Research Paper on:
Nonhuman Primates, Violent and Nonviolent Cultural Evidence

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relates to animals as a framework for storytelling, scientific conjecture, even as "proof" of the connections that naturally exist among all of Earths creatures. One need only think of the  feature-length animated movies produced by the Disney studios (The Jungle Book, The Lion King, Tarzan, etc.) to see evidence of that. Then, when one considers that the original inspiration came  from such notable writers as Edgar Rice Burroughs and Rudyard Kipling, it is clear that this is not just a modern development. There seems to be some aspect of human  consciousness and ideology that wants to see animals as existing in families or communities. While there are arguments that understanding animal life in such a context is only an extension  of humans tendencies to anthropomorphize, it is not as easy to dismiss such ideas when considering the lives and behaviors on the non-human primates of the planet. When the concept  of culture is examined in relationship to biological anthropology, it offers insight to the ways in which certain behaviors have developed and whether as they can be thought of as  unique to one species or if there is a biological predetermination to be addressed. Are certain behaviors inherent among all primates? If so what are they and what purpose do  they serve in the survival of the species? What conclusions may be reached. All of these factors are relevant because they say something about the "hows" and "whys" of modern  humanity. One of the most interesting of any of the considerations is the possibility that there is some sort of genetic encoding in primate that determines the violence and aggressive  behaviors of the male. Is it possible that modern violence is not a social construct but one based on biology? Then the argument can be made that if that powerful