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ANTH 102 Primates Notes
- Course
- Anth 102
- Institution
- Queens College
Lecture notes about Origins of Primate for Anth 102. *Essential Study Material!!
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Introduction to Human Evolution – Primates {1/30/2020}Primates
• Group of mammals in the order Primates
• Share unique characteristics
• Large brains
• Forward facing eyes
• Increase reliance on visual sense
• Fingernails
• Reduced sense of smell
• Primates include:
• Lemurs, Lorises, Galagos
• New world monkeys
• Old world monkeys
• Apes and humans
Humans
• Different from other animals
• Bipedalism
• Non-honing complex
• Material Culture
• Hunting
• Domestication
• Of food/items
• Symbolic behavior (material culture, language, speech)
The Scientific Method
1. Observe a natural phenomenon
2. Collect data
3. Propose hypothesis and test them
4. Propose conclusions
Science
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