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primate

[prahy-meyt, prahy-mit] / ˈpraɪ meɪt, ˈpraɪ mɪt /




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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

"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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