ANTHRCUL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Bromance, Omnivore, Outcrossing

• School: U of M
• Department: Anthropology, Cultural
• Course: ANTHRCUL 101
• Professor: Abigail Dumes

Document Summary

Biological anthropologists examine the concept of race and ethnicity and its validity. Biological anthropologists reconstruct the evolutionary history of humankind. Primates provide the standard to assess human uniqueness. Primates inform us about the changes that must have taken place during the course of our own evolution. Tells us bipedalism probably rose after we separated from these non-human primates. Grasping hands and feet (adapted for life in the trees). Primates depend on vision more than other mammals. Generalized dentition - nothing out of the ordinary for us as humans. Primates give birth infrequently to one infant at a time, with females displaying extensive parental care. Large brains. (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) There are about 400 species, mostly in the tropical regions. Who are the primates: strepsirrhines, tarsiers, lemurs, lorises, anthropoids, tarsiers, monkeys - new world and old world, apes.