Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate
Description: WEBPrimates are the members of a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes).
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Link: https://www.britannica.com/animal/primate-mammal
Description: WEBMar 14, 2024 · Primate, in zoology, any mammal of the group that includes the lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. The order Primates, including more than 500 species, is the third most diverse order of mammals, after rodents (Rodentia) and …
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Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-primates-2060305
Description: WEBA primate is any mammal of the group that includes lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. The order Primates, with its 300 or more species, is the third most diverse order of mammals, after rodents and bats. This is a list of selected primates ordered alphabetically by taxonomic.
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Link: https://www.activewild.com/primates/
Description: WEBJan 14, 2021 · What Are Primates? Primates are mammals in the order Primates. Modern primates include bushbabies, lorises, lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes (including humans). Primates evolved from forest-dwelling ancestors and have adaptions for an arboreal (tree-dwelling) existence, including flexible shoulders and dextrous hands.
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Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/our-closest-relatives-a-visual-tour-of-the-primates
Description: WEBMar 17, 2011 · Today, the primates’ closest living relatives are the flying lemurs, or colugos, of Southeast Asia. There are two species that both glide between trees, using flaps of skin outstretched between...
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Link: https://www.britannica.com/animal/primate-mammal/Classification
Description: WEBThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by John P. Rafferty. Primate - Primates, Taxonomy, Evolution: The order Primates is divided into two suborders: Strepsirrhini (lemurs and lorises) and Haplorrhini (tarsiers, monkeys, and apes, including humans).
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Link: https://pressbooks.umn.edu/introbio/chapter/humansevolution/
Description: WEBEvolution of Primates. The first primate-like mammals are referred to as proto-primates. They were roughly similar to squirrels and tree shrews in size and appearance. The existing fossil evidence (mostly from North Africa) is very fragmented. These proto-primates remain largely mysterious creatures until more fossil evidence becomes available.
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Link: https://openstax.org/books/introduction-anthropology/pages/4-5-what-is-a-primate
Description: WEBPrimates —including human beings—are characterized by a number of distinct physical features that distinguish them from other mammals. These include. opposable thumbs and (in nonhuman primates) opposable big toes; the presence of five digits (fingers or toes) on the appendages; flat nails instead of curved claws;
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Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-are-humans-primates-97419056/
Description: WEBOct 29, 2012 · Why Are Humans Primates? People may seem very different from lemurs, monkeys and apes, but all primates share a few key physical and behavioral characteristics. Erin Wayman. October 29, 2012....
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Link: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Primates/
Description: WEBThe Primates are an ancient and diverse eutherian group, with around 233 living species placed in 13 families. Most dwell in tropical forests. The smallest living primate is the pygmy mouse lemur, which weighs around 30 g. The largest is …
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