San Diego Miramar College New & Old World Primates Species PPT & Paper

1. Select one primate species from each of the following headings (for a total of 5 primates) to research on the internet. Therefore, you should choose 1 prosimian, 1 NW monkey, 1 OW monkey, 1 lesser ape, and 1 great ape. (Be sure to include references for the websites you used.)

Prosimians:
Lemurs
Lorises
Galagos
Tarsiers

New World Monkeys:
Marmosets
Tamarins
Howler Monkeys
Spider Monkeys
Capuchins

Old World Monkeys:
Baboons
Macaques
Guenons
Colobus
Langurs

Hylobatidae (Lesser Apes):
Gibbons
Siamangs

Pongidae (Great Apes):
Orangutans
Chimpanzees
Gorillas
Bonobos

2. Focusing on the 5 primates you have selected, note the following aspects about each of them.

• Scientific name and common name
• Reasons for being in the taxonomic category of prosimian, monkey, or ape
• Geographic location
• Diet
• Dental formula
• Sexual dimorphism
• Locomotor style
• Type of nose
• Body size
• Any unusual features
• Endangered status

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3. Find images on the internet of primate behavior, and cut-and-paste the images into a word document. These images can be of any primate species. You do not have to only use the species you used in #1 of this assignment. You should describe each of the images…what type of primate, what they are doing, what it means, etc…and include the website address as a reference. You must include 5 images of each of the following behaviors (so you should have a total of 20 images):

• Affiliative (friendly)
• Aggressive
• Eating
• Tool use