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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
An Introduction To The Primates, covers 41 species of primates ranging from the 300 gram sized pygmy slow loris to the 200 kilogram sized gorilla. At least ten of these are extremely endangered species, including the Zanzibar red colobus, (filmed in Zanzibar) and the potto, aye-aye, and Drill, all of which occur in less than half a dozen sites in captivity. The tarsier is represented although unfortunately no video is available. The animals are organized...
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This program is designed to introduce Primatology students to the range of monkeys of the Super family Ceboidea originating from Central and South America. Material on twenty -two species is included, covering all five of the families recently defined by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
"A comprehensive guide to this fascinating and varied order of mammals, Walker's Primates of the World includes scientific and common names, the number and distribution of species measurements and physical traits habitat, daily and seasonal activity, population dynamics home range social life, reproduction, longevity and status of threatened species. Recently extinct genera, such as the giant lemurs of Madagascar, are covered in full Text summaries...
4) Five Species
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Three species of monkeys and two apes living in their natural habitat in Africa are compared in this video. The monkeys include the veret, the blue monkey and the black and white colobus, while the apes are common chimpanzees and eastern lowland gorillas.
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In this video we see the savanna baboons of Africa in various regions of their natural habitat, but with an emphasis on woodlands and forested regions since most other baboon films focus on the open savanna. The video emphasizes various roles filled by animals in a troop with particular attention paid to the range of behaviors seen in males.
7) Macaques
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This video presents an overview of the genus Macaca, beginning with a discussion of their place in the primate order and their adaptability. This potential for eating a wide variety of foods and living in both temperate and tropical environments at a variety of altitudes means they are very similar to humans in their ability to exploit a range of habitats.
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Chimpanzees Today is an overview of the various roles filled by chimpanzees and the situations in which they currently live. It begins by briefly discussing the precipitous drop in wild populations as well as some of the history of Jane Goodall's research at Gombe, focusing on the discoveries that promoted the use of the chimpanzee model in studying human evolution. It then covers many situations chimpanzee captivity, including the sanctuaries in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
[2023].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Proboscis monkeys are animals unlike any other, and curious and reluctant readers alike will be captivated by these exceptional creatures' life cycle, habitats, diet, and threats to survival through carefully leveled text, detailed infographics that emphasize visual literacy, and engaging, colorful photography"--
10) Aye-ayes
Author
Series
Publisher
Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Aye-ayes are animals unlike any other, and curious and reluctant readers alike will be captivated by these exceptional creatures' life cycle, habitats, diet, and threats to survival through carefully leveled text, detailed infographics that emphasize visual literacy, and engaging, colorful photography"--
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A whirlwind tour of new ideas and findings about animal emotions, based on De Waal's renowned studies of the social and emotional lives of chimpanzees, bonobos, and other primates. De Waal discusses facial expressions, animal sentience and consciousness, Mama's life and death, the emotional side of human politics, and the illusion of free will. He distinguishes between emotions and feelings, all the while emphasizing the continuity between our species...
Author
Series
Evangeline Mudd adventures volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When Evangeline Mudd's primatologist parents travel without her to the Ikkinasti Jungle to study the golden-haired apes, Evangeline and the world-famous Dr. Aphrodite Pikkaflee are eventually called upon to rescue the Mudds and save the jungle from the evil schemes of Aphrodite's money-mad brother.
16) Gorilla
Author
Series
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Discover the fascinating world of gorillas and other primates - their social behavior, family life, and remarkable intelligence."--Cover.
18) The hot zone
Author
Series
Dark biology volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this virus. The book tells this dramatic story, giving an account of the appearance of rare and lethal viruses and their "crashes" into the human race.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"Where did we come from? What makes us human? NOVA's...investigation explores how new discoveries are transforming views of our earliest ancestors. Featuring interviews with world-renowned scientists, footage shot "in the trenches" as fossils were unearthed, and...computer-generated animation, [these programs] bring early hominids to life, examining how we became the creative and adaptable modern humans of today...In the first episode...encounter..."Selam,"...
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