Re: Primates (Re: 'Face' cultures)


"Sylvia Knörr" wrote...
>
> "Tedd Jacobs" <TJacobs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:dr76l8030dn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> "Steve Hayes" wrote...
>> > On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:06:02 +0100, "Sylvia Knörr"
>> > <Sylvia.Knoerr_NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> >>Careful when talking about primates - their behavior does not allow the
>> >>same
>> >>spectrum of variation as human behavior. Just take gorillas for
> instance.
>> >>No
>> >>matter whether their habitat offers an abundance or scarcity of food
>> >>plants,
>> >>they ALWAYS follow the pattern of huge males having a harem of several
>> >>smaller females. They just have no choice about their way of life.
> Humans
>> >>have.
>
>> > And there i was thinking that humans *were* primates!
>
>> astounding. first i learned 'humans are mammals, not animals' and now
>> 'humans are not primates'. just astounding.
>
> Hehe, of course you are both right and I revoce all my allegations about
> primates as contradicting humans. Is it okay if I put "apes" in lieu of
> "primates"?

hominodia, hominidia, homininae, hominini, hylobatidae, ponginae, or panini?


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