#1 PRIMATOLOGIJA
Posted: 03/02/2007 13:39
Jedna od najzanimljivijih grana zoologije jer se bavi i nama samima. I nasa vrsta spada u red primata ali ovdje bih se osvrnuo na covjekolike majmune iliti great apes. Naime, postoji distinkcija izmedju majmuna (monkeys) i covjekolikih majmuna (apes). Ove druge karakterise bezrepost, inteligencija, dugo djetinjstvo i gradualno ucenje ("s koljena na koljeno"). U kratkim crtama opisa potonjih primjecujemo slicnost sa nasom vrstom.
U covjekolike majmune ubrajamo cetiri vrste:
Cimpanze,
Gorile,
Orangutane i
Gibone.
Genetski nama najblizi su bonoboi (pan panicus), podvrsta cimpanzi (Pan troglodytes), za njima slijede gorile, orangutani i giboni. Socijalno ustrojstvo cimpanzi je veoma slicno nasem. Hijerarhijska diferencijacija je susti odraz nasoj (ili nasa njihovoj, ja bih rekao).
Evo malo linkova pa nastavimo ako vas zainteresuje:
http://www.janegoodall.org/chimp_central/default.asp
http://www.unep.org/grasp/Resources/index.asp
How should we relate to beings who look into mirrors and see themselves as individuals, who mourn companions and may die of grief, who have a consciousness of 'self?' Don't they deserve to be treated with the same sort of consideration we accord to other highly sensitive beings: ourselves?
- Dr. Jane Goodall
Chimpanzees are intelligent, social beings. Before Dr. Goodall began her landmark study of them in 1960, however, almost nothing was known of their behavior in the wild. Through our studies of chimpanzees, we humans have learned that we are not the only animals who have close family bonds, make and use tools, or engage in warfare against one another. Here at Chimpanzee Central, you too can learn about our closest relatives!
Many aspects of chimpanzee behavior and social relations, emotional expression and needs, and intellectual abilities are similar to humans. There are, in particular, close parallels between the chimpanzee infant and the human child. Both have the capacity for endless romping and play, are highly curious, learn by observation and imitation, and above all, need constant reassurance and attention. For both, affectionate physical contact is essential for healthy development.
Various mental traits once regarded as unique to humans have been convincingly demonstrated in chimpanzees; reasoned thought, abstraction, generalization, symbolic representation, and concept of self. Non-verbal communications include hugs, kisses, pats on the back, and tickling. Many of their emotions, such as joy and sadness, fear and despair, are similar to or the same as our own. The longer-term studies of chimpanzee behavior in the field (at Gombe and Mahale Mountains national parks in Tanzania; Budongo Forest and Kabale Forest in Uganda; Tai Forest in Cote d'Ivoire; and forests in Guinea) along with other shorter studies in the wild and a number of studies in captivity, have taught us not only a great deal about the chimpanzee's place in nature, but our own, as well.
Once we admit that we are not the only beings with personality, reasoned thought, and above all, the ability to feel and express emotions such as joy, despair and empathy, then we develop a new respect for chimpanzees. The line between human and other non-human beings, once thought so sharp, becomes blurred. This forces us to a new respect also for the other amazing animal beings with whom we share the planet.
The latest twist in the debate over how much DNA separates humans from chimpanzees suggests we are so closely related that chimps should not only be part of the same taxonomic family, but also the same genus.
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3744
Pozdrav...
U covjekolike majmune ubrajamo cetiri vrste:
Cimpanze,
Gorile,
Orangutane i
Gibone.
Genetski nama najblizi su bonoboi (pan panicus), podvrsta cimpanzi (Pan troglodytes), za njima slijede gorile, orangutani i giboni. Socijalno ustrojstvo cimpanzi je veoma slicno nasem. Hijerarhijska diferencijacija je susti odraz nasoj (ili nasa njihovoj, ja bih rekao).
Evo malo linkova pa nastavimo ako vas zainteresuje:
http://www.janegoodall.org/chimp_central/default.asp
http://www.unep.org/grasp/Resources/index.asp
How should we relate to beings who look into mirrors and see themselves as individuals, who mourn companions and may die of grief, who have a consciousness of 'self?' Don't they deserve to be treated with the same sort of consideration we accord to other highly sensitive beings: ourselves?
- Dr. Jane Goodall
Chimpanzees are intelligent, social beings. Before Dr. Goodall began her landmark study of them in 1960, however, almost nothing was known of their behavior in the wild. Through our studies of chimpanzees, we humans have learned that we are not the only animals who have close family bonds, make and use tools, or engage in warfare against one another. Here at Chimpanzee Central, you too can learn about our closest relatives!
Many aspects of chimpanzee behavior and social relations, emotional expression and needs, and intellectual abilities are similar to humans. There are, in particular, close parallels between the chimpanzee infant and the human child. Both have the capacity for endless romping and play, are highly curious, learn by observation and imitation, and above all, need constant reassurance and attention. For both, affectionate physical contact is essential for healthy development.
Various mental traits once regarded as unique to humans have been convincingly demonstrated in chimpanzees; reasoned thought, abstraction, generalization, symbolic representation, and concept of self. Non-verbal communications include hugs, kisses, pats on the back, and tickling. Many of their emotions, such as joy and sadness, fear and despair, are similar to or the same as our own. The longer-term studies of chimpanzee behavior in the field (at Gombe and Mahale Mountains national parks in Tanzania; Budongo Forest and Kabale Forest in Uganda; Tai Forest in Cote d'Ivoire; and forests in Guinea) along with other shorter studies in the wild and a number of studies in captivity, have taught us not only a great deal about the chimpanzee's place in nature, but our own, as well.
Once we admit that we are not the only beings with personality, reasoned thought, and above all, the ability to feel and express emotions such as joy, despair and empathy, then we develop a new respect for chimpanzees. The line between human and other non-human beings, once thought so sharp, becomes blurred. This forces us to a new respect also for the other amazing animal beings with whom we share the planet.
The latest twist in the debate over how much DNA separates humans from chimpanzees suggests we are so closely related that chimps should not only be part of the same taxonomic family, but also the same genus.
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3744
Pozdrav...
...... ne primjetih dok ovaj ne reče......
