Qualities Of A Primatologist

Human and Animal Qualities

Jane Goodall is the most appreciated primatologist. A primatologist is someone who researches primates, which consists of apes, monkeys, and chimpanzees. She did most of her work in Tanzania. The famous artist, Pamela S. Turner, has lived everywhere in the world. When she was living in Japan, she heard the story of the dog Hachiko. When she went back to the United states, Turner was inspired to write her first book: Hachiko. The True Story of a Loyal Dog. According to both Goodall, and Turner, humans and animals share some qualities. Goodall thinks that we share the trait of intelligence, while Turner believes we share the quality of loyalty.
In My Life with the Chimpanzees, Jane Goodall observes that

chimps are intelligent, just like people. One example is that Jane Goodall discovered that humans aren’t the only species that use tools. She observed that chimps use grass and sticks to capture termites. This was very intelligent because the chimps had to make the tools and figure out how to use them. This can be very hard for a human to do, let alone a chimp, or any other animal for that matter. The chimp Mike was extremely intelligent. He wanted to become top-ranking male, but he knew the current one, Goliath, was much bigger and stronger than him. Mike had decided that if he wanted to be top-ranking male, he would have to use his brain. To do this, Mike gathered one or two empty kerosene cans from Goodall’s camp. He hit them and kicked them in front of Goliath while he was running towards a group of adult males. All of the chimps ran away frantically. This way, Mike wouldn’t have to fight. With just using his brain, and some tools to go along with him, Mike had become the tip male. As you can see, Jane Goodall has a lot of proof that chimpanzees can be intelligent, just like people.
Pamela S. Turner has lived all over the world, but when she went to Japan, she heard a fascinating story about a dog Hachiko. From all this information, she was inspired to write a book based on this story. Turner is convinced that humans and animals share the quality of loyalty. Turner thinks this because Hachiko was very loyal to his owner, Dr.Ueno. In the fictional story, Turner puts the story of achico into the plot. In real life, and in the story, Hachiko was very loyal. Everyday, Hachiko would wait at the train station for Dr.Ueno to come after work. One day Dr.Ueno hadn’t come home after work, but Hachiko kept waiting. Dr.Ueno hadn’t come home because he had died at his job. Hachiko was forced to live with relative, but he ran away from them and went back to Dr.Ueno’s house. Every Day, Hachiko would still wait for him at the train station. In Turner’s story,the narrator, Kentaro, asked Dr.Ueno’s gardener if Hachiko knew Dr.Ueno had passed. The gardener said that he did not know. Either way, Hachiko was being loyal. He was being loyal either way because, if Hachiko had realized that Dr.Ueno was dead, he would be honoring Dr.Uenp, but if Hachiko thought he was still alive, Hachiko would be waiting for him.
As you can see, people and animals show many of the same qualities. Whether it’s Jane Goodall with her intelligent chimps or Pamela S. Turner with the fascinating story of the loyal dog, hachiko, humans and animals show many of the same qualities.