1. Which scenario did you select?2. What is the primary subfield of biological anthropology addressed inthis research?3. How does this research relate to human evolution? In other words,what can we learn about human evolution from research along theselines?4. Which other scholarly disciplines outside anthropology do you thinkmight be interested in this research? Why would they find this researchrelevant? SCENARIO BBiological anthropologists have observed several chimpanzees in westernAfrica making tools to help them hunt. The chimpanzees were seenmodifying branches and sticks into spears. They removed any leaves orsmall branches to make a smooth shaft. They also chewed on the ends ofthe branches to give them sharp points. They then thrust the sharpenedbranches like spears into tree trunks, where small primates called galagosmake sleeping nests. Although it remains unclear how successful thechimpanzees are in actually killing galagos, multiple members of thechimpanzee group have been observed producing the spears.

1. Select Scenario B: Chimpanzees using modified branches as spears to hunt galagos.2. The primary…

1. Which scenario did you select? 2. What is the primary subfield of biological anthropology addressed in this research? 3. How does this research relate to human evolution? In other words, what can we learn about human evolution from research along these lines? 4. Which other scholarly disciplines outside anthropology do you think might be interested in this research? Why would they find this research relevant?

1. Which scenario did you select? 2. What is the primary subfield of biological anthropology addressed in this research? 3. How does this research relate to human evolution? In other words, what can we learn about human evolution from research along these lines? 4. Which other scholarly disciplines outside anthropology do you think might be interested in this research? Why would they find this research relevant?

Biology (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

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Chapter52: Animal Behavior

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