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Are most primates social or solitary?
Social
The typpe of vision that allows animals to judge depth, perceiving how far away things are. Two words.
Binocular vision
Primates with long, sad looking faces. Some scientists consider them the most intelligent primate
Orangatans
Apes are divided into two groups- what are they?
Great Apes and lesser apes
What is the world's largest arboreal animal?
Orangutan
Where is the "New World"?
The Americas
Monkeys that are only found in the new world? THREE WORDS
New World Monkeys
These primates tend to live in very large groups. They are generally brown or white with long, brown noses.
Baboons
What does fission-fusion society mean?
Split apart- put together. Sometimes members of a troop will break away from main troop and join a new one
Do orangutans stay mostly in groups or by themselves?
By themselves
Where is the "Old World?"
Europe, Asia, Africa
A term that describes animals that live and spend most of their time in trees.
Arboreal
The process of a primate swinging through the trees using its arms. Gibbons are masters of this movement.
Brachiation
what is a group of primates called?
a troop
Waht primates can be found in Madagascar?
Aye Ayes, many kinds of lemurs
What is a difference between apes and monkeys?
Monkeys have tails...apes do not.
The most studied of all apes.
Chimpanzees
The first primate in space. TWO WORDS
Rhesus Macaque (HAm)
What is the lead male gorilla usually called?
A silverback gorilla
What primates can be found in South and Central America
Marmosets, tamarins
What animal is considered a lesser ape?
Gibbon
The largest of th e primates, these animals are shy, docile and keep to themselves. The adult male defends the troop by beating on his chest.
Gorilla
These primates live in rainforests and have colorful noses that are rigid.
Mandrills
How tall can gorillas stand?
6 feet
What does bipedal mean?
Walking on two legs