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Primates is an order of mammals, which is further divided into the strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and lorisids; and the haplorhines, which include tarsiers; and the simians, which include monkeys and apes. Primates arose 85–55 million years ago first from small terrestrial mammals, which … See more
The English name primates is derived from Old French or French primat, from a noun use of Latin primat-, from primus ('prime, first rank'). The name was given by Carl Linnaeus because he thought this the "highest" order of … See more
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The primate skull has a large, domed cranium, which is particularly prominent in anthropoids. … See moreSocial systems
Richard Wrangham stated that social systems of primates are best classified by the amount of movement by females occurring between … See moreNon-human primates primarily live in the tropical latitudes of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Species that live outside of the tropics include the Japanese macaque which lives in the Japanese islands of Honshū and Hokkaido; the Barbary macaque See more
A list of the families of the living primates is given below, together with one possible classification into ranks between order and family. Other … See more
Order Primates is part of the clade Euarchontoglires, which is nested within the clade Eutheria of Class Mammalia. Recent molecular … See more
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Close interactions between humans and non-human primates (NHPs) can create pathways for the … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license List of primates - Wikipedia
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WebThe chimpanzee (/ tʃ ɪ m p æ n ˈ z i /; Pan troglodytes), also simply known as the chimp, is a species of great ape native to the forests and …
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WebA group of monkeys may be commonly referred to as a tribe or a troop. Two separate groups of primates are referred to as "monkeys": New World …
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WebPrimates is a diverse order of placental mammals which includes monkeys, lemurs, galagos, lorisids, tarsiers, and apes. Members of this order are called primates. The order currently comprises 502 extant species, …