Anthropology is everywhere, in everyone's lives. It's just up to us to record it.
March 10th, 2013
(Source: who-keeps-taking-the-good-urls, via yarpfish)
April 5th, 2011
Alex posts youtube videos of primates as “revision” #4.4: Ceboids - Aotinae
D’aww!
Features of haplorhines (again!):
- Diurnal (except tarsiers and owl monkey)
- Olfaction unimportant, dry noses with closed rhinarium
- Simple noses
- Colour vision (colour is the dominant sense)
- Full post-orbital closure (usually)
- Social
- Small/medium
Features of platyrrhines (again!):
- Also called New World Monkeys
- From South America
- Arboreal
- Most diurnal
- Quadrupedal
- One group with a prehensile tail
- Sideways-facing nostrils
- 3 premolars
- 2 or 3 molars
Features of aotinae:
- Durnal titi monkey
- Nocturnal owl monkey
April 4th, 2011
Comically Linguistic: That’s right. The old ‘Eskimo words for snow’ myth. Where did this myth come from? A somewhat misunderstood and over exaggerated article published in 1940 by Benjamin Whorf. In this article, Whorf claimed there were 7 words for snow. Over time reporters exaggerated the number to make things more interesting. Eventually that number rose to 100, which sounds very interesting to a collector of incorrect facts (we all know that guy), but to linguists this is snow joking matter. Get it? Snow joking … yeah.
(via commonunity)
April 4th, 2011
We are so accepting of these daily intrusions.
April 3rd, 2011
April 2nd, 2011
Alex posts youtube videos of primates as “revision” #4.3: Ceboids - Atelines
Ok so it’s not a real spider monkey but the song was too brilliant to ignore.
Features of haplorhines (again!):
- Diurnal (except tarsiers and owl monkey)
- Olfaction unimportant, dry noses with closed rhinarium
- Simple noses
- Colour vision (colour is the dominant sense)
- Full post-orbital closure (usually)
- Social
- Small/medium
Features of platyrrhines (again!):
- Also called New World Monkeys
- From South America
- Arboreal
- Most diurnal
- Quadrupedal
- One group with a prehensile tail
- Sideways-facing nostrils
- 3 premolars
- 2 or 3 molars
Features of atelines:
- Largest New World monkeys
- Prehensile tails help support weight in trees
- Suspensory locomotion
- Eg. Spider monkey
April 2nd, 2011
April 2nd, 2011
April 1st, 2011
![fuckyeahanthropologymajorfox:
[Picture: Background — a six piece pie style colour split, alternating purple and green. Foreground — a picture of a fox. Top text: “Go to zoo” Bottom text: “Secure best Chimp viewing spot by loudly sharing gross primatology facts”]
Mod Note: Obnoxious fact sharing is a key skill. There should be a major required course in it.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_liwswjIFEc1qhgszko1_400.png)
[Picture: Background — a six piece pie style colour split, alternating purple and green. Foreground — a picture of a fox. Top text: “Go to zoo” Bottom text: “Secure best Chimp viewing spot by loudly sharing gross primatology facts”]
Mod Note: Obnoxious fact sharing is a key skill. There should be a major required course in it.
April 1st, 2011
Alex posts youtube videos of primates as “revision” #4.2: Ceboids - Cebids
I actually wrote in my notes “Capuchin - Ross’s monkey”.
Features of haplorhines (again!):
- Diurnal (except tarsiers and owl monkey)
- Olfaction unimportant, dry noses with closed rhinarium
- Simple noses
- Colour vision (colour is the dominant sense)
- Full post-orbital closure (usually)
- Social
- Small/medium
Features of platyrrhines (again!):
- Also called New World Monkeys
- From South America
- Arboreal
- Most diurnal
- Quadrupedal
- One group with a prehensile tail
- Sideways-facing nostrils
- 3 premolars
- 2 or 3 molars
Features of cebids:
- Diverse in feeding and ecology
- Eg. capuchins: medium sized, sexually dimorphic, practice polygny
- Eg. squirrel monkeys: medium sized, large group size
