primate
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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 new scientific study, by Jorge Avaria-Llautureo of the University of Reading and other researchers, maps the geographic origins of our primate ancestors and the historical climate at those locations.
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
Not everyone knows that a lemur is a primate found only on the island of Madagascar.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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"Arboreality is fundamental to understanding primates - including ourselves - because it has shaped our body to a large degree: hands and feet, wrists and ankles, nails instead of claws, etc.,"
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
In recent years, customs officials have repeatedly intercepted passengers arriving from south-east Asia with live reptiles, birds and primates concealed in their luggage.
From BBC ● 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
In both mice and nonhuman primates, DT-109 reduced Clostridium perfringens levels and lowered ammonia production in the intestines.
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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