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Primates

in the order of primates

includes very many species

in the animal kingdom

classified as mammals

which will give live birth

have hair or fur

early Paleocene to the present day

some primates are terrestrial

all these species can swing and leap in trees

terrestrial locomotion includes bipedalism

Humans and non-human primates can create

transmission of zoonotic diseases

60% of primates are endangered and nearing extinction

deforestation and primate hunting are major threats

it is up to us to change these problems

In the order of primates

there are two groups

Haplorrhines and strepsirrhines

which are known as wet and dry noses

old world monkeys and apes, and humans are Haplorrhines

Certain physical attributes of every primate differs

including their brain size and body size

Shortened snouts

dependance on sight than scents

5 fingers on each hand and opposable thumbs

with forward facing eyes

70-80 million years ago

during the cretaceous epoch is when some of the first

primates estimated