gorillas
The term for dominant males in a group
What is silverback?
A distinctive physical trait of male orangutans that displays their dominance over other orangutans in the area
What are cheek pads or flanges?
T/F: female chimps can become the dominant member of the troop
true!
The primary physical difference between apes and monkeys
What is tail/lack of tail?
This gorilla famously learned how to use sign language to communicate
Who is Koko? (she couldnt actually do it though im sorry guys)
Orangutans are theorized to have a giant extinct ancestor known by this name
What is gigantopithicus?
Gibbons are natures best _____
The amount of dna that we share with chimps (to the decimal)
What is 98.7%?
Type of walking that apes do that monkeys cannnot
What is bipedalism
Gorillas each have unique ____ that allow us to tell them apart
What are nose prints?
The number of orangutan species in existence
What is 3?
What is pair bonds/mating for life?
The scientist famously known for working with chimpanzees
Who is Dr. Jane Goodall
The habitat that all apes use (apart from gibbons) that monkeys DO NOT
what is nests?
The scientist who closely worked with gorillas and subsequently had a gorilla foundation named after her
Who is Dr. Dian Fossey?
The meaning of Orangutan
What is person of the forest?
What is small size?
name of the chimp who ripped the ladies face off
Who is travis?
i couldnt think of a last one but yeah apes arent monkeys
nuh uh not at all
Substances that Gorillas sometimes eat to suppliment missing minerals in their diet
What is ash and/or dirt?
The name of the orangutan known for routinely escaping his enclosure just to throw rocks at another orangutan named Otis
Who is Ken Allen? (rip)
There are 20 known species of gibbon including this species named after a well known sci-fi protaganist
What is Skywalker (Hoolock) Gibbon
The approximate number of chimps in america
When did apes and monkeys split off evolutionarily
25-30 million years ago