Squirrel Monkey Observation Report

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Although in a squirrel monkey's community normally the females are the dominate sex in their families, but that behavior has been witnessed in Anita Stones (2014) study conducted on wild squirrel monkeys. Even though the matriarch behavior was not seen in this film, one can assumed that their behavior may have been reversed due to possible breeding season. Dr. Stone stated "I observed at least nine adult males via focal animal sampling and ad libitum observations during four mating seasons and during an additional 10 nonbreeding season months for comparison. Compared to less robust males, fatter males spent significantly more time near females and less time alone. " (Stone, 2014) She also pointed out that most of the male to male fights …show more content…

That's why having both of these species together not only because they normally a very tolerant species, but they are share a similar diet of food. Five minutes in the film you see a juvenile Squirrel monkey come in to the film with a red apple, where he climbs up to a high perch and eat the apple. The interesting thing about this feeding is how the juvenile eats the apple. Just like a human child, you see the juvenile take small bites and only eat the internal meat of the apple. I find this act most interesting, because children tend to do the something when they only want to enjoy the sweet parts of the fruit. One problem that can arise from open food sources is high levels of aggression during feeding times. Typical behavior that can be seen during feeding time is food grabbing, fighting, and chasing others away. During studies conducted in the Singapore zoo scientist found that if primates are giving enrichment tools that would dispense food during feeding time alleviated the stress of group feedings, by limiting the amount of food dispensed. The enrichment tools took the form of puzzle boxes, balls, and baskets. That all limit the amount of hands able to reach inside. This forced the monkey to focus more on the puzzle or ball and not other

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