The Great Apes Essay Examples

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The Need for a Law to Protect the Habitats of the Great Apes (536 words, 2 pages)

We all have cousins, friends, and family. Now think of your first cousin, your moms brother or your dads sister. What if they were imprisoned and they asked for your help in freeing them because they were wrongfully accused of something they did not do. How would you help? Would ... Read More

A Critique of Goldman’s Article Ferrets: Man’s Other Best Friend (336 words, 2 pages)

The article by Goldman on Ferrets Mans Other Best Friend doses not show that humans and animals have a great deal in common. In the article Goldman explains these three specific topics, ferrets compared to dogs, ferrets compared to wild mustelids and third how ferrets social-cognitive skills are. Hes showing ... Read More

An Analysis of an Article Focusing on the Evolutionary and Developmental Origins of Linguistic Creativity (2735 words, 11 pages)

The role of dialogue in the ontogeny and phylogeny of early symbol combinations A cross-species comparison of bonobo, chimpanzee, and human learnersby Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Patricia M. Greenfield, Heidi Lyn, Sue Savage-Rumbaugh (2011)I will be discussing an article from the 31st volume of the journal First Language, published in November 2011 ... Read More

Vegetarianism and an Argument Against Factory Farming (2045 words, 6 pages)

Vegetarianism has been a lifestyle adopted by many people who want to take a stand against the exploitation of animals for the pleasures of the human appetite. However, vegetarianism is not the only option available to those who oppose cruelty to animals. A humanely conscious omnivore has the same ability ... Read More

An Analysis of the Level of Intelligence of an Orangutan (1844 words, 6 pages)

What if there was a non-human creature who was self-aware, could learn another species language, and understood the concept of money and trade? Now, what if that creature lived right here on Earth. Humans have known about this creature for over 300 years and are just now discovering its immense ... Read More

An Argument Proving That Evolution Is True (350 words, 2 pages)

Essay Defending Evolution Evolution is True Life on earth arouse through a slow, natural evolutionary process.There is significant evidence in favor of the theory of evolution. Thegenes of a chimpanzee and human are 96 the same. "When one looks at thechromosomes of humans and the living great apes (orangutan, gorilla, ... Read More

Orangutans: Their Ecological Role in Rainforests and the Risk of Extinction (4359 words, 15 pages)

Orangutans, scientific name Pongo, are a species of great apes that are only found in two places in the world Sumatra and Borneo thus giving us their different species names of Sumatran orangutan and Bornean Orangutan. They are thought to be the smartest of all of the great apes although ... Read More

On the most fundamental level, Great Apes are astoundingly similar to us. They are almost genetically identical. Putting a percentage on genetic similarity may seem like an arbitrary task, but it isnt. Every organism has a complete set of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) which gives the organisms cells instructions for how ... Read More

The Nature of Orangutan or Pongo Pygmaeus (3523 words, 14 pages)

24 November 2014Final PaperAnthro 368 Section 007OrangutanTaxonomyDespite being one of mans closest living primate relatives, we know very little about the orangutan. Although it was once distributed throughout much of Asia in the Pleistocene, the orangutan is now only found in two places Sumatra and Borneo (Goossens, 2009) and is ... Read More

The Dramatic Decline of the Orangutan Population (1681 words, 5 pages)

Orang-utans (P. Abelil) are native to Indonesia and Malaysia, being particularly common in the regions of Sumatra and Borneo. According to the IUCN, they have been given the title of critically endangered due to the fact that there are considered to be approximately 6,700 left within the wild. The taxonomic ... Read More

In Young apes manage emotions like humans do (Emory Health Sciences, October 14th, 2013), the author, Zanna Clay and Frans B.M. de Waal expresses the evidence of how humans and apes share many characteristic of their emotional performance. The authors of this article show, that bonobos are capable of handling ... Read More

An Analysis of the Problem of Other Minds by Bertrand Russell (680 words, 3 pages)

Second Paper. The argument that will be presented in this essay is The Problem of Other Minds, which is created by Bertrand Russell. The question that is trying to be answered is how can one justify that other people have minds? The solution that is given is as followed since ... Read More

The Development of Communication Language in Humans and Primates (840 words, 2 pages)

For thousands of years humans have wrestled with the question of their "human" nature. MOst often they have defined themselves in relation to the animal kingdom, yearning either to take on some of the superior attributes of other animals or to rise above their own animal nature by becoming angelic. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Novel a Lord of the Flies (268 words, 1 pages)

A Lord of the Flies Study GuideChap7 Shadows and Tall Trees1What does Ralph long for?He would like a pair of scissors and cut this hair. He would also like to have a bath, a proper wallow with soap and a toothbrush would come in handy too.2What distracts the boys from ... Read More

Glynn Isaac’s Definition of the Homebase Hypothesis (2921 words, 6 pages)

Glynn Isaac Defines "the Homebase Hypothesis"It has been argued since Darwin's day that the great apes were man's nearest living relatives, and as evidence emerged during the late 1960's of the hunting propensities and simple tool use of chimpanzees (Goodall 1986), anthropologists found more and more reason to presume similarity ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of Giving Apes the Rights Like the Rights We Humans Have (291 words, 1 pages)

Society The Great Ape ProjectAnimals are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit. Chimpanzees and apes are some of the smartest animals on this planet. They have feelings that are very prominent in the way they act, and they have a memory, which are something other animals on this ... Read More

An Analysis of Successful Spreading of the Species Over the World (775 words, 3 pages)

Our species has been so successful in spreading over the world and changing it, sometimes moreto our liking, that it is difficult to see ourselves in relation to other forms of life, to see ourselves"in nature." We have made ourselves different and set ourselves apart from the rest of the ... Read More

The Features of Human Brain Formation (818 words, 2 pages)

The Human BrainThrough the use of molecular biology it is thought that the hominidae family first appeared about 5 million years ago. Based on this time frame it is believed that an African Hominoid lineage was present shortly before that time, approximately 10 myp, which contained the common ancestor to ... Read More

Characteristics of Chimpanzees (694 words, 4 pages)

Chimpanzees are a genus of the great ape of Africa, withlong black hair and log protruding ears. Humans knowthem for their intelligence and there very similarities. Theyhave developed family ties similar to man. Over thegenerations they have even had developed tools out ofnatural materials. Food for chimpanzees is very importantto ... Read More

An Analysis of Aspects of Society as Depicted in the Great Ape Project (291 words, 1 pages)

Society The Great Ape ProjectAnimals are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit. Chimpanzees and apes are some of the smartest animals on this planet. They have feelings that are very prominent in the way they act, and they have a memory, which are something other animals on this ... Read More

An overview of the Homebase Hypothesis by Glynn Isaac (2580 words, 5 pages)

Glynn Isaac Defines "the Homebase Hypothesis"It has been argued since Darwin's day that the great apes were man's nearest living relatives, and as evidence emerged during the late 1960's of the hunting propensities and simple tool use of chimpanzees (Goodall 1986), anthropologists found more and more reason to presume similarity ... Read More

The Theme of the Destruction of Mankind in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies (1462 words, 2 pages)

William Goldings Lord of the Flies is a sordid tale about a group of kids who are stranded on a deserted island after their plane crashes. The story is set during the Atomic War and plenty of references are made to the fact. However, the real key to the story ... Read More

The Inner Workings of the Human Condition (1465 words, 6 pages)

A comparison with humans and a critique of methods of study. Forthousands of years, men and women have strived to explain the why of theirexistence. To discover the reasons for how we act the way we do and what thisknowledge can do to impact the way we live our lives ... Read More

Tracing Back the Existence of the Gorilla and Its Comparison with Humans (1466 words, 2 pages)

Gorilla A comparison with humans and a critique of methods of study. For thousands of years, men and women have strived to explain the why of their existence. To discover the reasons for how we act the way we do and what this knowledge can do to impact the way ... Read More

The Definition of the Homebase Hypothesis by Glynn Isaac (2929 words, 6 pages)

Paleolithic Home Bases Recent Archaeological History--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Glynn Isaac Defines "the Homebase Hypothesis"It has been argued since Darwin's day that the great apes were man's nearest living relatives, and as evidence emerged during the late 1960's of the hunting propensities and simple tool use of chimpanzees (Goodall 1986), anthropologists found more and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characteristics of the Thirteen Species of Apes (1450 words, 3 pages)

I. IntroductionApes have 13 species of large, highly intelligent primates, including Chimpanzees, Gorillas, Gibbons, and Orangutans. Apes are sometimes confused with Monkeys, but unlike their smaller primate counterparts, apes do not have tails and their arms are usually longer than their legs. Apes live in tropical woodlands and forests of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Paleolithic Home Bases in Archaeology History (2928 words, 6 pages)

Paleolithic Home Bases Recent Archaeological HistoryGlynn Isaac Defines "the Homebase Hypothesis"It has been argued since Darwin's day that the great apes were man's nearest living relatives, and as evidence emerged during the late 1960's of the hunting propensities and simple tool use of chimpanzees (Goodall 1986), anthropologists found more and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Human Brain (818 words, 2 pages)

The Human BrainThrough the use of molecular biology it is thought that the hominidae family first appeared about 5 million years ago. Based on this time frame it is believed that an African Hominoid lineage was present shortly before that time, approximately 10 myp, which contained the common ancestor to ... Read More

Chimpanzee versus Humanssimilarities differences Since the first days of human thought into their beginnings, chimpanzees have played a vital role in showing who we were. The chimpanzee, one of the great apes, makes it home in the forests of Central and West Africa. Their long arms and legs adapt them ... Read More

An Analysis of the Pan Paniscus Bonobo Species of Chimpanzee in Zaire River Basin (1141 words, 2 pages)

BONOBO Pan paniscus Description The bonobo is a species of chimpanzee. It is the least known of the great apes because it lives only in aremote rainforest region on central Africa, and compared to other apes, it was only recently discovered. The bonobo isalso commonly referred to as the pygmy ... Read More