The first DAY exam was originally scheduled for Week 06 Day 12, Thursday, 15 October 2009 (on chs. 01-07), but it has been rescheduled for Tuesday, 20 October 2009.
If you want to take an essay exam you must notify troufs by Friday
"A type of chimpanzee known to use sex for greetings, reconciliations, and favors may not be all about peace, love, and understanding after all.
A new study reveals that some bonobos—one of humankind's closest genetic relatives—hunt and eat other primates."
In class we first met the bonobos (fka "pygmy chimps") in the video The Last Great Ape, and they were portrayed as exactly the opposite—as the the peaceful "make-love-not-war" primate.
"A type of chimpanzee known to use sex for greetings, reconciliations, and favors may not be all about peace, love, and understanding after all.
A new study reveals that some bonobos—one of humankind's closest genetic relatives—hunt and eat other primates."
In class we first met the bonobos (fka "pygmy chimps") in the video The Last Great Ape, and they were portrayed as exactly the opposite—as the the peaceful "make-love-not-war" primate.
Monday 19 October 2009: Finished History of Though and the Emergence of Key Concepts, Conceptual Changes, and a Summary introduction to the Primates. Viewed The
Last Great Ape(56 min., 2007, CC, DVD 1150). Next time review terms/concepts and notes from Among
the Wild Chimpanzees and the Last Great Ape.
Monday 19 October 2009: Finished History of Though and the Emergence of Key Concepts, Conceptual Changes, and a Summary introduction to the Primates. Viewed The
Last Great Ape(56 min., 2007, CC, DVD 1150). Next time review terms/concepts and notes from Among
the Wild Chimpanzees and the Last Great Ape.