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What do primates eat?

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Same things that humans eat.

** Primates are omnivores. They eat plants and meat. Some primates eat just plants. Other primates eat just meat. They will eat what is available in their habitat. If it is fruit or bugs or fish. Yes, some have learned how to catch fish and eat it raw.

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Primates eat lots of things. They are omnivores so they eat plants, fruit, bugs, fish, and lots of other things, animals, and plants found in there habitats and nature. They are so amazing!!

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Gorillas, largest of the primates, eat leaves, grass and other types of vegetation.

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