Apes Orangutans

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ApesOrangutans

• Found in heavily forested areas of Borneo and
  Sumatra.
• Almost completely arboreal.
• males 200 lbs, females 100 lbs
• Pronounced sexual dimorphism.
• Solitary
• Principally FRUGIVOROUS (fruit-eating).

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ApesGibbons and Siamangs

• Found in the tropical areas of southeast Asia.
• Adaptations for brachiation may be related to
  feeding while hanging from branches.
• Diet is largely fruit with leaves, flowers, and
  insects.
• Basic social unit is a monogamous pair and their
  offspring.
• Males and females delineate their territories
  with whoops and songs.

White-handed Gibbon
Siamang
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ApesGorillas

• Largest of the living primates.
• Confined to forested regions of central Africa.
• Males can weigh up to 400 pounds, females 200
  pounds.
• Primarily terrestrial, using a posture called
  knuckle walking.
• Groups consist of one large silverback male, a
  few adult females, and their subadult offspring.

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Apes Chimpanzees

• Found in equatorial Africa.
• Anatomically similar to gorillas particularly in
  limb proportions and upper-body shape.
• Locomotion includes knuckle-walking on the ground
  and brachiation in the trees.
• Eat a variety of plant and animal foods.
• Large communities of as many as 50 individuals.

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Apes Bonobos

• Only found in an area south of the Zaire River.
• Population is believed to only number a few
  thousand individuals.
• Exploit the same foods as chimps, including
  occasional small mammals.
• Male-female bonds constitute the societal core.
• Sexuality includes frequent copulations
  throughout the female's estrous cycle.

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ApesHumans (Homo sapiens)

• The only living species in the family Hominidae.
• Human teeth are typical primate teeth.
• Dependence on vision for orientation to the world
• Flexible limbs and grasping hands
• Omnivorous diet
• Cognitive abilities are the result of dramatic
  increases in brain size.
• Bipedal