primate
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Despite being much more closely related to mice than to monkeys, squirrel evolution followed the primate playbook.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
It is the only non-human primate in the top group and usually gives birth to twins or triplets, resulting in a full sibling rate of nearly 78%.
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026
Japanese media outlet Kyodo news reported that she once escaped with another primate - using a key to unlock her cage.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
Climate change is what philosopher Timothy Morton calls a hyperobject: something that so massively occupies space and time that our puny primate brains have trouble fathoming them.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025
Walking along the bank of the river, Rondon was about a mile away from their camp when he heard the sound of spider monkeys, the largest primate in the Amazon rain forest.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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