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Parent topics
- Biology [r]: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. [e]
- Zoology [r]: The scientific study of animals. [e]
Subtopics
- Primate [r]: A member of the biological order Primates, which includes prosimians (galagos, lorises, lemurs and tarsiers), monkeys, apes, and humans. [e]
- New World monkey [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Old World monkey [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ape [r]: Tail-less primates in Africa and Eurasia, e.g. humans, orang-utans and chimpanzees. [e]
- Human [r]: Bipedal mammalian species native to most continents and sharing a common ape ancestor with chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans; notable for evolving language and adapting its habitat to its own needs. [e]
Famous non-human primates
- Kanzi [r]: Male bonobo at the Great Ape Trust in Des Moines, Iowa, famous for his controversial and apparently exceptional cognitive and linguistic abilities (born 1980). [e]
- Panbanisha [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ai [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ayumu [r]: Add brief definition or description
Famous primatologists
- Frans de Waal [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Jane Goodall [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Sue Savage-Rumbaugh [r]: (b. 1946) American primatologist most famous for her work with two bonobos, Kanzi and Panbanisha, investigating their apparent use of language via lexigrams and computer-based keyboards. [e]
- Anthropology [r]: The holistic study of humankind; from the Greek words anthropos ("human") and logia ("study"). [e]
- Physical anthropology [r]: The anthropological study of humans as a biological species. [e]
- Evolutionary biology [r]: The study of the origin and descent of species, as well as their change, multiplication, and diversity over time. [e]
- Evolution of language [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Evolution of the human diet [r]: Factors in the development of the human diet in history. [e]