually black. Like Gorillas, some adult males might develop a gray patch of hair on their backs. Chimpanzees are native to Africa. Unfortunately, these wonderful animals are classified as endangered, due to mass habitat destruction, hunting and commercial exportation.

49. Zoo Primates Go Bananas Over National Geographic
    chimpanzees at the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin, The magazinereadingprimates achieved notoriety in Madison when a class of first graders at  
    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/05/0509_020509_natgeochimps.html
    
    Extractions: May 13, 2002 National Geographic may have just acquired a new fan base; but is it the pictures, or the cool covers? The chimpanzees at the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin, recently received six boxes of back issues from a group of local schoolchildren, and the publications appear to be a big hit. The magazines are scattered about their living quarters to simulate the big leafy plants found in their native habitat, said Jim Hubing, director of the zoo. But the chimps sometimes flip through the glossy pages, and react to certain pictures. "When a chimp opens up a magazine, there may be a picture that may catch the eye," he said. "There are many beautiful pictures in National Geographic."

50. Senate Bill Introduced To Restrict Pet Trade In Monkeys, Chimpanzees
    “Monkeys, chimpanzees, and other nonhuman primates can be dangerous if not cared for primates such as chimpanzees and macaque monkeys have bitten and  
    http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/senate_bill_introduced
    
    Extractions: WASHINGTON — The Humane Society of the United States today called upon Congress to address a growing problem - the private ownership of primates for use as pets. Senators James Jeffords (I-VT) and Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) introduced the "Captive Primate Safety Act" today out of concern for the welfare of the animals as well as their concern for public health and safety.   “Earlier this month two monkeys escaped from an outdoor enclosure in Ohio and attacked a local resident,” said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The HSUS. "Primates are powerful wild animals, and they do not belong in people's basements or backyards.  These animals can also spread disease to people, and the risks of private ownership cannot and do not exceed the benefits."  "The Captive Primate Safety Act is a common sense solution to a potentially very serious problem,” said Senator Jeffords, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. “Monkeys, chimpanzees, and other nonhuman primates can be dangerous if not cared for properly and can pose an even greater risk to our public health as carriers of dangerous diseases.  Our legislation is needed to help federal agencies control and monitor these species within our borders."

51. The HSUS Urges Swift Passage Of Bill To Ban Dangerous Primates As Pets
    Monkeys, chimpanzees, and other nonhuman primates belong in the wild, Like big cats, primates such as chimpanzees and macaque monkeys have bitten and  
    http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/the_hsus_urges_swift_p
    
    Extractions: WASHINGTON — On the heels of a highly publicized attack of a California man by two chimpanzees who escaped their confinement, U.S. Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Rob Simmons (R-CT) today introduced a bill, H.R. 1329, that would ban the interstate transportation of primates for the pet trade. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is calling for swift passage of the "Captive Primate Safety Act" to protect primates as well as public health and safety. "Monkeys, chimpanzees, and other nonhuman primates belong in the wild, not in our backyards and basements," said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The HSUS. "These animals are dangerous, they spread diseases, and they cannot be kept in private homes humanely. We applaud Representatives Johnson and Simmons for their leadership in introducing this important and timely legislation. We urge Congress to pass the Captive Primate Safety Act quickly before the next person is injured or killed by a pet primate." The bill is similar to the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, which passed Congress unanimously in 2003 without a single dissenting vote, and which bars the interstate commerce in lions, tigers, and other big cats for the pet trade. Like big cats, primates such as chimpanzees and macaque monkeys have bitten and attacked their owners, but the safety threat is arguably even greater: primates can spread dangerous diseases such as yellow fever, monkey pox, Ebola and Marburg virus, tuberculosis, herpes-b, and Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), the primate form of HIV. Primates are popular pets, and animal welfare groups estimate there are 15,000 in private hands in the United States. According to the Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition, nearly 100 people have been injured by primates in the past 10 years, including 29 children.

52. MSN Encarta - Ape
    At one time, apes were classified as a single group of primates, but today most chimpanzees and gorillas—the apes that spend the most time on the  
    http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761556424/Ape.html
    
    Extractions: Search for books and more related to Ape Encarta Search Search Encarta about Ape Editors' Picks Great books about your topic, Ape ... Click here Advertisement document.write(' Encyclopedia Article Multimedia 6 items Article Outline Introduction Range and Habitat Physical Characteristics Behavior ... Endangered Apes I Print Preview of Section Ape , any of 13 species of large, highly intelligent primates , including chimpanzees gorillas gibbons , and orangutans . Apes are sometimes confused with monkeys , but unlike their smaller primate counterparts, apes do not have tails and their arms are usually longer than their legs. Apes live in tropical woodlands and forests of Africa and Asia. Despite sharing similar habitats, different ape species show striking differences in behaviors and ways of life. At one time, apes were classified as a single group of primates, but today most zoologists divide them into two distinct families: the lesser apes, or gibbons, and the great apes. Gibbons are similar to monkeys, with lithe, slender bodies and extremely agile movements. Gibbons spend all of their lives in trees, using their hands like hooks to swing arm-over-arm between branches. Known as brachiation, this method of locomotion is so fast that gibbons can easily overtake a person running on the forest floor.

53. Kids.net.au Chimpanzees
    School Time Science Living Things Animals Mammals primates. Sort by Alphabet Popularity. Printer safe version  
    http://www.kids.net.au/kidscategories/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/Living_

54. Apes, Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Orangutans And Gibbons
    A Collection of Stuffed Apes and primates from Becca s Workshop. A portionof the sale of these primates benefit the Species Survival Programs of the  
    http://berlinbear.com/wildapesandprimates.html
    
    Extractions: Becca's Workshop A Classic Toy Store Teddy Bears, Stuffed Animals, Puppets and other cuddly pleasures. APES C omplete L isting of ... NEXT SPECIES: ARMADILLO APES AND PRIMATES A Collection of Stuffed Gorillas, Chimps, Orangutans and Gibbons Primates are a large family of higher mammals distinguished by their opposable thumbs. The chimpanzee is thought to be the most intelligent of the arthropoid apes. They live in Africa. The gorilla is the largest of the anthropoid apes and also lives in Africa in small family groups. The orangutan's name means "man of the woods". He lives in Asia. Gibbons are the least man-like of the arthropoid apes. They live in Asia. See also Monkeys. W T o order, call toll free 1-877-750-TOYS (8697) or email to rm@berlinwi.com , or click any green immediate delivery button to access a secure order form B ecca's W orkshop

55. Amarillo Wildlife Refuge
    Like the chimpanzees, all these primates were forced to eat a deficient diet ofdog food that Azzopardi got through donations from a local business,  
    http://www.peta.org/feat/awr/primates.asp
    
    Extractions: HOME l PHOTOS l VIDEO l DONATE NOW Primates in Peril Tiger Tales Rabbit Stew and a Cockatoo Named "Lucky" ... Donate Now The indoor chimpanzee cage at Amarillo Wildlife Refuge (AWR) was an underground cement pit that resembled a dungeon. Our investigator was appalled when, on her very first visit to AWR, she saw piles of rotten food and feces swarming with flies and maggots in the chimps’ depressing cell. Over time, she found out that this was the usual state of affairs at AWR. The chimpanzees, including one who Azzopardi claims appeared in a remake of Planet of the Apes , spent their days staring at the walls, lying on a garbage-strewn metal resting platform, or screaming and fighting with one another because of the unnatural and stressful conditions. Walter is an 11-year-old chimpanzee who has been at AWR since he was 9 years old. Evidence indicates that Walter’s name before coming to AWR was Bucky, and at the time of PETA’s 1994 investigation into animal supplier Buckshire in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, he was just 2 years old. Bucky was born in 1992 at the Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP) at New York University. LEMSIP had an ugly habit of giving babies to Buckshire in exchange for using other Buckshire chimpanzees for breeding and testing. LEMSIP tore Bucky from his mother and gave him to Buckshire and from there, at 7 months of age, he was given to a tawdry traveling photo business run by a Florida couple. Bucky was returned to Buckshire’s basement laboratory cages when he was 2 years old—that’s when PETA’s investigator videotaped Bucky rocking ceaselessly from loneliness and the trauma of losing his mother.

56. Great Apes And Other Primates - National Zoo| FONZ
    Gorillas are the world s largest primates and, after chimpanzees, our closestrelatives. Gorilla Facts Meet the Gorillas  
    http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Primates/
    
    Extractions: The Zoo is home to many primates. Orangutans and western lowland gorillas can be found at the Great Ape House. Smaller primates, including golden lion tamarins, pygmy marmosets, and howler monkeys, can be found in the Small Mammal House . Look for gibbons at Gibbon Ridge and lemurs at Lemur Island more Primate Photo Gallery Help with cam Watching gorillas: The Zoo is home to seven western lowland gorillas, three females and four males, who live in two groups. Three of these gorillas were born here at the Zoo, including Kojo, who was born in November 2001. Gorillas are the world's largest primates and, after chimpanzees, our closest relatives. Gorilla Facts Meet the Gorillas About Primates

57. Lpag Home
    THE BUYING AND SELLING OF ANY NONHUMAN primates, INCLUDING chimpanzees ANDMONKEYS. YERKES LIES ABOUT ITS USE OF chimpanzees IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH  
    http://www.lpag.org/
    
    Extractions: MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC - we're here to tell you about laboratory primates , the people who work with them in the laboratory, our opposition to the use of nonhuman primates in biomedical research , and the relationship between abolition and welfare . This site will help you gain new insight into the realities of biomedical research.

58. Data Collection
    While most primates are adapted for life in an arboreal environment, only humans are About chimpanzees Our Closest Relatives History of primates  
    http://www.chimpanzoo.org/about_chimpanzees.html
    
    Extractions: Home Program Information Research Education ... Create Research Login Primate Characteristics A primate, which includes the species Homo sapiens (us), is classified as a mammal (Class Mammalia). This means that they have similar shared biological and behavioral characteristics. For example, mammals control their body temperature internally (thermoregulation), unlike a snake that requires contact with sunlight, warm surfaces, or other external means to increase body temperatures. All mammals thermoregulate their bodies to a specific range of temperatures. Using a complex system of heat retention and heat loss, and body coatings such as hair, skin and glands, mammals can live in a wide variety of climates. Mammals are also characterized by efficient breathing systems, a separate chest and abdominal cavity, a four-chambered heart, and a complex nervous system. The classification of mammals can be reduced further to include a smaller group of species that share specific characteristics. This level of taxonomic classification is called an Order. Prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans belong to the Order Primates. Primate species inhabit nearly all ecological niches through biological and behavioral adaptations. Humans, in particular, have an extremely broad geographical range made possible by complex behavior. While most primates are adapted for life in an arboreal environment, only humans are fully adapted for terrestrial, bipedal (walking on two feet) locomotion.

59. The Children's Museum Of Indianapolis
    primates primates chimpanzees are members of a very large and familiar family —the primate family. This area of the exhibit explains primate evolution and  
    http://www.childrensmuseum.org/special_exhibits/discovering_chimpanzees/
    
    Extractions: An unparalleled study of behavioral science and natural history unfolds as visitors enter Discovering Chimpanzees: The Remarkable World of Jane Goodall. Four interactive exhibit areas cover Goodall’s 40-year study to present some of her most original and thought-provoking ideas on chimpanzees and primates in general.

60. Chimpanzees Shed Light On The Evolution Of Human Senses
    Insights into the evolution of sight, smell and speech are emerging from comparisonsof the human genome with the DNA of chimpanzees and other primates.  
    http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/genome/genesandbody/hg07f009.html
    
    Extractions: A study of thousands of human and chimp genes, published in the journal Science in December 2003, shows that there could be key differences in our perceptions of the world. Different suites of genes may govern how chimps and humans smell and hear, and differences in hearing might even have affected the evolution of speech, wrote Andrew Clark (Cornell University, Ithaca, New York) and colleagues at other research centres. To find key differences between a selection of 7645 chimp and human genes, Clark and colleagues looked for evidence of positive selection. Genes that had higher mutation rates than the expected background rate for each species (termed positive selection) were thought likely to have offered a survival advantage. These genes are likely to account for biologically significant differences, the kind that might define humanness.

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