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Thank your joining us for our last #PrimatePlaytime #PrimateTrivia! Primatweeps will be on hiatus, as we explore options to move to a different platform! If you are interesting in joining us, let @MARspidermonkey or @Ishikamacaca know! #Primatology #SciComm
It's time for #PrimatePlaytime! Today's #PrimateTrivia will be about how primates feel about swimming/wading! You'll have 24 hours to vote in the polls, and answers will be revealed tomorrow at 10 am CT! #Primatology #SciComm
A7: Only a quarter of you got this right--the other species are patas monkeys! When the research colonies ended and the monkeys weren't fed, they swam to the mainland, and are now an invasive species. #PrimatePlaytime #PrimateTrivia #SciComm
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A6: Most of you got this right! Our high body fat % helps us stay bouyant, which makes it easier for us to swim! But it's an exaption--an feature that evolved in one context, that helps serve in a different function--rather than an adaptation. #PrimateTrivia #Primatology #SciComm
A6: There once was the "Aquatic Ape" hypothesis for human evolution, that's been thoroughly debunked! Our high body fat % is likely driven by our energetically costly brains, and the benefit of energy reserves during periods of famine. #PrimateTrivia
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Q5: At what field site have gorillas been observed using sticks to help them wade into water? #PrimateTrivia #Primatology #PrimatePlaytime #SciComm
18%Karisoke
23%Mbeli Bai
50%Bwindi Forest
9%Campo Ma'an National Park
22 votes • Final resultsA5: Only a little over 20% of you got this right--it's at Mbeli Bai, in the Republic of Congo, where gorillas were observed using sticks to help balance when wading! #PrimateTrivia #PrimatePlaytime #Primatology #SciComm
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Q4: At what chimpanzee field site do the chimps like to wade in and sit in a pool to cool down? #PrimateTrivia #PrimatePlaytime #Primatology #SciComm
22%Gombe
35%Ngogo
9%Mahale
35%Fongoli
23 votes • Final resultsA4: About a third of you got this right--it's at Fongoli, Senegal, where chimpanzees like to sit in a pool to cool off! #PrimatePlaytime #PrimateTrivia #SciComm #Primatology
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Q3: Which species of monkey is the best swimmer? #PrimateTrivia #PrimatePlaytime #Primatology #SciComm
56%rhesus macaque
0%howler monkey
26%proboscis monkey
19%chacma baboon
27 votes • Final resultsA3: While "best" is a bit of a judgement call, only about a quarter of you got this right! While rhesus monkeys are good swimmers, the proboscis monkey is arguably the best swimmer! #Primatology #SciComm #PrimateTrivia #PrimatePlaytime
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Q2: Which species of primate likes to sit in hot springs to keep warm? #PrimateTrivia #PrimatePlaytime #Primatology #SciComm
0%rhesus macaques
7%golden snub-nosed monkeys
4%Tibetan macaques
89%Japanese macaques
27 votes • Final resultsA2: Most of you got this correct--it's the Japanese macaques that enjoy sitting in hot springs to keep warm in the winter! #Primatology #PrimateTrivia #PrimatePlaytime #SciComm
Q1: For a long time, we assumed that apes felt very strongly about wading into bodies of water. What did we think? #Primatology #SciComm #PrimatePlaytime #PrimateTrivia
69%they were afraid
0%they loved it
8%they evolved to swim
23%it varied
26 votes • Final resultsA1: Most of you got this right--the prevailing assumption was that apes were too afraid of the water to try to wade or swim! We now know that it's highly variable! #Primatology #PrimateTrivia #PrimatePlaytime #SciComm
It's time for #PrimatePlaytime! Today's #PrimateTrivia will be about how primates feel about swimming/wading! You'll have 24 hours to vote in the polls, and answers will be revealed tomorrow at 10 am CT! #Primatology #SciComm
You have about an hour to get your votes in!
It's time for #PrimatePlaytime! Today's #PrimateTrivia will be about how primates feel about swimming/wading! You'll have 24 hours to vote in the polls, and answers will be revealed tomorrow at 10 am CT! #Primatology #SciComm
You have about 16 hours to get your votes in!
It's time for #PrimatePlaytime! Today's #PrimateTrivia will be about how primates feel about swimming/wading! You'll have 24 hours to vote in the polls, and answers will be revealed tomorrow at 10 am CT! #Primatology #SciComm