41. King County Library System--Homework Help--Primates Animals, Insects and Birds primates General Apes (General, Chimpanzees,gorillas, Orangutans) Baboons Monkeys Lemurs http://www.kcls.org/hh/primates.cfm

Library Services Find Your Library Ask a Librarian Library Cards Reserve a PC ... eBooks Reading Book Alert Book Clubs eBooks-Audio eBooks-Text ... TeenZone Library Resources ESL/Literacy New Music Traveling Library Center Special Collections ... Search/Site Map About KCLS Board of Trustees Friends Foundation KCLS Employment ... Email This Search the Web with Google Search KCLS Homework Help Animals, Insects and Birds - Primates General Apes General Chimpanzees Gorillas Orangutans ... Lemurs General General information about ALL primates is presented by Sea World. General information regarding ALL primates is provided by Friends of the National Zoo. Apes-General Great Ape Culture Great Apes in Peril BBC News presents a discussion of the United Nations Environment Programme to save the remaining great apes of the world and provides links to other articles about primates. Massive Destruction of Great Ape Habitat Likely Over the Next 30 Years Unless Current Trends Reversed The Born Free Foundation, an international wildlife charity, looks at preserving the habitat for great apes: gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo and orangutan.

42. Blogcritics.org: Saving Our Fellow Primates: A 2004 Conversation With Dr. Jane G Humans, chimps and gorillas are primates. primates are not ruminants (sheep,goat, deer and cows), ungulates (pigs, sheep, goat, deer and cow), or birds. http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/29/174231.php

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43. Dublin Zoo - Come Into The Zoo - World Of Primates - Gorilla At Dublin Zoo we have a family group of three gorillas; Harry, Lena and theirson Kesho. Kesho was born in Feb 1999 and became the first gorilla born at http://www.dublinzoo.ie/come_primates_gorilla.htm

At Dublin Zoo we have a family group of four gorillas: Harry, Lena, their youngster Kesho and another male gorilla born in February 2003. Kesho was born in February 1999 and became the first gorilla born at Dublin Zoo to be mother-reared. Kesho means 'tomorrow' in Swahili. Harry is a fully-grown adult gorilla. Adult males are known as a silverback because of the silvery grey hair on their back. This shows that he is the dominant male. Lena is much smaller than Harry and generally females are only half the size of the males. Gorillas used to be thought of as very aggressive, dangerous animals and films like King Kong did nothing to improve their reputation. However gorillas have been studied and proved to be very gentle and calm. However if he feels threatened a male will stand up and slap his chest with cupped hands whilst roaring. This is just a display intended to frighten away any threat. If this does not work, he will make a bluff charge, rushing towards the intruder but either stopping short or rushing past. Gorillas spend their days at quite a leisurely pace, eating, resting and playing. Gorillas walk on all fours keeping their feet flat and their hands in a fist with all the weight resting on the knuckles. Just before it gets dark gorillas make themselves a night nest on the ground by bending over leafy branches to form a comfortable springy platform.

44. Gorilla Rain forests are the habitat of gorillas and of many other primates. In sum,current conditions for the primates, and for the gorillas especially, http://www.buddycom.com/animal/special/gorilla/

"There are now more human babies born each day about 350,000 than there are individuals left in all the great ape species combined, including gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans." (Richard Cincotta, ecologist and senior researcher, Population Action International "Who gives a hoot about habitat?" Gorilla Composite Population Graph Gorillas once numbered in the hundreds of thousands or more. Numbers of gorillas in the wild are currently estimated by ecologists to be in the hundreds, possibly single digit thousands. That works out to a fractional SANI value of less than one. The subpopulations are pathetically fragmented and hovering just above Minimum Viable Population levels. Their survival is in an extremely precarious state. For example, a fire combined with a virus or an outbreak of human warfare could finish them off momentarily. It is impossible to stop humans from killing and eating them as well. Gorilla meat is popular in the bush meat trade. The bush meat trade exists because the region of Africa in which these organisms find habitat is overpopulated by humans. Subcutaneous radio location devices will not stop the advance of the human juggernaut, which is the reason for the demise of gorillas. Such devices will however provide temporary employment opportunities for African wildlife managers and superfluous busywork for foreign ecologists. Film crews, production studios, zoos, journalists, book writers, and humans associated with the tourism industry may also derive benefit from these organisms whilst they survive.

45. Primate Programming(tm) Inc Primate Programming Inc confirms that PPI chimps and gorillas play winning Humans and higher primates share approximately 97% of their DNA in common. http://www.newtechusa.com/ppi/main.asp

Get an Official PPI Shirt Get the Official PPI MousePad Download the Free Official PPI Wallpaper (Download NOW) Download the Free Official PPI Screen Saver (Download NOW) Website Development Software Maintenance Report Writing Software Testing Outsourcing of Your Data Center Mixed Model IT Primate Training Our staff gets updated Java training and .NET training every month. For you, the paying customer, this means you are purchasing the very best Primate Programming talent available today. How does my organization get started with Primate Programming? What are the costs Are there volume discounts Where is the work performed How many Primate Programmers can I engage at one time? >> How Do I Sign Up THIS JUST IN: Primate Programming Inc confirms that PPI chimps and gorillas play winning poker against human opponents. Read the Press Release Read the Breaking News Article Visit the PrimatePoker Website Archives "Humans and higher primates share approximately 97% of their DNA in common.

46. The Living Africa: Wildlife - Primates - Gorilla The gorilla lives in humid rainforests along the equator. gorillas eat plantsthat grow only in areas that receive intense sunlight exposure. http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/wildlife/gorilla.shtml

Ververt Monkey Savanna Baboon Colobus or Guereza Gorilla ... Chimpanzee Gorilla: Gorilla gorilla Subspecies: - Western lowland gorilla: G. g. gorilla - Eastern lowland gorilla: G. g. graueri (Endangered) - Mountain gorilla: G. g. beringei (Endangered) Characteristics Weight and Height males: wt 352 lb (160 kg), ht 4 ft 8 in - 6 ft (1.4-1.8 m) females: wt 150-250 lb (68-114 kg), ht up to 5 ft (1.5 m) Color blue-black to brownish gray, bare skin is black (nose, ears, lips, soles, palms, chest) General Location Western lowland gorilla: rainforest of Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and Central African Republic. The population totals roughly 40,000. Eastern lowland gorilla: Found in Eastern Zaire and areas near the Rwanda boarder. Roughly 4,000 found in isolated rainforest regions. Mountain gorilla: Inhabits Zaire, Rwanda, and Uganda. In 1992, approximately 320 were living in these regions and around 300 were living in forest regions of Uganda. The gorilla can be seen in the following National Parks and Reserves: Parks and Reserves throughout Rwanda and Zaire, especially Parc de Volcans, Kahusi-Biega, and Virunga NP. Ecology The gorilla lives in humid rainforests along the equator. Gorillas eat plants that grow only in areas that receive intense sunlight exposure. Mountain gorillas live in forests between 9200 and 11,200 ft (2800-3499 m) and occasionally are found in meadows at around 13,000 ft (4000 m). Eastern lowland gorillas can also be found in the mountains between 6600 and 8000 ft (2000-2500 m).

47. African Wildlife Foundation: Wildlives imagination of man as much as the gorilla, the largest of the living primates.Most gorillas live in inaccessible regions in various dense forests in http://www.awf.org/wildlives/149

select animal Aardvark African Wild Dog Baboon Bat Bongo Bonobo Buffalo Bushbaby Bushbuck Cheetah Chimpanzee Colobus Monkey Dikdik Duiker Dwarf Mongoose Eland Elephant Elephant Shrew Genet Gerenuk Giraffe Grant's Gazelle Grevy's Zebra Hartebeest Hedgehog Hippopotamus Hyena Hyrax Impala Jackal Kob Kudu Leopard Lion Mountain Gorilla Oryx Pangolin Porcupine Ratel Rhinoceros Sable Serval Sitatunga Spring Hare Thomson's Gazelle Topi Vervet Monkey Warthog Waterbuck Wildebeest Zebra WILDLIVES: AFRICAN ANIMALS Wildlives Library Adopt African Animals Download Wildlife Screensavers ... Wildlife Wallpaper SIGN UP FOR OUR ENEWS! Donate Adopt an African Animal Members Contact Us Swahili Name: Gorila or N'gagi Scientific Name: Gorilla beringei beringei Size: Males: Up to 6 feet tall, standing. Females: Up to 5 feet tall. Weight: Males: 350 pounds. Females: 215 pounds. Lifespan: 40-50 years Habitat: Dense forest, rain forest Diet: Herbivorous (vegetarian) Gestation: About 8 months Predators: Predominantly humans. Occasionally leopards. Few animals have sparked the imagination of man as much as the gorilla, the largest of the living primates. Most gorillas live in inaccessible regions in various dense forests in tropical Africa, and one subspecies, the mountain gorilla ( Gorilla beringei beringei ), was not even known to science until 1902.

48. Taronga S Gorilla Site gorillas in the Mist, Dian Fossey. Juvenile primates Life History Development and Gorilla Journal primates International Journal of Primatology http://ww2.zoo.nsw.gov.au/zoo.net/gorilla/info/content/library.aspx

Library Reference for Gorilla Resources Name of Book Author Kindergarten to Year 6: Grandy the Gorilla Jon Resnick Primates Stephen McAuley The Great Apes: Our Face in Nature's Mirror Michael Leach The Love of Monkeys and Apes Dan Freeman For older readers: A Complete Guide to Monkeys, Apes and Other Primates Michael Kavanagh Columbus Zoo Gorilla Workshop Columbus Zoo 1990 Gorilla - Motion Picture Society National Geographic Gorilla: Struggle for survival in the Virungas George B. Schaller Gorillas Sara Goodwin Gorillas in the Mist Dian Fossey Juvenile Primates: Life History Development and Behaviour The Apes Vernon Reynolds The Great Apes: A Study of Anthropoid Life Robert M. Yerkes

49. Gorilla Help Site: Links To Other Sites World Wildlife Fund Not just gorillas or primates, but a great site representativeof a worthwhile organization. Other StrangelyRelated Links http://www.kilimanjaro.com/gorilla/websites.htm

Other Gorilla and Primate Internet Sites Looking for more information? A number of other organizations and individuals have compiled quite a bit of interesting information about gorillas, chimpanzees, and other primates. The following links take you there just remember to come back and see us again when you're through! Gorillas The Unofficial Gorilla Home Page at the University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom Mark Scahill's "Unofficial Gorilla Home Page" provides information about his Gorilla Modelling System project and links to other gorilla-related Internet sites. Information about the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund can be found at two locations: Gorillas in a Database This site contains some extremely interesting and very disturbing maps and images of the Virunga Mountain Range of Rwanda, Zaire, and Uganda. The home to half of all remaining mountain gorillas, the Virungas are threatened by severe population encroachment and deforestation these maps tell this story vividly. Save the Mountain Gorillas Sponsored by Paramount Studios, the producers of the motion picture "Congo", this site contains useful information on the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and many of its associated projects.

50. Primates sponsored by the Jane Goodall Institute. African primates at Home, photos andsounds of monkeys and gorillas studied in East Africa by Dr. MK Holder http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/Primates.htm

Primates Humans are part of the primate family. Other common primates include the monkey, baboon, orangutan, chimpanzee and gorilla.Primates have several distinctive features that separate them from other mammals. Primates have well developed hands and feet, with fingers and toes. Their opposable thumb makes it easy for them to grab things. Primate eyes are forward in the head giving them stereoscopic vision. This allows them to judge distance. Primates also have large, highly developed brains. Their intelligence allows them to control and manipulate their environment. The highly developed visual center of the brain helps primates distinguish colors. About Animals Index of Animals Vertebrate Animals Invertebrate Animals Web Links ... Science Main Index Their large brain also allows them to develop complex language and communication skills. Monkeys and apes walk on all four limbs, but they may run upright using only their hind legs. Although primates are born fully formed, they tend to have a long gestation period in their mother's womb.

51. Kids.net.au Gorillas School Time Science Living Things Animals Mammals primates gorillas profile Information on the western lowland gorilla and the mountain gorilla. http://www.kids.net.au/kidscategories/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/Living_

Web kids.net.au Thesaurus Dictionary Kids Categories Encyclopedia ... Primates Sort by Alphabet Mountain Gorilla profile - Provides information about the size, habitat, and diet of this shy creature. Mountain Gorilla profile - Articles and information about the making of the IMAX film Mountain Gorilla. Includes image gallery. Enchanted Learning: All About Gorillas profile - Printouts, information, statistics, and a quiz about the apes from Africa in danger of becoming extinct. Printer safe version Link to Kids.Net.Au About Us Create Bookmark ... Add Kids.net.au to your site! Kids.net.au - Search engine for kids, children, educators and teachers - Searching sites designed for kids that are child safe and clean. Information on this site is sourced from Dmoz.org, Wikipedia.org and Kids.net.au

52. All About Gorillas orangutans, and gorillas) all belong to the order primates. gorillas, thelargest of the great apes, are divided into three subspecies (1) western http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/mgorilla/mgbiology.html

Skip Navigation Biology Classification and Range Carl Linnaeus devised the classification system in zoology that we use today. In this system, humans and the three categories of great apes (chimpanzees, orangutans, and gorillas) all belong to the order Primates. Gorillas, the largest of the great apes, are divided into three subspecies: (1) western lowland gorillas (Gorillas gorilla gorilla), (2) eastern lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla graueri), and (3) mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei). The three gorilla subspecies are very similar and show only minor differences in size, build, and coloring. The approximate ranges where each of the subspecies lives are shown on the map of Central Africa. The eastern and western groups of gorillas are widely separated in location, but so similar in form that they must have come from a single parent population in the not too distant past. Since gorillas will not cross large rivers, such as the Zaire and Ubangi, the eminent gorilla specialist George Schaller suggested that the parent population probably lived in the area shown on the map. Today, most of this hypothetical range is too dry and open to be a suitable gorilla habitat, but during cooler and rainier conditions that existed 5000-7000 years ago, the area would have been covered by a rainforest where the gorillas could have lived. Population The world's gorilla population is relatively small and still declining. All three gorilla subspecies are listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and by the Convention on International Trade for Endangered Species. There are currently about 50,000 western lowland gorillas living in the wild in West Central Africa. This gorilla is also the type most often seen in zoos. The eastern lowland gorilla population has declined significantly in recent decades. An estimated 5,000-15,000 lived in the eastern Congolese rainforest around 1960. Today only about 2,500 remain in the wild, and only a few dozen live in the world's zoos. The mountain gorillas are the rarest of all and are on the verge of extinction. Only about 600 of these magnificent animals are left in the wild, about 320 in the Virunga Mountains and another 300 in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Uganda. None are found in captivity.

53. Primates gorillas are the largest of all primates. They can weigh as much as 275kg.They live in forest areas. They spend most of their time looking for food. http://www.gel-communications.co.uk/animalfun/html/primates.html

Pick from list below Alligator Bears Beetles Bees Bluetits Butterflies Cats Crocodiles Chipmunks Cheetah Chickens Caterpillars Collar Doves Cygnets Dogs Dolphins Deer Flies Flamingo's Fish Foxes Guinea Pigs Geckos Giraffe Greenfinches Hamsters Hedgehogs Hummingbirds Iguanas Kiwis Lions Mice Ostriches Roosters Rabbits Robins Rats Sheep Snakes Slugs Snails Squirrels Swans Tigers Turtles Tortoises Wolves Wagtails Woodpeckers Zebras There are hundreds of different species of primates, monkeys, orangutans, Gorillas, chimpanzees, gibbons and apes. Primates are the most intelligent animals on the world apart from humans. We evolved from primates. Some different Primates... Apes and Monkeys... live in two different continents. Apes live in Africa but monkeys live in South America. The capuchin is the smallest of the apes. They both live in the rainforest and feed on the fruit, and leaves. They spend most of their time swinging through tree branches. Monkeys either have long, strong ars to help them swing, or they swing by their tails. Orangutans...

54. Born Free Foundation's Primate Project, Conserving Primates In Their Natural Env primates. Hominidae. Pan troglodytes (Chimpanzee) Gorilla beringei Chimpanzeeslive in forests and savannah grasslands, gorillas generally in tropical http://www.bornfree.org.uk/primate/primfacts.htm

NEWS PROJECTS EDUCATION GET INVOLVED ... EXTRAS Primate Facts There are more than 180 species of primates, from the 140g pygmy marmoset, to the 200kg gorilla. There are four great apes: the orangutan, the gorilla, the chimpanzee and the bonobo or pigmy chimpanzee. Apes are bigger than monkeys, but do not have tails. Phylum: Sub-phylum: Class: Order: Family: Species: Chordates Vertebrates Mammals Primates Hominidae Pan troglodytes (Chimpanzee) Gorilla beringei Eastern gorilla Distribution Chimpanzee Gorilla Chimpanzees are found in 21 countries of central and western Africa, while the five sub-species of gorilla are found in only nine countries of eastern and central Africa. Distributions have reduced and populations declined as apes and their habitats have been over exploited and destroyed. Habitat Chimpanzees live in forests and savannah grasslands, gorillas generally in tropical forests. The main priority for location is a good food supply. Gorilla habitat includes sea level forests in central Africa and up to 4,000m mountains in the east. Diet Gorillas are entirely vegetarian, eating plants and fruits. Chimps eat mainly vegetarian food... plants, seeds, fruits, young leaves, buds, nuts, shoots and bark, but also termites, ants, insect larva, honey and even fish. Chimps forage in groups and hunt co-operatively for monkeys and young antelope.

55. Born Free Foundation's Primate Project, Conserving Primates In Their Natural Env The natural history of gorillas and chimpanzees. primates Under Threat Informationon primates in the wild. KahuziBiega National Park http://www.bornfree.org.uk/primate/

NEWS PROJECTS EDUCATION GET INVOLVED ... EXTRAS Primate Campaign Primate Facts The natural history of gorillas and chimpanzees Primates Under Threat Information on primates in the wild Kahuzi-Biega National Park Introduction to our work protecting gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo The Lwiro Sanctuary A fledging sanctuary in Eastern DRC caring for primates and other animals orphaned by the pet trade Ngamba Island Chimp Sanctuary Sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees Ngamba Story in pictures Great Ape Survival Project A global effort to lift the imminent threat of extinction facing the world's Great Apes Primate Updates Born Free Foundation Grant Helps Save Indian Monkey Study Predicts Chimpanzee Extinction Sooner Than Thought PASA press release Immediate action needed for Orangutans Gorilla patrol update Chimps orphaned by bushmeat trade Baboon Release Update ... Great Ape Habitat Threat Primate Campaign Archives Bushmeat - Action urged Rwandan Police and Army Hunt Gorilla Killers Freedom for rescued baboons UK Bushmeat Campaign Press Release ... UN Acts to Save Gorillas, Bonobos, Chimpanzees and Orangutans

56. Primate's World. Conservation, Behavior, And Language. primates have been taught language and they have thoughts and emotions just Brain scans found that orangutans, gorillas, chimps and bonobos all were http://www.primatesworld.com/

Welcome to Primate's World "Chimpanzees suffer in captivity, as they are exploited in entertainment, dressed up as pets, dragged around as photographer’s props, and imprisoned, in the name of science, in tiny, barren steel cages. I am haunted by dull, blank eyes staring out onto a world that offers them no hope. The least I can do is speak out for them. They cannot speak for themselves." - Jane Goodall Primate Starting Points (Updated July 24th, 2005) Primate Conservation: 2005 Primate Freedom Tour The Bonobo Switchboard Jane Goodall Institute Website - Make a Difference Jane Goodall - Savior of Orphaned Chimpanzees Jane Goodall Center For Excellence in Environmental Studies Jane Goodall: Chum of Chimps 12/97 Primarily Primates Sanctuary - Some 350 primates rescued Center For Captive Chimpanzee Care - Jane Goodall Fauna Foundation - Sanctuary for Research Primates PrimFocus - Discussion List About Protecting Primates Primate Peril - Humans Kill off Cousins 8/97 Chimps Find Haven From Labs 2/98 Coulston Corners Chimp Exploitation USNEWS 8/95 Chimpanzee Success Stories Meet Your Relatives International Primate Protection League American Society of Primatologists - Conservation Mountain Gorilla Protection Project Volunteer Match - Turning Good Intentions Into Action

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58. The Primates: Overview They are an ancient, relatively primitive group of primates which also includessuch animals as The most notable exceptions are humans and gorillas. http://anthro.palomar.edu/primate/prim_1.htm

Overview Ring-tailed lemurs The o rder Primates includes humans, apes, monkeys , and prosimians. Many of them may be familiar, but it would not be surprising if you cannot immediately visualize prosimians (like the ring-tailed lemurs in the picture on the right). They are an ancient, relatively primitive group of primates which also includes such animals as lorises. How many living primate species exist today is not clear. The number varies depending on whether closely related groups are considered to be varieties of each other or distinct species. Some taxonomic splitters classify up to 350 species , while lumpers include as few as 190. Most estimates are closer to the lower end. This ambiguity may be partly resolved in the future with DNA sequencing data. Compounding the problem is the fact that e very few years new kinds of primates are found. The tropical forests of South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia may still be hiding ones that are unknown to the scientific world However, it is likely that all major groupings of primates have been discovered.

59. The Primates: Humans Female chimpanzees, gorillas, and other nonhuman primates remain capable ofconception and giving birth even when they are very old. http://anthro.palomar.edu/primate/prim_8.htm

Humans Typical human sexual dimorphism The final group of the superfamily Hominoidea consists only of ourselves, the species Homo sapiens In the past, there were other species of humans as well. They will be described in the last two tutorials of this series. It has been historically difficult for people to accept that we are in fact just another primate species with African origins and that we differ physically only in degree from some of the others. However, that is now beyond doubt. The similarities can be seen throughout our bodies. For instance, humans and the African apes all lack external tails and have hands with a thumb that is sufficiently separate from the other fingers to allow them to be opposable for precision grips. Humans are also sexually dimorphicmales are 5-10% larger on average and have greater upper body muscular development . Like chimpanzees and bonobos, we are omnivorous. We kill other animals for food in addition to eating a wide variety of plants. Internally, our bodies are even more similar to the

60. Crows As Clever As Great Apes, Study Says A new study suggests their cognitive abilities are a match for primates such aschimpanzees and gorillas. Furthermore, crows may provide clues to http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1209_041209_crows_apes.html

Site Index Subscribe Shop Search Top 15 Most Popular Stories NEWS Front Page Environment Health Offbeat ... Video in the News SPECIAL SERIES The Genographic Project Pulse of the Planet National Geographic Channel RESOURCES (What's this?) Contact Us Front Page Crows as Clever as Great Apes, Study Says James Owen in London for National Geographic News December 9, 2004 Anyone who has watched crows, jays, ravens and other members of the corvid family will know they're anything but "birdbrained." For instance, jays will sit on ant nests, allowing the angry insects to douse them with formic acid, a natural pesticide which helps rid the birds of parasites. Urban-living carrion crows have learned to use road traffic for cracking tough nuts. They do this at traffic light crossings, waiting patiently with human pedestrians for a red light before retrieving their prize. Yet corvids may be even cleverer than we think. A new study suggests their cognitive abilities are a match for primates such as chimpanzees and gorillas. Furthermore, crows may provide clues to understanding human intelligence. Published tomorrow in the journal Science

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