Primates

PRIMATES

Sakina RubabDoctor of Veterinary Medicine

ORIGIN

PrimateLatin word

PrimeFirst rank

DISTINCT LINEAGES

Strepsirrhines

lemurs, galagos and lorisids

Haplorhines

tarsiers, monkeys and apes

Orangutan

Monkey

Infant

Lemur

Galago

Lorisd

Tarsier

Gorilla

Ape

Gibbon

CLASSIFICATION

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

America Africa

Asia

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Great apes Tailless monkeys :tail Bonobo smallest hominid Weight 30g to 270kg Males larger in size Quadrupedal Catarrhine Arboreal

LOCOMOTION

Quadrupedalism

Climbing

Knuckle walkingArboreal

Brachiation

LeapingBipedalism

FEEDING

Omnivorous

Frugivorous fruits

Folivorous bamboo leaves

cereals

Dental formula I.C.P.M

2.1.2.3 2.1.2.3

Total 32 in all members

Haplorrhini can not synthesize vitamin C

SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

Very social nature Female transfer Male transfer Monogamous species Solitary

REPRODUCTIVE STORY

Pubertal age 8 to 13 years Gestation period 8 to 9 months Sexual dimorphism Littre size usually 1 Female ceases ovulation during

breastfeeding Menopause Baby monkey called an infant

LEGAL STATUS

Great Ape Project

Legal rights to the non human primates

STRANGE FACTS

Monkey brains are eaten in South Africa as a delicacy.

Monkeys are eaten in Africa: bushmeat

RELIGIOUS IMPORTANCE

HinduismHanuman : human like monkey God BuddhismMind monkey: restless state of human

mind Tzeltal people Mexico worshipped monkeys as

incarnations of their dead ancestors

REFERENCES

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate http://www.primates.com/primate/

hominidae.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hominidae http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey

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