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Wilds of Madagascar Viewing Guide Describe Ankarana 1. Where is it? - Near the northern tip of the island (Madagascar)

2. What surrounds it? - Forests are disappearing making the plateau more and more vulnerable - Island of plenty in a sea of waste

3. In previous times, what surrounded Ankarana? - Forests

4. What types of animals are found there? (About 14 are mentioned, including three species of lemurs). - Lemurs: sanford’s brown lemurs, crowned lemurs, black sea foke - Blind cave fish - Shrimp - Fuiwis (fauna) - Land crab - Epicoisish relative of the ostrich - Camellias - Nail petters - Fulsumma gecko - Northern jury - Sunbird - Suingmaga - Bonga - Harrier hawk - Crocodiles

5. When did the island of Madgascar split from Africa?

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135 million years ago

Reflect on Ankarana 6. What makes Ankarana so unique? (And why) -

It has the rarest animals in the world There are species that no one recorded and it is so rich First country to establish a national reserve

7. What makes Ankarana so vulnerable? (And why) -

Forests are disappearing making the plateau more and more vulnerable

8. This documentary was made in the 1980s. What became of Ankarana? (Do a detailed look-up on Google). -

Ankarana reserve: the wildlife is protected by national reserve

Biology 101: Origins of Life Monkey in the Mirror Viewing Guide SIMILARITIES & BEHAVIORS 1. How are baby chimps and baby humans similar? - Extremely similar. - Merlin responds to this adoptive mother just like a child would  She gazes into her eyes and responds to her smile. These responds help to bond mother and infant - Learn from mother and rely on her for support and guidance - Both grasp with their fingers (some with their toes) - Held upright and goes through the motion of walking like a human baby - Lie them down and would use both hangs to clutch at the air and often complain - At three months, both still helpless but can explore things with their gazes and months - Begin to explore surroundings and still put things in mouth during six months

2. What are some characteristics that primates share? -

Forward facing eyes to see with three dimensional to help judge distance Long fingers and thumbs slightly off set to help grip its prey Coordination of hand and eye Plucking tiny leaves or picking the best from the bunch Have color vision Make intrigue movements with fingers

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How do chimps use tools? They can make tools depending on their specific needs They can make and use tools just like humans EX: crack nuts and use a piece of wood for hammer and tree stomp or a rock to break them. They have to choose size of tool. These abilities are learned by watching mother

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4. What evidence do we have that different populations of chimps develop different cultures? -

The different skills that they use ae different, each have a different custom EX: lick rocks instead and it provides mineral supplements EX: chimps discovered herbal medicine as well. They eat certain things when they are sick and the local people use the same (parasites)

5. Name some chimp traditions. - Cracking nuts, fishing for termintes, feeding additional planets (medicine)...