primate
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This research is among the first to connect a natural behavior in a wild primate with changes in both ectoparasites and the gut microbiome.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
The reason goes back millions of years—to our primate ancestors.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
Climate change is what philosopher Timothy Morton calls a hyperobject: something that so massively occupies space and time that our puny primate brains have trouble fathoming them.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025
The most recent primate was born Nov. 22 to 31-year-old N’djia and silverback Kelly, 38, whose daughter Angela in 2020 was the first gorilla born at the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
If you look at any species of primate — at every variety of monkey and ape — the larger their neocortex is, the larger the average size of the groups they live with.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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