1. Primatology
Unit 3 - Chapter 12

3. Zoological Taxonomy of Humans
Kingdom Animals
Phylum Chordates
Subphylum Vertebrates
Class Mammals
Infraclass Eutherians
Order Primates
Suborder Anthropoids
Superfamily Hominoids
Family Honimids
Tribe Hominins
Genus Humans
Species Homo Sapiens
Our nearest ____________________ relative (animals with which we share a common ancestry) are members of the order ____________________.

4. Carolus __________________
Named us _____________________ & placed us in the order of ______________
Homo sapiens - literally, means “_______________________________”

5. New World Primates (Monkeys)
only found in _______________________________ & live in ________________________
_______________ -nosed - nostrils have wide ___________________ & face outward
long _____________________ which is known as ____________________________ tails
Have __________ premolars - Molars are _______________________
have ______________________ colors and ___________________ body with lots of ____________ that made them look _____________
____________________________ they live on _____________________ and ___________
_______________________ parent the infant –____________________ only feed infant
EXAMPLES: Capuchin Monkeys| Squirrel Monkeys | Tamarin Monkeys| Spider Monkeys

6. Old World Primates (Monkeys)
__________________________ & __________________________________
Various __________________________ & spend most of their day ___________________________________________________
________________________ septum and their nostrils face _________________________
___________ premolars - Teeth are two sharply connected ______________
Have ____________ body size which have ___________________________ colors especially on ________________________________________
____________________ they live on _____________________________________________
________________________________ have anything to do with ____________________
EXAMPLES: macaque, baboons, mandrill, colobus monkeys

7. The following species are primates:
__________________ = (chimps, gorillas, orangutans, & gibbons)
_________________ = (baboons, spider monkeys, etc.)
__________________ & Tarsiers
(pronounciation = tar-see-er)

8. Our Place
Among Primates

9. Apes are our closest relatives.
Similarities are evident in ______________, _________________-structure, genetics, and __________________________________.

11. ________________ and humans belong to the same taxonomic ___________________________
-__________________________
(Hominoids)‏

12. Apes and humans are ________________________ related to each other than either is to ____________________.
________________ and ___________________ are included along with humans as hominids
______________________ are not

13. Primate Tendencies - Grasping
________-digited hands suited for _______________
flexible _________________ and _________________
(encircle branches)‏
__________________________________________
(can touch other fingers)‏
some have grasping ___________________________

14. Smell to Sight
For primates, _______________ is the key means of obtaining ___________________________
____________________________ vision(depth of field)‏
__________________________ vision
Eyes___________________ in _________________ looking directly ahead (no snout)‏
superior ______________________ at expense of reduced sense of _____________________________

15. Superior vision allows primates to:
Distinguish ________________ fruits, berries, etc.
___________________ themselves and ________________ (remove ______________, etc. from hair)
Grooming is one way of __________________ and maintaining _______________________________.

16. Nose To Hand
Touch is the ___________________ primary means of obtaining information.
Main tactile organ is _____________, specifically _________________________ region (not nose and whiskers)‏
_________________ and ________________ senses are interrelated (pick-up and appraise small objects)

17. Brain Complexity
Ratio of brain size to body size _________________ other ____________________________________
Brains _________________________(concerned with ___________________, association and integration) is relatively ____________________
_________________ storage in memory allows larger capacity for ___________________________ (especially from experience)

18. Parental Involvement
Young primates receive ___________ ___________________ and have more ______________________ opportunities.
______________________ offspring
_______________________ behavior is an important part of _______________________ adaptation

19. Sociality live with _______________________ of their species
social groups provide __________________