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Collect Data: |
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Through the following observations, you will
replicate the research methods that you read about in Dr.
Jane’s scrapbook. These activities can be used for
chimpanzees or any of the great apes. Great apes include chimpanzees,
bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans. |
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Observation 1: (30 minutes) |
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- Make general observations on all categories of behaviors
observed. Write these observations down on regular lined
notebook paper.
- Make sure that one person is focusing on a particular
individual primate and the other person is looking at the
group as a whole.
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Observation 2: (30 minutes) |
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- Focus on the behavior topic you selected. Use the data
sheet to record your observations in two-minute intervals.
- Make sure that one person is focusing on a particular
individual primate and the other person is looking at the
group as a whole.
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Observation 3: (time will
vary) |
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- Watch to see if a zookeeper introduces an enrichment activity.
Also, look carefully within the exhibit for items that seem
out of place. These enrichment materials may not be obvious,
but it is interesting to see how the primates interact with
them.
- Focus on the behavior topic you selected. Use the data
sheet to record your observations of how the primates interact
with the enrichment materials.
- Make sure that one person is focusing on a particular
individual primate and the other person is looking at the
group as a whole.
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Observation 4: (30 minutes) |
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- Animal sketching guide (under construction).
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Interview a zookeeper: |
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- Ask the zookeeper the questions that you and your classmates
have about the primates. Additional questions you might
ask include:
- Where do the primates come from?
- Is this a family unit or have the primates been introduced
to each other?
- Were the adult females raised by their mothers or
zookeepers?
- Do the mothers raise their infants or do zookeepers?
- How does the zoo manage when they have too many animals
or animals that cannot be kept together?
- What kind of enrichment items do the primates seem
to prefer?
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