ANTH 1001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Knuckle-Walking, Finger Tips, Hominidae
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Primates are not just primitive humans; they are social, intelligent, and some of their behaviors can be very complex. A lot of our stereotypes about primates are false: ex. In their natural habitat, primates are generally found in warm, tropical, forested regions. New world: south america, southern part of north america. Descriptive: people went out into the field and recorded what they saw. First to go out literally and camp out in the woods to study the chimpanzees. Her work has spawned tons of research and researchers who follow her: dian fossey. Because of her we know that they are gentle and vegetarians. She debunked many of the myths about gorillas. She got heavily involved in the conservation effort: she ended up getting murdered by one of the locals. Modern day studies of primates, research encompasses descriptive, observational, and theoretical parts. Taxonomy: the study that specializes in categorizing living beings or organisms. Old: prosimii (lemurs, lorises, tarsieres)/anthropoidea (monkeys, apes, humans)
