Primates
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Primates |
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While at Salem College, I (Amanda) took a January term course called Medical Primatology. My love affair with primates has been going strong ever since. We spent that January studying primatology books, viewing pictures and videos, and visiting area zoos and research centers to learn more about our evolutionary cousins. These days, I'm still hooked and can't get enough of these amazing creatures. |
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Macaque |
Black Lemur |
Coquerel's Sifaka |
Orang Utans |
Recommended Reading
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Walking with the Great Apes by Sy Montgomery |
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Next of Kin by Roger Fouts |
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In the Kingdom of Gorillas by Bill Weber and Amy Vedder |
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A Dark Place in the Jungle by Linda Spalding |
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Africa in my Blood by Jane Goodall |
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Woman in the Mists by Farley Mowat |
Web Links
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Primate Photo Gallery (the home of the pictures displayed here) http://www.primates.com/ |
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Primate Information Network: http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/ |
My Experiences With Primates
Besides reading as many primate books as possible and watching documentaries, my non-human primate experience is limited to visiting them in zoos. While it is sad to see primates in captivity, I feel that captivity is a necessary evil for the educational and scientific needs of both humans and the primates in question.
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San Francisco Zoo in San Francisco, CA |
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Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, WI |
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North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, NC |
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National Zoo in Washington DC |
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Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC |
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Baltimore Zoo in Baltimore, MD |
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Happy Hollow Park and Zoo in San Jose, CA |
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San Diego Zoo in San Diego, CA |