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Name: ………

Year:………..

Field

Notebook

Coexistence

Contents:

Welcome: ………..……4

Lesson 1: Primate Diversity: ……...….6

Lesson 2: Celebrating Primates………...26

Coexistence

You are taking part in an educational program

created to increase awareness about African

primates. This course will look at the diversity

of primates in Africa, their behaviour and our

coexistence with primates. It is important to

understand why primates come into human

environments and how to live alongside them.

This book is to be used to support your

learning. There are questions to be answered

during lessons and activities you may do at

home.

Mr Baboon do you know where my family is? I

got lost and now I cannot find my way

home.

What does Mr baboon say?

Fill in Mr Baboons speech bubble.

Will Nala find her way home or will she find a new troop in the city?

Using your knowledge about baboons finish the story. Make sure you include – dangers that baboons face living in a human environment as

well as behaviours you may see baboons perform.

Is this park your home Nala? No this is not my home

The little squirrel brought me to a park. The park was in the city and was

not my home.

But I was not alone in the park! There was……. Another troop of baboons Maybe they know my family

You cannot get through a single day

without having an impact on the

world around you.

What you do makes a difference,

And you have to decide what kind of

difference you want to make.

What is a Primate?

Name 4 characteristics all primates share:

1. ……… 2. ……… 3. ……… 4. ………

Hey, get out

of my bin!

Finally, I found a bin that was

open and managed to have a meal. The food was

very tasty.

I still wanted to go home. Back to the National Park and my troop.

Little squirrel can you please help me find my home. Its full of grass and lots of trees?

I think I know where you live

There were buildings as high as trees and the ground was as hard as rocks. I was very scared and very hungry.

The odd stone houses did not have any fruit

growing in them.

I could smell something very tasty in

the bin outside someone's house. But

the bin was locked.

What are the 5 groups of

African Primates?

Examples of primates in each of these groups are shown on page 8 to 17.

Colobines

Colobines are one of two groups of Old World monkeys. They have large bodies, small heads and reduced thumbs, which helps with branch gripping.

They can digest toxic leaves and their stomach can hold up to a third of their body-weight.

Olive Colobus

Smallest colobus monkey Reddish brown to

dark grey brown Dull grey to white

Naked dark grey face I walked…… And walked And walked And walked Until I found myself in a strange place.

I cannot see your troop Nala. Perhaps you could be a giraffe and live with me?

Thank you but my neck is not long enough to

be a giraffe.

I asked many animals if they had seen my troop but no one had seen

them

Have you seen my troop Mrs

Elephant?

I am sorry Nala I have not seen your

troop.

Medium sized monkey

Pennant’s Red Colobus

White cheeks Face: black-pink skin Black Reddish/ orange Peach Black hands and feet

Cercopithecines

This group contains all old-world monkeys that are not colobines. This is the largest group of primates containing 56 species. It contains a wide variety of

monkeys differing in colour, shape and size.

Extreme sexual dimorphism

Male mandrill

in the trees. We sleep in trees to protect ourselves from predators. For example, lions and hyenas.

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I had never been alone before and I didn't know my way home.

Giraffes have very long necks and can see a long way. I asked the giraffe if he could see my troop?

I had slept in and my troop had left me behind. I was getting hungry and the grasshopper meal seemed a long time ago.

Good day from the grasslands of the Hwange National Park. I am Nala, one of the many chacma baboons that live in the National Park. I live in my troop of 50 baboons.

Hi I am Nala

We share the park with many other animals. The National Park is protected and we are safe inside.

I like the park and have many friends. But this story is not about the park. This is about the adventure I went on and how I found my family. On one sunny

morning, we went to the Deka River where we had heard there were lots of…...

Skin on face is

black

One third of the tail held up then the rest drops down Coat color is black or dark grey/brown Males have a thin mane but

females do not

Allen's Swamp Monkey

Medium sized

Black

Khaki– coloured cheeks and head

White

Kipunji

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4 5 6

36 35 Leaving dog food outside 34 33 25 26 Throwing stones at monkeys 27 28 24 23 Locking car doors 22 21 13 Taking a primate selfie 14 Using designated picnic sites 15 16 12 11 10 Dropping rubbish 9 1 2 Making a baboon proof bin. 3 4 Medium sized monkey Long tail Black face with white cheek whiskers and white brow Black eyes and ears Grey/grey-black limbs that are white on the inside Black hands and feet Black tail tip Light brown, grey-brown or brown—yellow back and sides fur with white

Bushbabies

Bushbabies (also known as galagos) are nocturnal primates—meaning they are awake at night. They are

mainly arboreal (they live in trees) and are very good jumpers. Bushbabies have very large naked ears

giving them a distinctive look.

Southern Lesser

Bushbaby

Greyish brown

Yellowish hands, feet and legs

Large grey ears Black eye rings Large orange eyes

Explain why it is important not to feed the primates and to lock away food items:

Keeping your house safe

A new friend has just moved to your village/city.

She has gone home and there is a baboon in

her house. She rings you up to ask what to do.

What do you say?

……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ………...

Lorisidae

Pottos and angwantibos are two groups of African primates that are part of the group lorisidae. This

group also contains loris’ that are found in Asia.

Large dark eyes Small

ears Grey brown fur

Lighter coloured head

The Apes:

If we include humans there are five species of apes in Africa (Eastern gorilla, Western gorilla, bonobos, chimpanzees and humans). Apes are humans closest

evolutionary ancestors.

Male Eastern Gorilla

Small eared Black fur Large nostrils Bare skin on hands, feet, face and chest Very large: Male >155kg Tailless

Baboon Proof Bin:

Activities

A new neighbour has moved into your street.

Write a letter to them explaining why they

should make their bin baboon proof:

Dear Neighbour,

………

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Thank you

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Baboon Proof Bin:

Activities

Walk down your street. Tally how many bins

are baboon proof and how many are not?

Work out the percentage of bins that are

baboon proof:

Baboon Proof

Not Baboon Proof

% of baboon proof bins

=

Number of bins that are baboon proof

Total number of bins counted

X 100

Bonobo

Chimpanzee

What am I?:

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6.

Make a Baboon Proof Wheelie Bin:

3.

4.

Use the marker pen to draw black dots through the screw holes onto the bin.

Use a drill to make holes where the pen mark is.

Using the screw and bolts secure the hasp on the bin lip and the clasp onto the bin lid.

5.

Place on the bin so the clasp is on the bin lid and the hasp is on the bin lip. Each hasp and clasp should be on the two corners of the bin.

Make a Baboon Proof Wheelie Bin:

2.

Clasp on

bin lid

Hasp

on bin

Question Time:

How much of human DNA is shared with chimpanzees?: ………..%

Which is the only species of macaque found in Africa?: ………..

How many species of potto are there?: ……….

What does graminivorous mean?: ………..

Which species of primate is graminivorous?: ………...

Make a Baboon Proof Wheelie Bin:

What to do?

1.

Clasp

Make a Baboon Proof Wheelie Bin:

What you will need?

1. Drill

2. Marker Pen

3. Padlock hasp door clasp (x2)

4. Padlocks (x2)

5. Nuts and Bolts (x8)

You will need an adult to

supervise

Anagrams: Primates

RALGOLI

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QMEUAAE

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RBO SLEUDCO ………..

BOUOSLC

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NOBOBO

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JIIPNKU

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The Primate Diversity Project:

My chosen primate is: ……….. It belongs to the group: ………

It lives in:

Keeping your house safe

Pick a behaviour that is currently in the never or sometimes category:

……….

How easy do you think it would be to start doing this behaviour?:

……….. What are the advantages of doing this behaviour?:

Keeping your house safe

How many of these behaviours do you already do? Behaviour Never Sometimes Always

Put rubbish into a baboon proof bin Close all doors and

windows when going out

Use curtains/netting to prevent primates

from seeing into your house Wire cages around vegetable gardens Feeding pets inside

Baboon-proof compost bin

What habitat does the primate live in

(for example savannah, desert or forest?)

What does the primate eat?

Does your primate live in a group and how large is the group?

The Primate Diversity Project:

Draw and label your chosen primate:

Keeping your house safe

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Keeping your house safe

There are many simple behavioural changes you and your family can do to protect your home.

This includes:

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Name and describe a behaviour displayed by your chosen primate:

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Draw your favourite primate:

Why is this your favourite primate?: ………..

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Why do you care about this primate?: …………...

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Spot the difference There are 8 to find

_{A friend texts you asking why they should}

care about primates. What do you reply?

Why should we care about primates?

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Ecosystem Service Crossword:

Across:

1. Promotes Creativity 3. Going on holiday 4. …….. prevention: prevents rising water

levels

Down

2. How we learn 4. What we eat

Types of Crop Deterrents

Anagrams: primate deterrents

mmcoiu .………

nlls eeecfb ...……….

wibe fcra brane .………

idugargn .………

stiglh .………...

ten crfen .………

Types of Crop Deterrents

The use of different primate deterrent techniques:

Guarding: Guarding is one of the most successful methods to keep animals away from fields. However, it is time-consuming and to be effective the guard should not be doing other jobs such as tending the field. Guarding should only be done by adults.

Bell fences: Bell fences can be used for early warning

detection. If the bell is placed on netted fencing they will ring if a monkey attempts to climb it. Although the bell will not scare the monkey away it can alert the guards to the animal’s presence.

Barbwire/net fences: Some farmers believed that this type of fence would be a deterrent by tricking the primate into

believing that a trap was present.

Ocimum: Farmers have found that planting ocimum around the farm’s border deters primates.

Lights: Using lights at night can deter night-time foragers.

These deterrents were found to be effective by farmers in a study in Uganda.

Complete the primate phylogenetic

tree:

Wordsearch:

Types of Crop Deterrents

Match up the deterrent with the animal it deters:

Elephant Beehive fence Wild pigs Fences Bell fences Primates

Types of Crop Deterrents

We need to find a way to make the crop fields look less appealing to the

primates. Would you eat marshmallows if they smelt like sweaty socks or try and reach for the cake if it was surrounded

by a high barbed wire fence? The techniques used by farmers to prevent animals foraging on their farms are called deterrents.

Deterrents can be used for small vegetable patches, locally owned farms or large commercial farms.

Can you think of any deterrents used by farmers?

Using at least 4 of the words found in the

wordsearch write a paragraph about

primates social behaviour:

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Living with Primates:

List three situations in which primates may be

seen as a pest:

1………..

2. ………

3. ………

Name one primate that can be seen as a pest:

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Fill in the gaps:

As humans inhabit more area they change the landscape around them. Unsustainable human activities are the major ……….. facing primates today.

Urbanisation leads to changes in the habitat such as changes in ……….. diversity.

Human development may destroy ………….. areas that primates rely on. Therefore, primates which change their ………… depending on the food available will be

able to live in human environments.

Not only do primates lose their ………. Food source due to urbanisation but human food sources are often better ………….. and clumped in one place. This means primates do not need to spend a long time

searching for food. Therefore, this food is favoured over food grown naturally. When primates come into human areas they are driven by ………. and their

need to find food.

Words: Diet Foraging Hunger Natural Plant Quality Threats