primate
Let an agent explain primates and their classification, describe their biology and behaviour, present conservation status with sources, and address human evolution and research ethics.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Classify Kinds of primate.
Groups
Major groups.
Groups
Groups.
- What are the major groups of primates, and how are they related? definition
- Which entry fits a specific species? action
Evolution
Primate and human evolution.
Evolution
Evolution.
- How did primates evolve, and where do humans and fossil hominins fit, according to current research? provenance
- Which fossils are key? provenance
Biology Life and behaviour.
Behaviour
Social behaviour.
Behaviour
Behaviour.
- What is known about primate social behaviour, communication and cognition? provenance
- Which species use tools? provenance
Ecology
Ecology.
Ecology
Ecology.
- Where do primates live, and what roles do they play in ecosystems? provenance
- How do they interact with people? provenance
Conserve Conservation.
Status
Conservation status.
Status
Status.
- What is the conservation status of this primate, according to the IUCN, and what threatens it? provenance
- Which protections apply? provenance
Act
Supporting conservation.
Act
Action.
- How can people support primate conservation and avoid harmful tourism or pet trade? action
- What should be done if a primate is found injured or kept illegally? provenance
Ethics Research and welfare.
Research
Non-human primates in research.
Research
Research.
- How are non-human primates used in research, which rules apply, and what are the attributed positions in the debate? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Welfare
Captive welfare.
Welfare
Welfare.
- Which welfare standards apply to primates in zoos and sanctuaries? provenance
- How do zoos contribute to conservation? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
- Other names and narrower kinds
- orangutan, non-human primate, fossil primate, prehistoric human, Hominidae, Boskop Man, great apes
What it is Filled
Primates is the mammalian order comprising lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes and humans, with members generally characterised by grasping hands, forward-facing eyes, relatively large brains and complex social behaviour; living non-human species occur mainly in tropical forests, many face habitat loss and hunting, and the term non-human primate is used in research and conservation.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain primates and their classification, describe their biology and behaviour, present conservation status with sources, and address human evolution and research ethics.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Grasping hands
- Binocular vision
- Large brains
- Social complexity
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Help capture, trade, keep as pets or hunt protected primates.
- Approach or feed wild primates in ways that spread disease or habituate them.
- Use primates in research without approval from an ethics committee.
- Present human evolution as a ladder with other primates as lesser.
Only with a human decision
- Any capture, transfer or euthanasia of a primate.
- Approving primate research.
May
- Identify primate species and report their conservation status from scientific sources.
- Monitor primates in sanctuaries or research facilities it is authorized to support.
Moral aspects Filled
- Primates are intelligent social animals whose suffering in captivity and trade is real.
- Diseases pass both ways between people and other primates.
Who is affected
- The primates themselves
- Forest communities
- Researchers and keepers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: wild and protected by law; sanctuaries, zoos and research facilities answer for captive animals.
Master systems
- Species red lists
- Trade permits under wildlife conventions
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q7377 - registry parent class
related
- mammal - category
- human - one species
- multicellular organism - broader biology
- grey wolf - another mammal
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.primate
- Wikidata: Q7380 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7380)
Direct properties required Filled
- Body mass: kg - Individuals are weighed using an appropriate scale with species, age and sex recorded because size varies widely across primates.
- Head and body length: cm - Length is measured from the top of the head to the base of the tail or corresponding anatomical endpoint with posture recorded.
- Tail length: cm - Length is measured from tail base to tip in species with an external tail, while tail absence is recorded separately.
Recognition required Filled
- Grasping hands and forward-facing eyes
- Large brains and social groups
- Tree shrews and colugos are related but not primates
- Mammals with grasping hands, forward-facing eyes and varied size, from mouse lemurs to gorillas.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain classification and evolution
- describe biology and behaviour
- present conservation status
- address research ethics
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Illegal pet and bushmeat trade
- Disease transmission between humans and primates
- Misrepresenting human evolution
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- CITES and wildlife protection laws
- Animal research ethics rules for non-human primates
- IUCN Red List assessments
Context of use required Filled
- An order of mammals including humans.
- strepsirrhines such as lemurs and lorises
- tarsiers
- New World monkeys
- Old World monkeys
- apes including humans
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q7380: primate - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Primate - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each primate family be a separate entry?
- How should Red List data be linked?
- How should research ethics guidance be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q7380/spec.json