Introduction: I am going to be talking about the experiment of Harry Harlow and Mary Ainsworth understanding attachment and how the experiments were different but showed similaries Harry Harlow and Mary Ainsworth both conducted research into the understanding of attachment. Although they had individual ideas and perspectives, ultimately their work showed many similarities. Harry Harlow was an American psychologist who set out to investigate the theory of “cupboard love.” Cupboard love is defined as infants bonding with their mother because they are the main provider of food. Harlow’s work was based mostly on the studies of animals. In particular the Macaque’s monkey, he chose this particular species because of their close DNA links with humans.
Howler Monkey I want to introduce you to the howler monkeys. Howler monkeys don’t need a loud speaker to talk. These boisterous primates eat leaves from the canopy of the forest along with fruits, nuts, and flowers. They live in tropical central and South America and also they live in small groups of about 12 individuals. They have a short snout, and wide-set, round nostrils and grow to be about 2 feet in length, not including their 30-inch tail.
Harlow had found that the infant monkeys as young as a day old, became very attached to the cloth pads used in the experiment, most for comfort and security. Allowing the young monkeys to examine the room one of which in the presence of their surrogate mother or without her. The infants in the company of their surrogate mother would use her as protection as they scanned the room. When Harlow removed the surrogate mothers the monkey's would act out dramatically often crying and screaming in need of the comfort (Harlow, 1958). The impact of the research was proof that love was a vital for development for children especially during childhood, “They have intrinsic value, even beyond their breast milk.
The similarities can be seen throughout our bodies. For instance, humans and the African apes all lack external tails and have hands with a thumb that is sufficiently separate from the other fingers to allow them to be opposable for precision grips. Humans are also sexually dimorphic –males are 5-10% larger on average and have greater upper body muscular development. Like chimpanzees, they are omnivores. We kill other animals for food in addition to eating a wide variety of plants.
The main characteristics of this class include: fur/hair, mammary glands that evolved from sweat glands to produce milk for their young, a diaphragm to aid in respiration, they are endothermic, and bear live young. They belong to order Artiodactyla, which have the characteristics of even-toed hooves and are herbivorous (Carter 6). This information supports my argument in many ways. Giraffes are perfect for surviving in the African savannas because they have a camouflaged coat with patches of different sizes and colors to help them hide from predators, and have a fringed tail to help keep flies and other pests away. Their hind legs are shorter than their front legs, with tough hooves protecting each foot as well.
The goats and kittens froze in fear. 3. Describe the subject in detail (demographics, how they were chosen, etc...). (5 pts) Subjects were human infants ages 6 months to 14 months no mention to as how they were chosen. Also subjects included a variety of animal species including goats, chicks, kittens, rats, lambs, and turtles.
In a desperate effort to communicate with humans, the Bonobo chimpanzee, Kanzi, after losing his mother, began to point at symbols on a keyboard to ask for different things. Eventually Kanzi was able to associate these symbols with the spoken word. He didn’t necessarily have to be taught by being shown where to point or be rewarded with food. Kanzi was able to learn and associate different symbols with different words and meanings just so he could communicate with his human keepers. In one experiment, Kanzi’s keeping sat in a room with him and told him, without pointing to symbols, to do things that were impractical, such as putting pine needles in the refrigerator and pouring Perrier water into a jar of jelly.
Communication between species can play important roles as well. One study suggested that the reason Madagascan spiny-tailed iguanas have well-developed ears -- despite the fact that they do not communicate vocally -- is so they can hear the warning calls of the Madagascan paradise flycatcher. The two species have nothing in common except for the fact that they share a general habitat and raptors like to snack on them. So, when an iguana hears a bird raise the alarm among other birds, it likely knows to be on alert for incoming predators, too. However, as noise pollution interferes with animal communiqués all across the globe, many animals' ability to communicate effectively comes under fire.
The short-nosed echidna lives on a diet of ants and termites. It moves slowly while nosing about for bugs, turning over rocks or tearing into termite hills. When the echidna finds a victim, it uses its long, sticky tongue to catch it. Long-nosed echidnas prefer to eat earthworms, which they pick up from the forest floor. Echidnas are usually active at night.
Introduction The Endangered Animal I picked is a koala bear. I picked this animal because I think its really cute and cuddly, and I also wanted to learn all about them. I didn’t know that the koala bear was endangered. Which makes me sad to think some day we might not have koalas. Koalas have a very unusual diet that could kill other animals and are very tiny.