Curated OER
Protect the Primates
Students make posters about saving the primates. In this primates lesson plan, students discuss primates and environmental changes and make posters with pictures about saving primates.
Curated OER
From Restriction Maps to Cladograms
Biology aces analyze restriction maps to determine the relationships among different primate species and then complete a cladogram. Preface this lesson with an explanation of how restriction enzymes are used to create the DNA maps....
Curated OER
Molecular Sequences & Primate Evolution: Amino Acids, Hemoglobins in Evolution
Students compare differences in amino acids in the beta hemoglobin from representative primates, complete a matrix of those differences, and from these data, construct and interpret cladograms as they reflect relationships and timing of...
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Relative Scarcity: Apes on the Edge
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.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Conservation Biology: Orangutan
Information about the orangutan: its scientific classification, physical features, reproduction, behavior, diet, habitat, threats to its survival, and efforts being taken to protect it. (Published: August 7, 2010)
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Mangabey
This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on mangabeys including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.
PBS
Pbs Nature: Lemur
What do you know about lemurs? This site provides an insight into how lemurs live, their habitats, their social environments and more.
Other
San Francisco Zoo: Red Ruffed Lemur
Meet the red-ruffed lemur, discover fascinating facts, and learn about their physical characteristics, diet, habitat, behavior, and conservation status.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Spectacled Langur
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the spectacled langur.
Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Mongoose Lemur
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the mongoose lemur.
Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Cotton Top Tamarin
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, diet, and conservation status of the cotton-top tamarin.