Primate Lives Exercise The following exercise is designed to familiarize you wit

Primate Lives Exercise
The following exercise is designed to familiarize you with the details of three primate species.
Answer the following questions using Internet sources provided in the
links http://rafael.glendale.edu/skull/section or you may elect to use materials found in the
Glendale Community College Library.
Procedure
You must use the monkeys assigned to you on the list and pick a New World monkey
yourself. Make sure to identify your New World Monkey by genus and species name. Next,
write a one to four-sentence description or statement for each of the primates for each of the eight
following questions. This means 24 responses on your part. Do not PALGIRISE!
1. Where in the world are these animals found in the wild?
2. What is their habitat like? Be as specific as you can. Don’t answer “the forest.”
3. Describe any sexual dimorphism or dichromatism seen in these animals
if it exists.
4. What type of locomotor pattern do these primates typically use?
5. What types of social groups do these animals typically form and let me know how many adult
males and females are in the groups, as well as, how many young if possible?
6. What kinds of food are found in these animals’ diets?
7. What do we know about their reproductive lives?
8. Describe the relationship these primates have with humans, such as do we hunt them, our
use them for pets, or actively protect them?
Use the format listed below to answer your questions.
List the question by number, for example, “question #1”.:
A) First Primate species answer
B) Second primate species answer
C) Third primate species answer
B)
Question #2
A) First Primate species answer etc…
When you are done provide a list of sources you used to produce your answers.
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Old World Monkey: Macaca nigra
Prosimian : Galago
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