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Chimps R Us- Frontiers Profile: Jane Goodall - 1 views

www.pbs.org/...goodall2.htm

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shared by Talya Freidman on 14 Dec 11 - No Cached
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  • te an okay subject for study for a Ph.D.
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  • still a hard core of people who are very resistant
  • doing invasive experiments on animals
  • made a difference with the way the world views chimpanzees
  • Has it made a difference in the way scientists view them
  • It's much better to cling to the old ideas that animals are just little machines and they have stimulus and response
  • It's a communication
  • sophisticated brains
  • haven't during evolution developed a sophisticated spoken language
  • not capable of planning the distant future
  • can't
  • discuss an idea
  • communication is very immediate
  • Mike learned to use empty kerosene cans because he was very low ranking
  • He accidentally hit an empty 4-gallon kerosene can and noticed that other chimps ran away
  • Within 4 months, he'd risen to the top
  • never saw him fight
  • Only Mike capitalized on that and developed the technique and won.
  • Talya Freidman on 14 Dec 11
     
    This is an interview where Jane Goodall explains and discusses her discoveries.
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So Like Us | About Chimpanzees | Chimpanzees | the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada - 2 views

www.janegoodall.ca/about-chimp-so-like-us.php

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  • Chimpanzees and humans differ by just over one percent of DNA. In fact biologically, chimpanzees are more closely related to humans than t
    • Talya Freidman
      Talya Freidman on 14 Dec 11
       
      This reminds me of what we learned in class, about how similar our DNA is to chimps, it only differentiates by one letter in the DNA code.
  • and humans differ by just over one percent of DNA. In fact biologically, chimpanzees are more closely related to humans tha
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  • Chimpanzees become sexually mature between the ages of 10 and 13
    • Talya Freidman
      Talya Freidman on 14 Dec 11
       
      Chimp babies mature a lot faster than human babies. However at the same time, there is also a higher rate of mortality for the young chimps.
  • both have an insatiable appetite for play, are extremely curious, learn through observation and imitation,
  • The anatomy of the chimpanzee brain and central nervous system is startlingly similar to our own.
  • Chimpanzees and humans belong to the animal order “primates”
  • belong to the superfamily hominoid
  • Chimpanzees and humans belong to the animal order “primates”.
  • Large brains
  • opposable thumbs
  • flexible joints
  • belong to the superfamily hominoid
  • chimpanzees and humans share the most similar genetic makeup, sharing 98.6% of our genes.
  • Females show their first very small sexual swellings at age eight or nine, but are not sexually attractive to the older males until they reach age 10 or 11.
  • almost every young chimp gets lost from their mother at some point during their exploration.
  • chimps have a long childhood
  • Bonds
  • likely to persist throughout life.
  • This learning is the means by which certain actions are passed from one generation to the next—the beginnings of culture.
  • capable of intellectual performances
  • capable of reasoned thought
  • memory
  • symbolic representation
  • feel and express emotions
  • chimpanzees can be taught human languages
  • skills on computers
  • wide range of complex emotions
  • possess an almost human-like enjoyment of physical contact, laughter, and community.
  • chimpanzees can learn from humans
  • Language is believed to have played a major role:
  • Talya Freidman on 12 Dec 11
     
    This website mainly describes the similarity between apes and humans as well as some of the main differences. Jane Goodall's discoveries are also mentioned briefly.
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