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primates

[prahy-mey-teez] / praɪˈmeɪ tiz /




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To untangle these possibilities, we need much larger comparative datasets of lesions in wild primates, only then can we begin to trace broader patterns and refine our interpretations of the fossil record.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Do other primates really never suffer from them?

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Believed to originate from North Africa, the roughly 230 primates are the main attraction in the British exclave of 30,000 people that borders southern Spain, according to the Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

But if you compare birds and primates generally, birds hold their own.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The reptilian part of the brain that resides in most animals, highly evolved primates and otherwise.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel



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