Human Or Chimp?
Art expert chumped by chimp
A German art expert was duped into believing a painting done by a chimpanzee was actually painted by a respected artist.
DR Katja Schneider, director of the State Art Museum in Moritzburg, Saxony-Anhalt, suggested the painting was by Guggenheim Prize winning artist Ernst Wilhelm Nay.
Dr.Schneider said "It looks like an Ernst Wilhelm Nay. He was famous for using such blotches of colour."
But in reality, the painting was made by a female chimpanzee Banghi, from Halle Zoo.
According to zoo workers, painting is one of the favourite past-times of the 31-year old ape, but her works are often destroyed by her mate Satscho.
After the real artist was revealed by the Bild Newspaper, Dr.Schneider said " I did think it looked a bit rushed." trying to redeem himself.
1. The western lowland gorilla is found in the African countries of
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo, and Equatorial Guinea. The
easternmost range of the western lowland gorilla is the Oubangui River (Fay,
1989).
2. The eastern lowland gorilla is found in eastern Zaire.
3. The mountain gorilla is found within limited mountainous regions of Zaire,
Rwanda, and Uganda at altitudes of 1,650 to 3,790 m (5,413-12,435 ft.).
4. Large rivers probably act as geographical barriers between the western and
eastern populations of gorillas.
B. Habitat.1. Western lowland gorillas inhabit tropical rain forests,
forest edges and clearings, riverine forests, swamps, and abandoned,
cultivated fields.
Orangutans are large apes that live in southeast
Asia (on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra). These apes mostly live in trees
(they are arboreal) and swing from branch to branch using their arms.
The word orangutan means "man of the forest" in the Malay language. As its
habitats are being usurped by man, the orangutan's population is decreasing and
it is in grave danger of extinction.
ANATOMY
Orangutans have a large, bulky body, a thick neck, very long, strong arms,
short, bowed legs, and no tail. Orangutans are about 2/3 the size of the
gorilla.
Hair:
They are mostly covered with long reddish-brown hair.
The Head:
The orangutan has a large head with a prominent mouth area. Adult males have
large cheek flaps (which get larger as the ape ages).
Senses:
Orangutans have senses very similar to ours, including hearing, sight, smell,
taste, and touch.
Hands and Feet:
Orangutan hands are very much like ours; they have four long fingers plus an
opposable thumb. Their feet have four long toes plus an opposable big toe.
Orangutans can grasp things with both their hands and their feet. The largest
males have an arm span of about 7.5 feet (2.3 m).
SIZE
Orangutans are about 2/3 the size of the
gorilla.
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Gibbons are rare, small, slender, long-armed, tree-dwelling
apes. These very acrobatic primates live in southeast Asia. Gibbons are
arboreal; they spend most of their lives in trees. Because they are so
dextrous while moving in the trees, almost no predators can catch them. There
are nine species of gibbons, including the
siamang,
which is the largest and darkest gibbon. Because of the rapid deforestation of
their habitats, gibbons are an endangered species.
ANATOMY
Gibbons are very small and lightweight. They have a small, round head, very long
arms (the arms are longer than the legs), and a short, slender body. Gibbons
have lightweight bones. Like all apes, they have no tail.
Hair:
Gibbons are covered with light-coloured to very dark brown ( or black) dense
hair on most of their body (except their face, fingers, palms, armpits, and
bottoms of their feet). Some species of gibbons have a white face ring, a band
of white face completely surrounding their face.
Senses:
Gibbons have senses very similar to ours, including hearing, sight (including
colour vision), smell, taste, and touch.
Face:
Gibbons have a hairless face with dark eyes, small nostrils, and jet-black skin.
Hands and Feet:
Gibbons' hands are very much like ours; they have four long fingers plus a
smaller opposable thumb. Their feet have five toes, including an opposable big
toe. Gibbons can grasp and carry things with both their hands and their feet.
When they swing through the trees (called brachiating), they use four fingers of
their hands like a hook (but they do not use the thumb for this).
SIZE
Male gibbons are slightly larger than the females. Males are about 3 ft (90 cm)
long and weigh about 15 pounds (7 kg).
DIET
Gibbons are omnivores (eating plants and meat). They forage for food in the
forests during the day, eating fruit (which constitutes about 75% of their
diet), leaves, flowers, seeds, tree bark, and tender plant shoots. They also eat
insects, spiders, bird eggs, and small birds.
Gibbons drink water, often by dipping a furry hand into the water or rubbing a
hand on wet leaves, and then slurping up the water from their fur. Gibbons
sometimes do this while dangling above the water from a thin tree branch.