primate
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- noun
- /ˈpraɪmeɪt/
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primate
- Primates evolve over millions of years.
- nonhuman primate
- wild primates
- primate species
But our facial expressions aren't the only things we share with the primate world, with our primate cousins.
- But our facial expressions aren't the only things we share with the primate world, with our primate cousins.
- So we do have really great evidence from non human primate work.
- So one of the things about human nature is that it tells us that we have a great deal of the primate in us.
- But I think I, I, I think that in non human primates, you know, great apes, it is, it is a sign of aggression.
- So I mean, we are so evolved to deal with one another as, as fellow primates and, and as agents.
- So do you think it's possible they already are more along the line along the evolutionary scale than other primates?
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This is an evolutionary tree showing us with our primate relatives.
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Stable pair-bonds occur, in humans as among other primates, in some environments but not in others.
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No other primate does what we do.
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So one of the things about human nature is that it tells us that we have a great deal of the primate in us.
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So, you know, the human brain is not larger than you would expect it to be for a primate of our size.
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And for our primate ancestors, that was a survival pressure.
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The impulse to dance existed long before our primate ancestors evolved into humans.
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Peat swamps are also important for the conservation of a number of endangered primate species.
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While documenting all this, I found that several primate species live in wetlands and along shorelines.
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Howlers are among the most distinctive and characteristic primates of the New World tropical forest.
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Etymology
Primate comes from the Latin word primus, meaning 'first', the same root you see in prime and primary. Early scientists used this name for the group of animals that includes humans, apes, and monkeys because they were thought to be the most advanced, so primate now means that kind of mammal.