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Nose in which nostrils open downward and are seperated by a narrow nasal septum; found in OWM, apes, and humans.
catarrhine nose
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A thickening of the skin overlying a posterior section of the pelvis (ischial tuberosity), found in OWM and some apes.
ishial callosities
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Found in the female of some primate species; skin in the anal region that turns bright pink or red and may swell when the animal is in estrus.
sexual skin
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Pockets in the cheek that open into the mouth; some OWM store food in them...
cheek pouches
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many arboreal and all semi-terrestrial monkeys of Africa belong to the subfamily...
Cercopithecinae
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OWM comprise what superfamily?
...how is it divided?
- superfamily Cercopithecoidea
- subfamilies Cercopithecinae and Colobinae
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6 traits of the Cercopithecinae monkeys...
- sexual dimorphism
- ischial callosities
- sexual skin
- omnivorous diet
- cheek pouches
- semiterrestrial (many)
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the ground dwelling monkeys of the savanna...
baboons
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"dog faced" (prognathstic) monkeys with formidable canines...
baboons
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the Asiatic Cercopithecinae...
macaques
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guenons, mangabeys, patas, vervet, drill, and mandrill are all...
African Cercopithecoids
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feature of subfamily Colobinae, allows them to break down cellulose found in leaves...
complex sacculated stomach
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A common term that includes the small-bodied apes (the gibbon and siamang) and the great apes (the orangutan, chimpanzee, bonobo, and gorilla)
apes
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2 differences between apes and monkeys...
- apes have no tail
- monkeys are built for quadrupedialism (apes for suspensory behavior)
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gibbons comprise what family?
hylobatidae
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The gibbons and siamangs of Asia...
small-bodied apes (lesser apes)
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Hand over hand locomation along a branch with the body suspended underneath the branch by the arms
brachiation
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the four types of gibbons, correlated with the four genera of the family Hylobatidae?
...how many species total?..
- dwarf gibbons, hoolock gibbons, crested gibbons, and siamangs
- 13
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where are gibbons (family Hylobatidae) distributed?
southern China, southeast Asia, Indonesia
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a term that refers to the orangutan from
Asia and the chimpanzee, bonobo, and gorilla from Africa...
great ape
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the three subfamilies of Hominidae...
- subfamily Pongidae
- subfamily Gorillinae
- subfamily Homininae
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the two types of orangutans...
- Sumatran orangutans
- Borneo orangutans
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adverage weight of the female Borneo orangutan?
...of the male?...
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male orangutans have...
...the dominant male Borneo type develops a...
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5 facts about orangutans; they...
- are omnivouous
- are arboreal
- are mostly solitary
- develop slowley
- will be extinct in the wild in 10 years
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the two subfamilies of African great apes...
- subfamily Gorillinae
- subfamily Homininae
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the subfamily that contains chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans...
subfamily Homininae
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two kinds of gorillas...
...where?...
- mountain gorillas
- western lowland gorillas
- Africa
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weight of male gorilla...
...female...
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gorillas diet?
vegetarian + insects
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gorilla locomotor pattern?
knuckle walking, brief bipedalism
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gorilla social groups 2...
- small family groups
- 3-21 animals
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how many subspecies of chimpanzee?
...area...
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weight of male chimp?
...weight of female...
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chimpanzee diet 4...
fruit, insects, plants, meat
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chimpanzee locomation 2
- knuckle walking
- arborial locomoter patterns
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chimp social structure?
large communities broken in to smaller groups with everchanging membership.
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bonobo male weight...
...female weight?...
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bonobo lifespan...
40 years
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bonobo diet?
veggies, insects, earthworms, meat supplements
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bonobo social organization 3...
- larger communities (than chimps)
- easygoing
- nonreproductive sexual behavior
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Homo sapiens traits 6...
- wide geographical distribution
- bipedalism
- hairlessness
- big brain
- long childhood
- omnivorous
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Human social organization...
varied tremendously
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