Other Important notes 7 Flashcards

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strepshirine (lemurs) is the only one with

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tooth combs

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Do Tarsiers do not have tooth combs?

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No they do not. Only streppshirines

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primates have a:

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post orbital bar or post orbital closure

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4
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What is your favorite primate and why?

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My favorite primate is an orangutan since not only are they cute/ginger, but also use one of the locomotions called suspensory. Unfortunately these primates are endangered with only around 104,000 compared to some years ago.

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When are chimpanzees are more likely to hunt —>

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food is scarce, impact hunter is present (lot of males present) more likely to hunt

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If your brain is big which is costly (takes so much energy) primates are going to have a slower life history because they are

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trying limit the energetic cross. They are trying to spread that cost out for having a big brain.

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