For this discussion board post, I would like for you to take what you learned about primates and watch the film Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)*. Either while watching the film or afterward, please answer the following questions:
- How do Caesar and his primate friends communicate with one another? How does Caesar communicate with his human caretakers? (Reference slide 48 in the lecture)
- What is the social structure like between Caesar and his primate friends and Caesar and Will? Is there a hierarchy? Who is in charge, and how do they indicate who is in charge?
- What are two examples of affiliative behavior presented in the film? (Reference slide 50 in the lecture)
- What are two examples of aggressive behavior presented in the film? (Reference slide 51 in the lecture)
- What do the primates in the film eat? Do they eat a typical primate diet? (Reference slide 52 in the lecture)
- What are two examples of tool use by the primates in the film? (Reference slide 53 in the lecture)
- In what ways does this movie demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of a primate and human relationship?
- Lastly, what are your thoughts about primates being used as test subjects for humans? What do you think about them being placed in zoos? What do you think about them being kept as pets by humans?