primates

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He said tourist food eaten by macaques was "extremely rich in calories, sugar, salt and dairy" - with primates intolerant of lactose found in "hugely popular" ice-cream.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Eating soil may allow the primates to keep eating junk food by helping to line the gut to prevent irritation from too much sugar and fat, research indicates.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

They are also the only venomous primates in the world, using specialized teeth to deliver a toxic bite.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Squirrels evolved those paws for the same reasons early primates evolved hands: Life in the trees demands it.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

These included the elephant bird, a flightless creature ten feet tall and weighing almost half a ton—the largest bird in the world—and the giant lemurs, the globe’s largest primates.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari