THE MAMMALIAN ORDER PRIMATES consists of monkeys.apes,and their relatives (including humans).There are two suborders of primates,the Prosimi, the primitive primates.Which include lemurs,tarsier,and lorises;and Anthropoidea,the advanced primates ,which include monkeys,apes,and humans.The Anthropoids, are divided into New world monkeys,old world monkeys ,and homonids.New world monkeys typically have -wide-apart nostrils that open to the side;and long tails.which are prehensile(grasping) in some speciesThis group of monkeys lives in south America and include marmosets.tamarins,and hower monkeys.Old world monkeys typically have close -set nostrils that open forwards or downward,and non grasping tails.This group of monkeys livrs in Africa and in Asia,and include langurs,macaques,and baboons.Hominids typically have large-brains,and no tail.This group includes the apes-Chimpanzee,gibbons,gorillas, and orangutangs-and Humans.
Example of primates-
Example of primates-
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