ANTH 2010 Lecture 8: Old World & New World Monkeys ANTH 2010
9 Aug 2016
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Old world & new world monkeys jun 17 anth 2010 human"s closest living relative = chimpanzee. Platyrrhines / new world monkeys in south america. Callitrichidae (family) = tamarins and marmosets arboreal, arboreal quad diurnal omnivores. *only nocturnal monkey, thus only nocturnal monkeys in south america arboreal. 1. 5 kg no color vision, monochromatic vision -> can only see in black and white no tapetum lucidum/re ective tapetum, have bigger eyes and monochromatic vision to deal monogamous folivorous. Pitheciidae (family) = , saki monkeys, uakari (cid:12254) arboreal, quadrupedal bigger body size thick fur diurnal omnivores. 2-4kg polygynous -> males dating with multiple females or monogamous. Atelidae (family) = wolly, spider, howler monkeys (cid:12254) arboreal diurnal semi-brachiators limb length suggests they are arboreal quadrupeds but should joints have some characteristics of brachiators, they spend more time swinging around in trees. Catarhines / old world monkeys look at slides characteristics of catarhines (cid:12254) Carcopithecidae (family) - make up 40% of primates.
