primate
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If we are to conserve primate species today, we need to know how they are threatened and how they will react to those threats.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
An average primate also has a much tougher time than an average bird adapting to cities, the most complex environments on earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
In fact, Mr. Lefebvre notes many striking similarities between avian and primate intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Humans initially stood apart from every other primate in the analysis.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
We pulled the buzzer for the guy to stop the contraption at the primate house, and John had to help Mr. Pignati get off.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
Previous studies have shown that the compound can reduce the formation of atherosclerosis plaques and prevent vascular calcification in nonhuman primates, suggesting it could also become a treatment for cardiovascular disease.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
To see in Neanderthals a signal compatible with greater female mobility therefore points to a deep behavioral tendency, one that runs from primates to human societies.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Humans are social primates, and our perceptions of what’s normal or desirable are shaped by those around us.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
The results are surprising: rather than evolving in warm tropical environments as scientists previously thought, it seems early primates lived in cold and dry regions.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
They were two human primates carrying another primate.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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