1. PRIMATES Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata SubPhylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates

2. Three Types PROSIMIANS Most primitive primate Nocturnal – large eyes
Longer snout
Have tails
Examples?
Lemurs, Tarsiers

3. MONKEYS
Have tails (some prehensile)
Diurnal
Mostly omnivores
Examples?
Spider Monkey, Tamarins, Mandrills, Baboons

4. APES
No tails
Diurnal
Examples?
Gibbons, Orangutans, Gorilla, Chimpanzees, Bonobos, Humans

5. Bonobos (Pan paniscus)
Most related ape to humans
Critically Endangered – from Ituri Forest in the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Habitat Loss, Bushmeat, War
How Different from a Chimpanzee (Pan troglodyte)? Used to be called pygmy chimps
Longer legs, narrower shoulders, smaller ears, darker face, pink to red lips, fine hair on top of head with part down center

6. Classification Issues…
DNA evidence suggests that chimps/bonobos separated from each other approximately 1 million years ago (from humans 5-7 MYA)
Chimps and Bonobos diverged in nature most likely due to the Congo River
Talk of reclassifying chimps and bonobos into the genus, Homo because of the genetic similarities to Humans (Homo sapiens) (at least 98-99% the same)
OR, reclassifying Humans as Pan sapiens

7. Monti Family Pictures San Diego Zoo – June 2008

8. More “Family” Photos!