Anthro2050 1st Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Last Lecture I New World Monkeys Outline of Current Lecture II Introduction to Old World Monkeys Current Lecture Introduction to old world monkeys Found in South East Asia and Africa with one species in southern Spain can be identified by closely paired nostrils that point downward in their dentition they have 2 pre molars instead of the three in new world monkeys all are diurnal and some are terrestrial have calluses on their rear from sitting on the ground to protect their butt bones called ischial callosites display a variety of colorations and sexual swellings to signal for mating divided into further subfamilies cercopithecinae and colobinae colobinae langur colombus and probiscus monkeys feed primarily on leaves and thus have high sharp cusped teeth enlarged salivary glands and multi chambered stomachs for this diet cercopithecinae macaques baboons mandrils and velvet monkeys eat a wide variety of foods and are opportunistic and open to trying new foods have cheek pouches for food storage similar to a squirrel have larger body sizes and group sizes and a strong ability to learn and adapt ex cercopithecinae baboons 2 genus one genus contains the gelada baboons and the These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute other hamadryas and olive baboons Gelada Baboons eat grass and live on the grass lands they sit a lot so colorful signals are on their chests They can flip their upper lip as an aggressive signal Hamadryas and Olive baboons are very different from one another in social structure however since they tend to live near each other sometimes hamadryas males will kidnap an olive female infant raise it mate with it and produce half hamadryas half olive baboon offspring
View Full Document