APES

Question 1

Gorilla (scientific name, range, strategy)

Answer 1

Scientific name: Gorilla gorilla or Gorilla beringei

Range: Uganda and Rwanda. DRC equatorial guinea and Cameroon

Strategy: one male polygyny - one male mates with multiple females. bachelor groups and loner excess males

Question 2

Chimpanzee (scientific name, range, strategy)

Answer 2

Scientific name: Pan troglodytes

Range: West central africa

Strategy: fission fusion - small groups merge to large at particular time for diet. individuals enter and leave. scheming violence and intimidation to move up hierarchy

Question 3

Orangutan (scientific name, range, strategy)

Answer 3

Scientific name: Pongo pygmaeus

Range: Borneo and Sumatra

Strategy: solitary - lead lives alone sometimes coming together to mate. leave females with offspring

Question 4

Bonobo (scientific name, range, strategy)

Answer 4

Scientific name: Pan paniscus

Range: DRC

Strategy: Fission fusion - small groups merge to large at particular time for diet. individuals enter and leave. adult females dominant. sex plays role in mediating conflict.