primates

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But if you compare birds and primates generally, birds hold their own.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Bethany Maxwell, technical officer at Gibraltar Botanic Gardens, added: "We know that primates eat soil especially to detoxify or for nutrient supplementation."

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

An infection with Bundibugyo virus can occur when someone comes in contact with infected bats or primates, according to the WHO.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

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

There is some preliminary, still fragmentary evidence for important pheromones in primates.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas