ANTH 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Gombe Stream National Park, Hominidae, Jane Goodall
26 Feb 2018
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More slender frame, longer hind limbs, shorter clavicle, and smaller molars. Genetic difference between individual humans . 1% on average. Studied chimps for decades at gombe stream reserve in tanzania. Was one of the three l. s. b leakey students to first study the great apes (the trimates) (gorillas in the mist) Secondary forests, open woodlands(not much) , bamboo forests, swamp forests, open savanna with some forest areas they don"t like to be out in the open. Diet (picture on phone) (the wider the base the more important it is to the species) Between hunt participants and with females in estrus, for mating reasons, trade for sex. Live in permanent social groups called communities, which consist of up to 200 individuals(median 46. 3) including multiple breeding female and their offspring, and multiple adult males. Members associate in temporary subgroups(parties), whose composition may last from minutes to days and individuals can spend some time alone.
