ANTH1
Foothill
S2008
Homework #4 (10 points)
Due Monday May 19, 2008
ANSWER EACH COMPLETELY FOR FULL CREDIT AND TURN IN DURING CLASS OR
BEFORE TO PROF VIA EMAIL (connell.samuel@...)
Chapter 8 Internet Exercise:
Look more deeply into the world of baboons with the Amboseli Baboon
research project,
http://www.princeton.edu/~baboon/.
a. Why are twins rare in the world of baboons?
b. What did the research project find surprising about the
relationship among baboon sisters?
Chapter 8 Essay questions:
1) Describe the different meanings of and reasons for bonobo sexual
posturing.
2) Do these behaviors have a genetic basis?