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Dictionary » P » Primate Primateprimate (Science: zoology) The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf. Pitheci. Origin: OE. Primat, F. Primat, L. Primas, -atis one of the first, chief, fr. Primus the first. See Prime. Any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet.Any member of the mammalian order Primates, in which humans are classified within. ![]()
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Results from our forumRe: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)I was an anthropology/primate physiology major for awhile,before I ended up switching majors, as hiding out in the jungle with apes (my dream) did not generally pay well ;-) I want to be able to be honest here, even in the face of political ...
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Bear vs Gorilla Stand-Off. Who would win?... to puncture wounds seeing it has a thick coat and heavy layers of fat, on the other hand a silver back gorilla would have to be the most powerful primate on the planet with an extremely powerful upper body like hymenoptera7 says and an enormously powerful maxilla. The polar bear may match it in ...
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Re: Elephant: The First Primate?Primates are certainly more closely related to odd toed ungulates than to even, but I think that is about as far as it goes. Very interesting thought though. Are we equally closely related to walrus or narwhal, or manatees? The origina mermaids! Wouldn't that be a turn up for the books! Seriously th...
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Elephant: The First Primate?Elephant: The First Primate? April 16, 2012 Humans and elephants appear to be evolutionary versions of the same species quite closely related on the family tree. Take another look and consider that humans evolved from elephant ancestors. ...
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books on Primate Societies for general biology projectDoes anybody know if the 3rd edition of the book Primate Behavioral Ecology, 4th Edition has a different title? I can't find it on Amazon. I figured I could get a used copy of an old edition for cheap, then use it for terms I don't understand or ...
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