primate
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Most people imagine our early primate ancestors swinging through lush tropical forests.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
To test these assumptions, we analysed more than 500 teeth from 27 primate species, both extinct and living.
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
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
And finally, on the outside, living in uneasy truce with the more primitive brains beneath, is the cerebral cortex, which evolved millions of years ago in our primate ancestors.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
The work brought together numerous collaborators and involved nonhuman primates at both the Oregon and California national primate research centers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
The experts looked at several studies, including one which showed that three out of four non-human primates vaccinated with Ervebo survived Bundibugyo, compared with one out of four control animals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The charity fears the abandonment could be the first of many following legislation introduced in April which requires all primates kept as pets in England to be licensed.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The results were especially encouraging in nonhuman primates, whose liver biology and gut microbiota more closely resemble those of humans.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Studies have been done on mirrors and animals, and it has been decided that only primates understand the concept of reflection in a mirror.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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