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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Relative Scarcity: Apes on the Edge

For Students 9th - 10th
Over the past fifty years the population of the great apes around the world has diminished rapidly. Statistics and reasons of their decline is the focus of this article and its resources.
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University of Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Primate Research Center: Primate Info Net

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about primates, includes links to primate centers and organizations. Find out about the International Directory of Primatology. Click into "Resources on Primatology" and then "About the Primates" to get to primate-specific...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Smart Are Orangutans?

For Students 9th - 10th
Along with humans, orangutans belong to the Hominidae family tree, which stretches back 14 million years. Lu Gao shares some amazing facts about these incredibly intelligent great apes from Asia. [4:33]
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Humans and Primates

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The great apes are the members of the biological family Hominidae, which includes four living genera: chimpanzees, gorillas, humans, and orangutans. Learn more about...