Initial Post Due Date: Thursday 11:59 pm  |  Reply Post Due Date: Sunday 11:59 pm

Goal and Purpose

• This discussions goal is to familiarize you with the different kinds of primate groups

Prompt

Initial Post

Organization:

Go to the New England Primate Conservancy website (Links to an external site.) and find a species for which there is a good amount of information. Write a Tinder profile for a (nonhuman) primate of your choice.

Make sure you include the following:

• Your profile picture (you can find one on Google images (Links to an external site.)).
• Species.
• Biological sex (male or female).
• Mate choice preferences/species typical patterns.
• Long term and short term mating and social strategies.
• Some species typical behavior examples.
• Information about ecology and diet.

This is an opportunity to have fun and get creative – imagine an ideal partner or partners that your primate is looking for, describe a romantic first date or happy visions of what growing old together would be like. Include detailed, accurate information about your species that is relevant to the sex of your Tinder author and the target they are seeking. Keep the language PG-13 🙂 Remember, you are also been graded on your demonstration of respect and sensitivity. Don’t forget to comment on other people’s posts (again, PG-13 please).

Your post and response (combined) should be at least 350 words. You will be graded on accuracy and creativity. Make sure your listed adaptations, characteristics and behaviors are accurate and correspond to those of the primate you choose.

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Reply Posts

Your Reply Post Should Include the Following:

• Choose at least two students to respond to.
• Compare your post to theirs.
• What do you find most interesting about the other students post?