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Primates Information

HUMANS (Homo Sapiens)

Did you know that Humans are Primates? Look at me, you, her, him.

BABOONS:

Old World Monkeys

	Olive Baboon (Papio Anubis) sub-Saharan Africa, Mali, Tanzania
	Chacma Baboon (Papio Ursinus) southern Africa
	Hamadryas Baboon (Papio Hamadryas) Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia
	Mandrill Baboon (Mandrillus Sphinx) Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea
	Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus Gelada) Northern & Central Ethiopia
	Drill Baboon (Mandrillus Leucophaeus) West Central Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, Bioko

GORILLAS:

King Of the Apes - King Kong

	Eastern Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Graueri) Zaire
	Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Beringei) Rwand, Zaire, Uganda, Rwanda
	Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla) Congo, Gabon, Equatorial, Guinea, Cameroon

Habits & Habitats Area:

	Primates are very smart and intelligent. Can learn many skills. Eyes to see what is around them, hands & fingers for the grip to swing around, to climb tree's & rocks, to find the food to eat.
	A diet of which includes a variety of eating fruits, grass, seeds, leaves, plants, insects, & sometimes eat meat.
	To live in the tree's, on the ground, cliffs, large hills & valleys, forest's, mountains, savannas or plains.
	Some to live in Troops with a dominant male to show his rank who is very strong and responsible for managing the discipline that is so important for the troops survival and some troops are very large and small.
	Baboons use grunts, barks, screams. Even yawns, lip smacking, shoulder shrugging.
	When another Gorilla or Baboon enters the troop, there is a challenge with the dominant male. Where you are accepted in or get hurt & run off or even take over as the leader.
	Some of the Primates are considered sacred in certain countries, such as Egypt and India. And play a role in some religions around the world.
	There are many kinds of species of Primates around the world.

Glossary:

endangered: a few animals that are alive.
extinct: no kind of animal that is alive.
grooming: a gentle cleaning & social bonding.
habitat: a place for the animals to live and grow up.
nests: a kind of home for a Mountain Gorilla such as vines and branches.
rain forests: thick forest where it rains allot
silverbacks: older male Gorilla that has silver fur on his back.
troop: a family, such as Gorillas and Baboons.

A special thanks goes to those that have dedicated themselves to the study and research of all the Primates of the World. Such as:

Dian Fossey in the mid 1960's with the Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda.

Jane Goodall in the early 1960's with the Chimpanzees in Tanzania.

Birute' Galdikas in the late 1960's with the Orangutans in Borneo.

To the people & names of whom are not listed. You are here, because we think of you.

If you have a Primate stuffed animal of any kind & you are looking for a good home for your Primate, and or if there is something primate related that you would like to donate please feel free to send it to me. There will be family members that will love him/her as I would my own. Thank You so much for your precious donation & for your gift.

Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund Int'l

Jane Goodall Institute

African Wildlife Foundation

The Orangutan Conservancy