This assignment is an opportunity for you to learn more about nonhuman primates. Have you ever wondered why a macaque is staring at you and yawning at the same time? Or why a gorilla beats its chest or pounds on the glass and runs away? Or why chimpanzees love to display their dominance? These are just a few of the behaviors that our primate cousins experience. Instead of observing them at a zoo, you will be writing a paper on any nonhuman primate that lives today.
Choose one primate species and address the following in your paper:
Scientific name
Distribution
Physical appearance
Diet
Behavior patterns
Social system
Locomotion
Conservation status and threats