Introduction to Biological Anthropology Merritt, Fall 2018  Extra Credit Assignment 1: Primate behavioral observations In general, primates are notoriously social animals, but along with their tremendous taxonomic abundance, different species exhibit diverse social behaviors. Often primate social behavior relates to ecological or biological variables like groups size and male/female composition, diet, habitat, predator avoidance, or reproductive strategies. The purpose of this extra credit assignment is to get you to observe primates in a semi-natural setting, document their behavior, specifically when it involves interaction between individuals, and speculate on its purpose. You can focus on a detailed discussion of one primate species or compare what you see among a few taxa. You can earn up to two percentage points on your final course grade by completing the extra credit assignment. To earn full credit you should turn in an assignment that meets the following requirements: -provides a detailed account of your observations of primate social behavior -attempts to explain the purpose or cause of the behavior you observed -includes the original receipt of your visit to the Birmingham zoo (or other facility approved before your visit) -free of grammatical, spelling and formatting errors -3-4 double-spaced pages in TNR 12-point font -Due before 11:59pm on December 13 (or earlier). -You must submit this assignment via the Extra Credit assignment link on our Canvas course page. The originality report for your essay must be higher than 90% to earn credit for this assignment. ...

1. Introduction to Biological Anthropology Merritt,
Fall 2018
Extra Credit Assignment 1: Primate behavioral
observations In general, primates are notoriously
social animals, but along with their tremendous
taxonomic abundance, different species exhibit
diverse social behaviors. Often primate
social behavior relates to ecological or
biological variables like groups size and male/female
composition, diet, habitat, predator avoidance, or
reproductive strategies. The purpose of this extra
credit assignment is to get you to
observe primates in a semi-natural setting,
document their behavior, specifically when it
involves interaction between individuals, and
speculate on its purpose. You can focus on a
detailed discussion of one primate species or
compare what you see among a few taxa. You
can earn up to two percentage points on
your final course grade by completing the
extra credit assignment. To earn full credit
you should turn in an assignment that meets
the following requirements: -provides a detailed
account of your observations of primate social
behavior -attempts to explain the purpose or
cause of the behavior you observed -includes
the original receipt of your visit to the
Birmingham zoo (or other facility approved before
your visit) -free of grammatical, spelling and
formatting errors -3-4 double-spaced pages in
TNR 12-point font -Due before 11:59pm on
December 13 (or earlier). -You must submit this
assignment via the Extra Credit assignment
link on our Canvas course page. The originality

2. report for your essay must be higher than
90% to earn credit for this assignment.