Integrating skills Primates Para 1-2 1. Primates include other mammals such as ____and________, and they share______________________. 2. What are the key features found in primate ? What does that mean ?apesmonkeyscertain characteristics 黑猩猩将木棍伸进蚁巢“钓”白蚁，是动物也会使用工具的典型例证。 3. Which two groups are the primates divided? Higher primates and lower primates. Or new world primates and old world primates. The night monkey The spider monkey Apes 海南长臂猿喜添幼仔满月婴猿照首被拍到 白眉长臂猿和其他长臂猿一样，是灵长类学家、心理学家的重要研究动物。产于云南、西藏。其分布区域狭窄，数量稀少，现已濒于灭绝。在白眉长臂猿栖息的高黎贡山，国家已建立了自然保护区。属于国家一级保护动物。 1. What are the differences between apes and monkeys? Apes have no tails, nearly all monkeys do; apes tend to be larger and walk more upright; apes use sight more than smell. Apes also have more developed brains and give birth to fewer young.Para 3 世界唯一白化黑猩猩 " 雪花 " 喜添一对双胞胎孙子 1. What do primates use to express themselves and communicate? They use facial expressions, body language and sounds to express themselves and they can even use colour and smell to communicate.Para 4 Para 51. Where do the chimpanzees live ?What are the similarities between the chimpanzees and human beings ? Para 61. Why the experiments may not tell us much about how chimpanzees think and what they are able to do? • The reason is what the chimpanzees are trained to do is not natural to them, nor does it make much sense to the animals. Higher primatesLower primatesMonkeys Apes Larger brainsSmaller brainsMost monkeys have tails; monkeys are smaller and doesn’t walk upright as apes; their brains are less developed.Apes have no tails; apes tend to be larger and walk more upright; apes use sight more than smell; an ape’s brain is more developed; apes have fewer young New world primatesOld world primatesThe group includes, among others, the spider monkey and the night monkey. New world primates are usually small and live in trees.The group includes monkeys, apes and humans. Old world primates are bigger and spend more time on the ground. Suggested answers to Ex 2 on Page 126Higher primates, such as chimpanzees, are genetically very similar to human beings. They walk like us (upright) and have hands and feet that can grasp. Chimpanzees and other higher primates also behave in “human” ways: they live in groups, they communicate with each other, and they use tools to find and eat food. However, these similarities do not mean that higher primates necessarily think like humans or are able to do what humans do, such as the solve problems and use human language. Some primates, such as chimpanzees, also still have opposable toes, but human beings don’t.
