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 species This group of monkeys lives
in south America and include marmosets.tamarins,and hewer
monkeys.Old world monkeys typically have close -set nostrils
that open forwards or downward,and non grasping tails.This group
of monkeys lives in Africa and in Asia,and include
languors,macaques,and baboons.Hominids typically have
large-brains,and no tail.This group includes the
apes-Chimpanzee,gibbons,gorillas, and orangutans-and Humans.
Example of primates-
Example of primates-
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