primates

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Eating soil may allow the primates to keep eating junk food by helping to line the gut to prevent irritation from too much sugar and fat, research indicates.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

He said tourist food eaten by macaques was "extremely rich in calories, sugar, salt and dairy" - with primates intolerant of lactose found in "hugely popular" ice-cream.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The origins and early geographic history of primates have long sparked debate among researchers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

The discovery is offering fresh insight into how primates first evolved and spread across the continent.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Humans socialize in the largest groups of all primates because we are the only animals with brains large enough to handle the complexities of that social arrangement.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell