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Facts about Primates?
Facts about Primates?
Mammals known for their advanced brains, forward-facing color vision, and flexible hands and feet with opposable thumbs.
Primates:
Primates:
They generally have slower developmental rates and longer lifespans compared to similarly sized mammals.
Development:
Development:
While most primates live in tropical or subtropical regions, they also inhabit semi-deserts, swamps, cold mountains, rocky cliffs, and cities.
Habitat Diversity:
Habitat Diversity:
With approximately 512 species across 91 countries, primates are the third most species-rich mammalian group.
Distribution:
Distribution:
It is primarily based on the similarities and dissimilarities of external morphology.
Classification:
Classification:
Found in Africa and Asia, include bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, humans, and orangutans
Great Apes:
Great Apes:
Small apes, such as gibbons, are exclusively found in Asia.
Small Apes:
Small Apes:
They include baboons, capuchins, and howler monkeys, live naturally in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, with some introduced populations.
Monkeys:
Monkeys:
The most “primitive” primates, include angwantibos, galagos, lemurs, lorises, pottos, and tarsiers, and are found in Africa and Asia.
Prosimians:
Prosimians:
Deforestation, habitat degradation, and poaching mainly push about 70% of primate species toward extinction.
Threats:
Threats:
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