Bonobos share 98.7% of our genetic make-up (DNA) (Carroll, n.d.). This leads too many similarities between bonobos and humans, but also some key differences. Being so that bonobos share so much DNA makes them closer to us than they are to gorillas (7 Facts about Bonobos n.d.). Bonobos have an upright skeleton, long legs, and narrow shoulders. They can walk biped ally which means on two feet.
With attention to Lucy, bipedalism is a unique quality that links us to the evolution of humans and who we are today. One of the earliest human trains discovered was bipedalism, which meant they possessed the ability to walk on two legs and it became a regular basis. This evolved over 4 million years. The oldest evidence of humans walking on two legs come from the remains of Sahelanthropus. Since it was bipedal, it helped this species survive in diverse habitats (“Walking Upright”).
The bonobo’s life as a free-living ape will not be the same if nothing is done to save it. The image of the bonobo is extremely remarkable. The bonobo walks on all four legs and swings from branch to branch. It has a height that ranges from 4 to 5.5 feet tall, and a weight range of 70 to 130 pounds (“Chimpanzee” National).
I am currently in an Evolution of primate behavior class A. I found that Orangutans were the most unique primates we had discussed. B. They are apart of the Homonoid group as
Mckenna, I too wrote about the mindless monster and the negative effects it can have on someone. It's crazy to think about the lengths people will go to please someone and will overwork themselves to make sure others are happy. I believe that the only way to be truly happy is to make sure you're good first. The other aspect I agree with was your point on body language. That is something I need to work on a lot as well.
The other key development is hominin brain encephalization. As our extreme encephalization occurs after the onset of bipedalism we can assume that bipedalism was a prerequisite. The increased meat diet of the bipedal H. erectus coincides with increased encephalization. There are a number of theories as to why encephalization occurred. For example, using hands for toolmaking and other complex activities in turn selects for increased encephalization.
The primate observation that I chose to observe are Orangutan, Squirrel Monkey, and Lemur. This observation took place in the Lowry Park Zoo on October 18th. I went to the Lowry Park Zoo around 2 pm until 5 pm. The purpose of this observation is through primate’s anatomy, locomotion, and behavior to getting know them better, and how they are differences and similarities compare to human beings. When I got there, the Zoo was already very crowd.
As was discussed in the previous paragraph, this bipedal aspect is what differentiates us, hominids, from modern apes. However, under the context of hominids in general and modern humans, it is this very trait that allows for us all to be categorized under the same label—hominids. Along the same lines as bipedal, another similarity between the two would be our arched feet—a characteristic that is unique to hominids, as it allows for standing and walking upright to take place. Both of these similarities—bipedal and arched feet—can be evidenced in the “Turkana boy” photo as well as the photo labeled “hominid/ape footprints.” As for differences, however, despite being quite similar in many ways, there are still a number of differences between hominids and modern humans, one of them being the size of our brains.
The poem “Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson is a poem about a rich man that is the talk of the town but for some reason takes his life. The speakers of this poem comes from the standpoint of the middle class people of the city that look up to Cory and idol him. This plays a major role in how irony in the poem plays a major role by teaching a lesson to the reader that you cannot judge a book by its cover. The first stanza of the poem introduces Richard Cory as a gentleman and a king “He was a gentleman from sole to crown,” (Robinson 3). This tells the reader that Cory is someone that is upped upon by his community.
The second theory used to explain the origin of primates is the visual predation hypothesis. This theory states that, the ability to move
The question is: which one was more important? Bipedalism offered many benefits including faster and more efficient travel, being able to see father, among others, while tool use eventually evolved into modern technology, contributed to specialization of labor, and allowed for more brain development. Bipedalism was more important because it started the natural selection of the human species. When human ancestors began to transition from jungle and forest to savannas, they needed to be able to run quickly, as well as more efficiently, and be able to see far distances to spot predators before they
The evidence of each hypothesis does support itself, but evidence of other hypotheses has proven to disprove some theories, or just evidence found a later date after the hypothesis was proposed. The clearest and least problematic is that bipedalism was an evolutionary advantage mainly in that it was energy efficient in the locomotion, but is also supported that other traits were favorable along with bipedalism, and allowed for more advantages such as visual surveillance and thermoregulation, than disadvantages such as reduced speed and lack of mobility that each trait came from bipedalism. The advantages of bipedalism led to the trait being selected in the hominin traits and led to the homo sapiens that are found all over earth today. The advantages of bipedalism shown in these hypotheses show the traits that support bipedalism being the favorable trait appear to be the most convincing arguments until more evidence is discovered that reveals
Lani: I was helping for someone’s project for COMM 245; I was in the video lab, in the studio. I was on campus and decided to contact everyone I knew who comes to the school. I remember I sent out a snap saying guys I think there is a shooting, be careful and then I started sending out individual texts to people making sure they were okay, like hey are you good? Stay out of an area.
He also mentions that other advantages could have been lower air temperatures as the distance from the ground would be greater and the body would experience higher wind speeds which would evaporate the sweat from the skin faster (Wheeler 1991). The ground absorbs heat from the sun and then radiates heat off the surface so if a hominin never adapted bipedalism then the hominin would become hot a lot faster and therefore they would become tired a lot sooner. Bipedalism helps a lot to retain a lower body temperature than non-bipedal
(Own knowledge, Source D) Bipedalism is unique to humans and it is known to be one of the earliest developments in hominids. (Source G, C) This phenomenon has intrigued researchers and historians for a number of years. There are many answers to this involved question; this essay will look at a few of them.
