primates

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From hanging out with primates to early climate warnings, here's a selection of his trailblazing programmes - to mark his 100th birthday - and where to watch them in the UK.

From BBC • May 8, 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

"But similar evolutionary signatures in primates suggest this kind of compensatory evolution may be widespread and studying it could clarify how genomes retain ancient functions while adapting to ever-shifting threats," Levine says.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

They even evolved flat thumbnails, a feature primates also developed for handling food.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

This is to prevent the spread of infectious diseases that could kill other primates, including humans.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston