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Primate in die Bloemfontein Dieretuin / Primates in the Bloemfontein Zoo

Wednesday, 01 April 2009 15:50 |

Written by Laurinda Steyn |

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Animals in our Zoo - Primates

Wat maak van ‘n dier ‘n primaat?		What makes an animal a primate?
Daar is geen opmerklike enkele kenmerk wat 'n primaat definieer nie, die groep deel 'n stel kenmerke wat verskil van een spesie tot die volgende.		There is no obvious, single trait that defines primates, but the group instead shares a set of features that vary from one species to the next.

Sulke kenmerke sluit in: 'n verkorte bek (snoet) oog kaste wat omring is deur been oë na voor wat twee-ogige visie toelaat met diepte skatting vyf-vingers met vingernaels aan elke gryp-hand teenoorstaande duime bene in voorarms en agter bene nie saamgesmelt Voorarm -> radius en ulna Agter bene -> tibia en fibula gryp-stert Tot een-derde van die onderkant by die punt van stert bestaan uit kaal vel (lyk soos die palm van 'n donker hand) met gelykmatige patroon van klein riffies, soos 'n vingerafdruk Baie spiere wat die stert sterk maak		Such traits include a: shortened rostrum eye sockets (orbits) that are encircled by bone forward facing eyes that enable binocular vision and depth perception five fingers with fingernails on each prehensile hand opposable thumbs unfused bones in forearms and hind limbs Forearm -> radius and ulna Hind limbs -> tibia and fibula prehensile tail Up to one-third of underside at tip of tail consists of bare skin (looks like the palm of a dark hand) with even a pattern of tiny ridges, like a fingerprint Lot of muscles, which makes it strong

HABITAT
Meeste primaat spesies lewe in die trope of subtrope, alhoewel ‘n klein hoeveelheid, merklik mense, ook in gematigde areas woon. Behalwe vir ‘n paar telluries spesies woon ape hoofsaaklik in bome.		Most primate species live in the tropics or subtropics, although a few, most notably humans, also inhabit temperate regions. Except for a few terrestrial species, primates are arboreal.

Klassifikasie (2 Groepe)		Classification (2 Groups)
Strepsirrhini of “voor ape”, het min ooreenkomste met mense en is hoofsaaklik klein en aktief snags. Hulle word almal in die Ou Wêreld gevind. Die spesies in hierdie groep sluit in die Ring-stert lemur in die Bloemfontein Dieretuin.		Strepsirrhini or “before apes”, have few similarities to humans, and are mostly small and nocturnal. All found in the Old World only. The species in this group include the Ring-tailed lemur in the Bloemfontein Zoo.
Haplorrhini of hoër primate is groter en bedags aktief. Bestaan uit ape (geen stert) en apies (byna almal het sterte). Twee Groepe, nl. Nuwe Wêreld en Ou Wêreld. Nuwe Wêreld: is almal apies en sluit in die Bruin Kapusyn-aap en Swart-hand spin apies in die Bloemfontein Dieretuin. Ou Wêreld: sluit in apies, ape en die mens. Hulle is groter en spandeer meer tyd op die grond. Die Blou aap, Wit-hand Gibbon, Sjimpansees en die Mens in die Bloemfontein Dieretuin is in hierdie groep.		Haplorrhini or higher primates (Anthropoidea) are larger and diurnal. Comprise apes (no tails) and monkeys (nearly all have tails). Two groups New World and Old World. New World: are all monkeys and include the Tufted capuchins and Black-handed spider monkeys in the Bloemfontein Zoo. Old World: comprise monkeys, apes and humans. Bigger and spend more time on the ground. The Vervet Monkeys, Gibbons (lesser Ape), Chimpanzees and humans (Greater Apes) in the Bloemfontein Zoo is in this group.

Primaat spesies in die Bloemfontein Dieretuin		Primate species in the Bloemfontein Zoo
Bruin Kapusyn-aap (Cebus apella)		Tufted capuchin (Cebus paella)
Swart-hand Spinaap (Ateles geoffroyi)		Black-hand Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
Ring-stert Lemur (Lemur catta)		Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
Wit-hand Gibbon (Hylobates lar)		White-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Blou aap (Cercopithecus aethiops)		Vervet monkey (Cercopithecus Aethiops)
Sjimpansee (Pan troglodytes)		Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

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