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La Vallée des Singes

La Vallée des Singes is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand La Vallée des Singes rather than just read about it. In short: La Vallée des Singes ("The Valley of the Monkeys") is a primate park in Romagne, France. History La Vallée des Singes was founded by Wim Mager who had previously founded the Apenheul Primate Park in the Netherlands in 1971, which is the first free-roaming primate park in the world.

Key takeaways

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Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
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Reproduce the core statement of La Vallée des Singes from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

La Vallée des Singes ("The Valley of the Monkeys") is a primate park in Romagne, France.

History La Vallée des Singes was founded by Wim Mager who had previously founded the Apenheul Primate Park in the Netherlands in 1971, which is the first free-roaming primate park in the world. The park, well known for its three species of great ape, first obtained gorillas in 1998, and first obtained its chimpanzees from the TNO in 2004. La Vallée des Singes is famous for its group of bonobos; with the largest group in captivity as of 2016 numbering at 20 individuals. The zoo has had five successful births for this critically endangered species.

Animals As of 2016, the park is home to 32 species of primate, including:

Barbary macaques Black howler monkeys Black lemurs Black-and-white ruffed lemurs Black-capped squirrel monkeys Bonobos Brown spider monkeys Coppery titis Crowned lemurs Emperor tamarins Geladas Golden lion tamarins Golden-bellied capuchins Golden-headed lion tamarins Lesser spot-nosed monkeys Mandrills Mantled guerezas Pileated gibbons Pygmy marmosets Red ruffed lemurs Red-bellied lemurs Red-faced spider monkeys Red-handed tamarins Ring-tailed lemurs Roloway monkeys Silvery marmosets Southern white-cheeked gibbons Western chimpanzees Western lowland gorillas White-belted black-and-white ruffed lemurs White-faced saki monkeys White-fronted marmosets White-headed capuchins Woolly monkeys

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External links Official website

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with La Vallée des Singes

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what La Vallée des Singes claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to La Vallée des Singes before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about La Vallée des Singes ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of La Vallée des Singes

In research: La Vallée des Singes appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses La Vallée des Singes in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: La Vallée des Singes is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures in Vienne (department), French company stubs, Netherlands stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for La Vallée des Singes outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study La Vallée des Singes in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

What is La Vallée des Singes in simple terms?

La Vallée des Singes ("The Valley of the Monkeys") is a primate park in Romagne, France. History La Vallée des Singes was founded by Wim Mager who had previously founded the Apenheul Primate Park in the Netherlands in 1971, which is the first free-roaming primate park in the world.

Why does La Vallée des Singes matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study La Vallée des Singes?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on La Vallée des Singes.