Bailey Pearman Professor Stemple Bio Lecture 102 March 27, 2013 Animal Research Paper: Giraffes Giraffes have many obvious physical adaptations that make them perfect to survive in the African savannas. These primary consumers belong to Phylum Chordata. They have a notochord (noto=back, cord=string) present in all embryos that may be absent or reduced in adults, and also have a post anal tail that extends beyond the anus (Carter 1). Giraffes belong to the subphylum vertebrata and class mammalia. 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.
The gorilla, like us humans, are one of the few living representatives of the superfamily Homonidea remaining on our planet, as many have gone extinct. The gorilla is a mammal and belongs under the order of Primates, genus Gorilla, and the scientific classification of the species is Gorilla beringei, which was first described by Paul Matschie in 1903. There are two subspecies of Gorilla beringei; the eastern gorilla, classified as subspecies Gorilla beringei, and the western gorilla classified as subspecies Gorilla gorilla. The gorilla is an iconic animal because their ecology resembles humans’, as does their physiology and morphology. Their genetic similarity with humans makes them a great species to help unravel our very own evolutionary history.
The face, ears, hands, feet and tip of the tail are black, but a conspicuous white band on the forehead blends in with the short whiskers. The males are slightly larger than the females and easily recognized by a turquoise blue scrotum and red penis. Vervet monkeys living near areas inhabited by people can become pests, stealing food and other items and raiding crops. Good climbers, jumpers and swimmers, they often elude capture. Habitat: It is found throughout much of southern and east Africa like in a countries Ethiopia, Somalia to South Africa.
Many discoveries have been made since, and the ‘family tree’ has proved to be quite ‘bushy’, as it were. Our closest living relatives are the apes, particularly the chimpanzee and gorilla. When did our common ancestor
“If an animal is aware of its actions, it is aware of itself.” –Luigi Hilario Throughout history it has been debated whether or not mammals have had the ability to reason of even be aware of one ‘self’. It was believed that “only humanity had a soul”. But as Charles Darwin believed, “the mental habits, beliefs and facial expressions and even the “love of deity” have evolved” (“Inception of Darwin’s theory” Wikipedia). Mammals have grown and evolved to use these abilities of reason to better help survival and living within their community. Research has demonstrated that all mammals including canines, dolphins and bonobos, have fundamental basic emotional systems.
One of the classifications written in that book is the ‘primate’, which is mentioned to have three kinds of teeth, pendulous male genitalia, and etc; humans, are also included there. Humans, the creatures controlling the world, are together with apes in the same order. Further is even suspected, that humans are the peaks of ape’s evolution. It is said in a book written by Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species. Human has done a lot of things to change this earth to a better place: improving technologies, a great transportation system, education system, and others.
What makes humans so distinct? Introduction When brainstorming the term human one the first associations that might come to one’s mind are walking, talking, creativity, reasoning and war. A more sophisticated definition taken from the dictionary suggests that within a biological system the human is considered eutherian and belongs to the family of primates. The modern human, also Homo sapiens, is the only remaining species of the genus Homo. When compared with other animals it is especially the complexity of the human brain, capable of language, problem-solving, introspection and abstract reasoning, as well as the upright posture that stand out.
Previous studies often thought this mammal was either in the Urisadae family, which consists of bears, or the Procyonidae family, which consists of raccons.The red panda's scientific name is Ailurus fulgens.Not only that, but this animal is also known by many names such as the Fire C, Bright Panda, Common Panda, and Sankam. The red panda is an amazing animal to learn about. Having the similar physical characteristics as the raccoon, the red panda has a covering of soft, reddish-brown fur on its upper body; while they also have dark fur in their lower part of their body, which is used to be able to camoflauge near their surroundings. Its thick dense fur is used to protection themselves from cold and snowy mountains in its habitat. The red panda has a white snout and ears, with white streaks on their face.
Placental mammals all bear live young, which are nourished before birth in the mother's uterus through a specialized embryonic organ attached to the uterus wall, the placenta. The placenta is derived from the same membranes that surround the embryos in the amniote eggs of reptiles, birds, and monotreme. mammals. The term "placental mammals" is somewhat of a misnomer because marsupials also have placentae. The difference is that the placenta of marsupials is very short-lived and does not make as much of a contribution to fetal nourishment as it does in eutherians, as "placental mammals" are known scientifically.
Like giving them bigger places to live, more and better food, also trying to disturb them as little as possible. Other of my experiences in vallarta’s zoo was watch a lion and a jaguar in a 3x2 meters cage with anything of their original habitat there, I think that that is so stressing because they cannot run, creep or make