PSYC 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Rhesus Macaque, Toque Macaque, Japanese Macaque
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10 recognizing food: case study rhesus monkey 6/11/2014. Rhesus monkeys: background, function, phylogeny, mechanisms, ontogeny. You find them everywhere, the himalayas, rainforest, grassland, ecologically diverse. They live in urban areas, break into houses and steal things. They eat such a broad diversity of food. Most commonly used primates in research, they"re so good in captivity, and any environment. Rhesus monkeys are able to live in a diversity of habitats because they eat a diversity of food omnivorous. Preferred food is fruit > insects, leaves. The function of recognizing food in rhesus monkeys is the same as all species to determine which objects in the world are edible and provide sustenance. Primarily found in different parts of asia, find it in every part of asia. 20~22 macaque monkey species: genus: macaca. Species focus on: rhesus, japanese macaque, toque macaque, crab eating macaque, food recognition to type of diet to food in that area i. e. japanese macaque.
