PRIMATES, NO. 1: ANTHROPOID APES AND NEW WORLD MONKEYS. (1949)

[Music] in Natural History all human beings are classified as belonging to the order of mammals the primates which include apes and monkeys also belong to this order and are the highest type of mammal with the exception of man here is the gorilla which belongs to the family of anthropoid Apes the gorilla which lives in West Africa is the largest of these Apes growing to a height of about 6 feet and weighing nearly 500 lb though feared more by the natives than any of his Forest companions the gorilla is normally of a gentle disposition on less aroused this four-year-old has made friends with a pet Terrier the chimpanzee a smaller variety of ape also comes from Africa this Beast is found in a more extensive area than the gorilla and is about 1/3 smaller in facial structure the chimpanzee resembles man more than the gorilla does both apes have blackish hair but the chimpanzee has shorter arms and longer slenderer hands and feet the Chimpanzee is capable of accepting refusing and thanking with three different and distinct Sounds here is a chimpanzee that has been Tred to skate the intelligence of a chimpanzee is compared to that of a small child and is far higher than any other non-human here he shows rather unusual ability in sewing the chimpanzee picks up bad habits too but he seems to enjoy it notice how he he respects the match the chimpanzee also can be trained to entertain he does such things as remove his own shoes about as well as you did when you were three the Third Kind of ape is the orangutan which means man of the woods clad in brownish hair it is found in somatra and Borneo the orang travels in families and lives on leaves Buds and fruits it has a flattened oval face and a skull that almost comes to a point excessively long hand hands and feet are assets for climbing in which this type of ape excels you may notice that the thumb is undeveloped the orang shows poor dexterity in handling this piece of wood here are the chimpanzee and or together the orang has longer arms and shorter legs compared to the gorilla the orangutan is a much smaller beast but an orang is much more playful and friendly just imagine the keeper doing this to a gorilla but the orang seems to enjoy it immensely like a child the orang enjoys playing in the sand notice he uses hands and feet interchangeably whoopee here he array himself in a scarf he has not been taught to do this or this either and here we see him without previous assistants learning the principle of the lever he seems to exercise Almost Human intelligence now we wouldn't exactly say he can read but the pictures evidently are interesting see how he uses his mouth to Aid in turning the pages here he's getting his vitamins whoops all over him so he wipes his face just as your baby brother does The Fourth Kind of ape the Gibbon comes from the melee Peninsula small and light with extremely long arms it is the only ape accustomed to walking upright although the Gibbon Bears most resemblance to man it is the lowest type of ape it has a delicate Constitution however when caught young Can Be Tamed easily it is far more Nimble than the larger Apes this ape is the closest connection to its cousins in the new world the monkeys so we have seen the four major types of anthropo Apes that inhabit the old world the gorilla the chimpanzee the orangutan and the Gibbon now let us see how they resemble their new world relatives the new world or American monkey often is distinguished by its tail which serves as an other arm and is therefore called prehensile this is a SP spider monkey besides having a prehensile tail it can also be recognized by its lack of thumbs the spider monkey is so-called because of its spider-like limbs The Woolly monkey cousin to the spider monkey inhabits the guanas it is heavier than its cousin so the natives call it barago which means big bellied gentle and confiding in nature The Woolly monkey makes a good pet the monkey lives mainly on fruits it in turn is also considered good eating by the natives it spends most of its life in the Treetops rarely descending to the ground it is noted for grave manners and it is extremely mild in temperament we have seen a few examples of anthropoid apes and New World monkeys which are included in the order of primates these animals all inhabitants of primeval jungle areas are a source of NeverEnding interest because of their close resemblance to the human being