ANTA01H3 Lecture Notes - Knuckle-Walking, Thumb, Quadrupedalism
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Usually nocturnal to avoid competition with diurnal monkeys. Locomotion: quadrupedal, vertical clingers/leapers (some can"t walk b/c they can only jump) Communicate mostly through olfaction (produce scents from glands), sight and sound (cries) Locomotion: brachiation (swinging from branch to branch), vertical clingers/leapers, quadrupedal. Dull sense of smell, can see in colour (unlike lemurs), Children tend to cling to mother"s fur, and travel on her back. Communicate: visually (eyebrow flashing to signal danger) Gorilla: fairly shy, can become aggressive, when approaching gorilla, must always be visible/don"t surprise gorilla, make use of opposable thumb, locomotion: knuckle walking (quadrupedal)
