primate
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An average primate also has a much tougher time than an average bird adapting to cities, the most complex environments on earth.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
In fact, Mr. Lefebvre notes many striking similarities between avian and primate intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Around 90% of people across cultures prefer using their right hand, a level of dominance not seen in any other primate species.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
When a squirrel takes on your bird feeder, it’s using the same evolutionary tool kit your primate ancestors developed.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
A few minutes afterward, Dan Dalgard turned to C. J. Peters and, in a low voice, said something like, “Why don’t you come over to the primate facility with me to look at the monkeys?”
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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