UCLA Black and White Colobus Monkeys vs Bonobos Project

1.Compare one monkey (or prosimian) and one ape .

Include :

• Name of species, both popular name, and scientific name.
• Their Foraging pattern and diet.
• Their ecological niche, and location,
• Information about their Social organization, and interaction patterns and behaviors.
• The Defensive methods they utilize, And who their predators are.
• their key features,
• And information about their relationship with humans if available.

Choose from

Old World monkeys, for ex.

vervet ,blue monkey, black and white colobus monkey

or any New World Monkeys (marmoset, tamarin, capuchin….)

or Prosimians ( tamarin, lemur…)

TO any 1 APE.

Apes: chimpanzees,Lowland gorillas, Mountain gorillas,Bonobos

THEN

2. Make sure you SUMMARIZE the key Similarities and the KEY differences.

FINALLY –

• Define at least 10 of the following terms and use them in your response:

• arboreal,
• foraging ranges
• proximal
• troop size, affiliative,
• male, female, infant, juvenile, subadult and adult
• sexual dimorphism
• cheek pouches
• locomotive features quadrupedal, bipedal, semi brachiator, brachiator, knuckle-walking, climbing
• vocalization, calls, barks, head bobbing, croaking food barks, yawns, humming, belching, facial cues
• social play,
• nursing, and weening,
• mother-infant bond
• muzzling
• grooming, grooming partners, social time and activities,
• social currency,
• self-scratching,
• sleeping nests
• imitation, supervising

Here is a super exemplary example of how to complete this assignment (just make sure you say which is the ape and which is the monkey or prosimian)