ANTH 1001 Chapter : Anthro Notes Locomotion
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Noyau - adults are dispersed and do not form a social group. Territory of one male overlaps the territories of several females. Single-male and multiple male polygyny - there are social groups of males and females. Genus pan - 2 species: pan troglodytes; pan paniscus. Diet is frugivory - principal food is fruit, but will eat leaves, insects and will hunt smaller mammals. Locomotion - varied: knuckle-walking on the ground arm swinging in trees occasional bipedalism on the ground. Arms longer than legs: arm length/leg length = 1. 08. Behavior: tool use, hunting (both thought to be unique to humans) Social organisation is multiple male polygamy multiple-male multiple-female troop structure. Mating patterns vary from promiscuity to short-term pairbonding. Males remain in the troop in which they were born; females emigrate from their birth troop. Males are territorial and will attack males from other troops. Often used as a model for understanding earliest human ancestors (earliest hominids.
