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La’Toya Ming. The Wonderful World Of Monkeys. What is Intelligence?. capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity ; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc. . INTELLIGENCE (contin.).
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La’Toya Ming The Wonderful World Of Monkeys.
What is Intelligence? • capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.
INTELLIGENCE(contin.) • Psychology- the science of mind and behavior • Your intelligence level starts within your mind • Your mind and how you think determines how you behave. • 3 Types of Intelligence • Analytical: needed for problem solving • Creative: reacting adaptively to novel situations • Practical: required for everyday tasks
Monkeys! • They are primates • Most monkeys live in tropical regions in the Americas, Africa, and Asia and spend much of their lives in treetops • Many species of monkeys live in groups called troops • In Africa, mandrills can live in troops of up to 45 monkeys • Mandrill troops are led by a dominant male, which has the brightest colors on his face--and also on his rear! • The troop also includes several breeding females and their offspring.
Communication Skills • Monkeys communicate with hand gestures, facial expressions, and noises called vocalizations
Eating Techniques • they eat a variety of different foods • Many species of monkeys eat fruits, seeds, roots, herbs • Pygmy marmosets drill holes in trees and drink the tree sap
Grooming • They groom to stay clean • Grooming involves removing potential parasites from the hair • untangling knots • courtship rituals
Choosing Mates • They bond with one another by grooming • They also bond by eating and sleeping close to one another.
Sleeping • In trees, • Dirt • Leaves • so they are safe from predators
Childcare • birth in monkeys varies by species • The pygmy marmoset lives in a group of six • After birth, the offspring are carried around by the males in the community • They are returned to the mother for nursing
Defense Techniques Staring is thought to be a threat in monkey communities
Hearing • Monkeys can hear well • They notice any little noise • They can tell the difference between their ”troops” noise • Mothers can tell from their babies noise and other one
Territory • Very territorial • First they try to move away • when they feel threatened or being challenged they strike • They use defense techniques to fight
Intelligent Monkeys • Over time monkeys have adapted to their surroundings • They used creative intelligence to come up with new ways to eat food (i.e. peeling or biting a banana) • Aggressive behavior can tell their mood or feelings