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| The study of the natural behaviour of animals under natural conditions |
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| A trait derived from a common ancestor. Homologies need not to serve the same function |
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| The open grasslands of the tropics. The savanna of Africa are important in early hominid evolution |
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| Shared derived characteristics are also known as? |
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| Which trait is the most dominant in a baboon social hierarchy? |
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| a large aggressive adult male |
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| Which behaviours are preprogrammed in our biology? |
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- the drive to walk upright
- smiling
- the bond between a mother and her offspring |
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| Which primate has been seen to hunt cooperatively and kill other small primates? |
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| which primate has been seen to use sex as a means of social group cohesion? |
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| study of animals under natural conditions |
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| baboon groups range in what size? |
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| what is an example of tool usage among primates |
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| Scientists have observed what chimp behaviour? |
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- males attacking and killing other chimps
- social interactions such as kissing, hugging, bowing
- males helping their brothers in competitions for dominance |
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| Which primates are our best analogies to human behaviour because they are our closest living primates? |
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