Bright-Eyed
and Bushy-Tailed
Primates
Years 9-10
Activity Sheet
Characteristics
that place it in this
group of animals
What are primates?
YOU ARE!
So are monkeys,
apes and lemurs.
HE RE IS A LIST OF SOME OF THE PRIMATES AT AUCKLAND ZOO
1. 2. Prosimians Ring-tailed lemur
New World Monkeys Pygmy marmoset • Cotton-top tamarin • Golden Lion tamarin
Black-handed spider monkey • Bolivian squirrel monkey
3. Old World Monkey
Hamadryas baboon
4. Lesser Ape
Siamang gibbon
5. Great Apes Bornean orangutan • Common chimpanzee
6. HumanUs
Cho o s e ONE prima te fro m e a c h o f the s e fo ur gr o up s and complete the chart:
Description
of habitat
One adaptation
for movement
One adaptation
for feeding
One adaptation
for protection
One behavioural
adaptation that you
have observed today
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Human
Ape
Monkey
Prosimian
Name of animal
(common and
scientific)
Start at any point
to avoid overcrowding
FACT
All of these animals are classified in the
CLASS: Mammalia – they are mammals.
They are also classified in the
Order – Primates.
Primate Quick Quiz
Although humans are primates, we have spread
into the territories of other primates and have
come into direct conflict with them.
TA S K
Choose either the Cotton-top tamarin
or the Bornean orangutan
What key characteristics do primates have that
makes them different from all other animals?
What conservation issues are facing them
in the wild?
(Use your observations and the zoo signs
to find these answers)
Which primate...
... is the smallest monkey in the world?
... wees on its hands and wipes it on the
branches to claim territory?
... has only 300 of its kind left in the wild?
What could you do to help this protect this
precious species?
... have females that signal with pink
bottoms to show they are ready to
breed?
... is our closest living relative?
... hates water?