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Primates

The two suborders of primates that are recognized today are Strepsirrhini (lemurs and lorises) and Haplorrhini (tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans). The taxonomy of primates is an issue that is not resolved and has undergone many revisions over the years. Our Primates category attempts to deal with questions about primate species and subspecies described prior to and since the latest revisions.

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What does that mean or signify if apes and monkeys are primates?

A primate is a member of the most developed and intelligent group of mammals, including humans, monkeys and apes. The second interpretation of primate is religious. A Priest with the highest position in his country

What is a primate of Madagascar?

Ring-Tailed Lemur

Lemurs are native only to the island of Madagascar

How do primates get around?

Primates exhibit several different types of locomotion such as Arboreal, Terrestrial, and Knuckle walking Quadrupedalism, Vertical Clinging and Leaping, Suspensory Brachiation, and Bipedalism.

Do all mammals excrete waste in the same way?

Technically skin doesn't excrete anything, skin glands aren't there to don't remove waste from the body. They secrete substances instead, which is different from excretion.

Gland skin cells are so called excitable cells, which can transform chemical work into physical. So, for instance, a nerve signal or membrane polarisation can cause glands to secrete the stuff inside.

What is a squirrel monkeys niche?

It poops in soil to fertilize the big, and long trees! Anonymous.

Is a zebra a primate?

no monkeys do not eat zebras they eat bananas

How would you describe an import quota?

An import quota sets a physical limit on the amount of goods that may be imported during a given period. An export quota does the same for a nation's exports.

What animal is not a type of primate?

It is probably a better question to ask what animal is a type of primate as primates are merely animals that pertain to a very certain set of traits. To be a primate, the animal does not need to have every trait as classifications are not perfect. The vast majority of animals are not primates. Humans are primates, technically they are part of apes. The other common type of primates that people think of is monkeys. Monkeys generally have tails, are smaller, and not as intelligent as apes.

How many babies does a Finger Monkey have at once?

Monkeys give birth to only one child at a time, just like human beings. Sometimes they give birth to twins, but only rarely.

What is one way that human are dirrerent from primates?

Humans are one of the most unique species on the planet. They are different from other primates because of their speech, hands with opposable thumbs, and the ability to control fire.

When did homo sapiens apeared in Africa?

The first ape that appeared in Africa in the year of 2008, it was a pink fured monkey with a deadly sickness, pinkfuralitues(pink-fur-ah-lie-tus) Sadly the ape passed away while in surgrey trying to remove the pink fungus in it's skin.Vetatarien,Dr.Paws says that lolly pop could have lived but nurse,Africa gave him a overdose.poor ape.

The first ape that appeared in Asia was found in the year of 2007. He passed away from stupidyonungees (stupid-pity-un-gus). Dr.Dawnivan screams"He picked his nose!"

Why are chimpanzees used for testing?

Because they're closest to humans genetically - so any reactions in the chimps will most likely happen in humans.

Are gorillas primates?

Yes, they are. Other primates include lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans. Yes, chimps are primates because of their characteristics such as forward facing eyes and nails instead of claws. They are of group Anthropoid and are even further dived in to the group Pongid (or great apes). They are like this because they are closely related to us in genetic material.

What type of animal did primates descend from?

other primates! if they are still evolving. or if you are asking what did they evolve from then the answer is not completely known. It is thought that primates evolved with monkeys from a common ancestor which has not been found but was probably something like a tree shrew lemurs

What are the characteristics of prosimians?

Primates are very smart, and they are the only animals with apposable thumbs.

Where in Madagascar do Sifaka lemurs live?

Lemurs are typically found in the forests that remain on the periphery of the island, since most of the central part of the island has been deforested. Lemur population density is highest in the rainforests along the eastern coast of Madagascar.

Are apes and humans classified as hominids?

Hominid - the group consisting of all modern and extinct Great Apes (that is, modern humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans plus all their immediate ancestors).

Hominin - the group consisting of modern humans, extinct human species and all our immediate ancestors (including members of the genera Homo, Australopithecus, Paranthropus and Ardipithecus).

What is an example of a primate?

The Eastern lowland gorilla is an example of a primate.

Is it a fact that humans are primates?

Absolute unquestioned fact. Christians even agree that humans are a species of primate. Scientists all agree that humans are a species of Great Ape (a group of primates that includes Bonobos, Chimpanzees, Orangutans, Gorillas).

How does orangutan sound?

That is kind of hard to explain in text. Try searching for it on Youtube.

What are orangutans threats?

Well, the Orangutans main threat is the destruction of the forest that they live in. Us humans are cutting down their forests and rain forests for the use of toilet paper, paper, furniture and for the space for growing palm oil. Poachers are also killing them for their meat, and selling them to zoos, and for pets.

I'm dioing a project on Orangutans so I know all about them.

R.U

04/07/2013

Was there Primates during the times of the dinosaurs?

The taxonomic grade "Prosimii" (prosimians) is no longer considered phylogenetically valid, it's a paraphyletic grouping of primates that are "neither monkeys nor apes". However, it is entirely possible that early primates lived during the Cretaceous, the last epoch of the Mesozoic, when dinosaurs ruled the Earth. No fossils have been found (some questionable material belonging to an early plesiadapiform Purgatorius has been attributed as Cretaceous in origin, but it's possible that this material was accidentally re-buried in a Cretaceous stratum at a later date). The earliest definite primate known from the fossil record is Plesiadapis, which lived some 55 million years ago, 10 million years after the dinosaurs went extinct. However, molecular clock studies indicate that the primate order may have arisen 85 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous. Certainly, primate ancestors were alive at this time, though whether they could be placed in the order Primates is still an open question. It is very likely that if you were to see one of these early primates/primate ancestors today, you would think it was some strange kind of shrew, rather than a primate as such, since they did not yet physically resemble the monkeys, apes or even lemurs of later epochs.