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Olive baboon. Primatology is the scientific study of non-human primates. [1] It is a diverse discipline at the boundary between mammalogy and anthropology, and researchers can be found in academic departments of anatomy, anthropology, biology, medicine, psychology, veterinary sciences and zoology, as well as in animal sanctuaries, biomedical research facilities, museums and zoos. [2]
Primates are among the most social of all animals, forming pairs or family groups, uni-male harems, and multi-male/multi-female groups. Non-human primates have at least four types of social systems , many defined by the amount of movement by adolescent females between groups.
Ethnoprimatology is the study of human and non-human primate interactions.Ethnoprimatology is a discourse aimed at an anthropological holistic understanding of non-human primates.
Although figures vary wildly, by some estimates, 475 million vertebrate animals are killed by vehicles every year in the South American country, which is home to the world’s fourth biggest road ...
The question of whether non-human animals have human-like culture has been the focus of debate in disciplines such as primatology for many decades. [ 38 ] [ 132 ] Although the non-human animal culture controversy is far from being over, [ 133 ] [ 37 ] primate archaeology has contributed to this debate with several recent studies.
The target of the new research effort is Antarctic krill, which are just a couple of inches long and one of the most abundant and important animals on the planet.
Fortrea primate-testing lab, Vienna, Virginia, 2004–05. Most of the NHPs used are one of three species of macaques, accounting for 79% of all primates used in research in the UK, and 63% of all federally funded research grants for projects using primates in the U.S. [25] Lesser numbers of marmosets, tamarins, spider monkeys, owl monkeys, vervet monkeys, squirrel monkeys, and baboons are used ...
The chimpanzee Böbe painting in 1967. Primate cognition is the study of the intellectual and behavioral skills of non-human primates, particularly in the fields of psychology, behavioral biology, primatology, and anthropology.