ANTA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cannibalism, Jane Goodall, Heritability
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Primatology study the anatomy and behaviours of living primates and what makes humans similar and different to primates primatologists observe primates in their natural habitats and in labs. Jane goodall went to tanzania to observe chimpanzees (cannibalistic and violent waged war on other troops, made and used tools peeling off leaves from branch and stabbing insects) Sue savage-rumbaugh studied bonobo communication and has taught a primate to communicate with symbols doesn"t prove other primates can talk, but proves they can learn (to communicate with symbols) Human variation the study of genetic differences between people and populations to understand the differences between people. Why are humans different? humans evolved overtime to survive in different conditions.
