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Primatology; Thursday, Fourth Period [ 03/31 ].
While some students were getting rid of some babies in one class, other students were about to gain other babies in another, with one notable difference. The babies in Primatology were bound to be much more...furry.
The students were asked to meet in the Danger Shop again, where they would find the convenient little clearing in the jungle where previous Danger Shop classes had been held. But, milling around and being generally adorable and cute, were a variety of little baby primates, playing with each other, chewing on sticks, hanging from branches, and other such precocious behaviours that made it difficult for predators to consume them or parental units to abandon them.
"Good afternoon, class!" said Jane with a little bit of a bounce of excitement. "I've set up a particularly fun treat for you today! Today, we'll have hands on experience with baby monkeys and how their primate mothers and father care for them. Now, this is all a simulation through the danger shop, of course. With the exception of those bred in captivity, it is extremely difficult for a human to get close enough to a little baby primate without putting themselves at great danger. Primates, like humans, can be incredibly protective of their young and will not have anyone poking and prodding that their children for no good reason! Today, though, we'll have the freedom to be temporary parents to these baby monkeys, and you'll see many things about how the primates take care of their young that are both similar and different than the way humans do."
"It is very important to feed the babies; they drink their mother's breast milk, and so I have some bottles if you wish to feed them. They love to be held and played with, and it's important to keep them clean, as well! Most baby monkeys like to also ride on older monkey's back. They're incredibly gregarious and inquisitive. It's important to teach a baby monkey not to be afraid of all the dangers of the jungles. One fascinating thing about primate relationships is that, just as in many human relationships, there are three generations involved in rearing a baby monkey. Grandmothers are often heavily involved in caring for the young."
Jane, of course, talked a bit more about parenting the primate way before she clapped her hands together and announced, "So enough talk! Take some time and get to know the baby primates and see how they interact with you and keep in mind all I've said about primate parenting. And, as we're playing, let's discuss how primate parenting differs or is similar to how humans tend to raise their babies...or perhaps how other animals raise their young, as well, while we're at it!"
[[ OCDon the way is up! ]]
The students were asked to meet in the Danger Shop again, where they would find the convenient little clearing in the jungle where previous Danger Shop classes had been held. But, milling around and being generally adorable and cute, were a variety of little baby primates, playing with each other, chewing on sticks, hanging from branches, and other such precocious behaviours that made it difficult for predators to consume them or parental units to abandon them.
"Good afternoon, class!" said Jane with a little bit of a bounce of excitement. "I've set up a particularly fun treat for you today! Today, we'll have hands on experience with baby monkeys and how their primate mothers and father care for them. Now, this is all a simulation through the danger shop, of course. With the exception of those bred in captivity, it is extremely difficult for a human to get close enough to a little baby primate without putting themselves at great danger. Primates, like humans, can be incredibly protective of their young and will not have anyone poking and prodding that their children for no good reason! Today, though, we'll have the freedom to be temporary parents to these baby monkeys, and you'll see many things about how the primates take care of their young that are both similar and different than the way humans do."
"It is very important to feed the babies; they drink their mother's breast milk, and so I have some bottles if you wish to feed them. They love to be held and played with, and it's important to keep them clean, as well! Most baby monkeys like to also ride on older monkey's back. They're incredibly gregarious and inquisitive. It's important to teach a baby monkey not to be afraid of all the dangers of the jungles. One fascinating thing about primate relationships is that, just as in many human relationships, there are three generations involved in rearing a baby monkey. Grandmothers are often heavily involved in caring for the young."
Jane, of course, talked a bit more about parenting the primate way before she clapped her hands together and announced, "So enough talk! Take some time and get to know the baby primates and see how they interact with you and keep in mind all I've said about primate parenting. And, as we're playing, let's discuss how primate parenting differs or is similar to how humans tend to raise their babies...or perhaps how other animals raise their young, as well, while we're at it!"
[[ OCD
Sign In - Primatology, 03/31.
Re: Sign In - Primatology, 03/31.
Re: Sign In - Primatology, 03/31.
Re: Sign In - Primatology, 03/31.
Re: Sign In - Primatology, 03/31.
Listen to the Lecture - Primatology, 03/31.
Baby Monkeys! - Primatology, 03/31.
Discuss Primate Parenting - Primatology, 03/31.
Talk to Jane - Primatology, 03/31.
OOC - Primatology, 03/31.
Re: OOC - Primatology, 03/31.