primate
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Despite studying species with extremely tough diets and powerful chewing forces, not a single primate showed the wedge-shaped defects so commonly seen in modern dental clinics.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
In fact, Mr. Lefebvre notes many striking similarities between avian and primate intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Apers believe Bigfoot is just a primate unknown to science while Woo-Woos think Bigfoot is some sort of interdimensional traveller - an alien of sort.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Other early primate relatives have been discovered in the southwestern United States, but they date to roughly two million years later – creating a gap in the fossil record that puzzled scientists… until now.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
He had an international reputation as a knowledgeable and skilled veterinarian who specialized in primate husbandry.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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