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Are all monkeys equally intelligent?

Once upon a time, all apes were called humanoids. Now this name is used only for tailless species that live only in the tropical forests of Africa and Asia. These include huge gorillas, large chimpanzees, shaggy red orangutans, long-armed gibbons.

These animals are called "anthropoids", or great apes, because in many ways they are very similar to humans. Their skeleton is almost the same as that of a human, they have the same number of teeth, and they are identical in structure to human ones. The brain of these animals, with deep convolutions, resembles a human one in shape and structure, although a little smaller. Their blood, abilities are basically the same, only there is no question.

The gorilla is the largest of the apes, being as tall as a man but heavier and more powerful. Gibbons are smaller than everyone else and don't have much human resemblance.

But closest to humans are chimpanzees. She is smaller than a gorilla and an orangutan. This is the most intelligent monkey, it imitates a person best of all, it is easy to learn. Her body is very similar to a human, only in her skeleton there are 13 pairs of ribs, while a person, as you know, has only 12.

Flesh-colored skin is covered, except for the palms and face, with black coarse hair. In old age, the monkeys appear gray hair near the mouth, the skin becomes dark or even black.

Chimpanzees are easy to catch and will immediately adapt to zoo life. Unfortunately, they are also susceptible to human diseases such as tuberculosis, and many die of cancer. Chimpanzees are sociable animals and quickly begin to imitate humans. Some become so attached to the supportive zookeepers that they refuse to accept medical help when they are sick from anyone else.

The scientists were able to compile a list of at least 20 individual sounds that make up the "chimpanzee language".

Author: Likum A.

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Are there any benefits to mosquitoes?

Mosquitoes (mosquitoes) live on Earth, like all other organisms. A person does not want this, he tries to get rid of them, but he does not succeed well. Mosquitoes are distributed throughout the Earth. Some species are ubiquitous, while others are found only in certain areas. About 70 species of mosquitoes live in the United States. Man wants to get rid of mosquitoes because some species spread disease. Insects carrying the yellow fever virus, for example, have been eradicated from many tropical areas where they have been found.

Mosquitoes have two more features that irritate humans. First, mosquitoes bite. When a female mosquito bites, she releases a poisonous liquid into the bloodstream. This venom causes pain and itching at the site of the bite. Secondly, annoying mosquito buzzing. This buzzing is very important for mosquitoes, it is a kind of love game. The male calls the female with a low, deep sound of rapidly vibrating wings. And the female makes a piercing sound.

Can mosquitoes be somehow useful to humans? The only benefit can be derived when certain species of these insects eat other species that are even more harmful. For example, the larvae of those mosquitoes that do not bite are fed by the larvae of others that bite.

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