Exam 3 Part 5 Flashcards
Where are chimpanzees located?
Central and west Africa
Locomotion of chimpanzees
Knuckle walking
Diet of chimpanzees
Omnivores
Social structure of chimpanzees
fission-fusion
Are chimpanzees territorial?
Yes
Sexual dimorphism of chimpanzees
Males larger than females
When _______ chimpanzees become mature, they leave the group
Female
What distinguishes humans from other species?
Language and culture
Where do bonobos live?
South of Congo river, Central Africa
What is the diet like for bonobos?
Leaves and fruits
What is the locomotion of bonobos?
Knuckle walking
What is the social structure of bonobos?
Fission-fusion
_____ bonobos are dominant
Female
What is the bonobo sexual dimorphism like?
Males bigger than females
Are bonobos territorial?
No
Food getting dependent on wild plants and animals; the way humans got food for a vast majority of human history
Hunting and gathering
Foragers are now restricted to ____ habitats (arctic, deserts, rainforests)
Marginal
What is locomotion like for humans?
Bipedalism
What is social organization like for humans?
Variation
Dental formula for hominoids?
2 : 1 : 2 : 3
Location of gibbons?
Southeast Asia
Diet of gibbons?
Fruit
Social structure of gibbons?
Pair bonds
Are gibbons territorial?
Yes
Locomotion of gibbons?
Brachiation
Where are orangutans located?
Borneo and Sumatra
Diet of orangutans?
Fruit
Social structure of orangutans?
Solidarity but social
Locomotion of orangutans?
Suspensory locomotion
Dimorphism of orangutans?
Highly dimorphic
Where are gorillas located?
Africa
Diet of gorillas?
Leaves and fruit
Social structure of gorillas?
Polyandrous
Locomotion of gorillas?
Knuckle walking
Dimorphism of gorillas?
Highly dimorphic
Are gorillas territorial?
Only when bachelor groups are present
What are the special features of humans?
Cooking, bipedalism, leveling mechanisms, no canine dimorphism