Primate ornamentation plays a crucial role in communication not only within social groups but also between them, according to a new study. The research reveals that the males of species with ...
Primates are a group of mammals that includes humans and our close relatives, such as apes, monkeys and lemurs. Monkeys, such as capuchins and macaques; prosimians, like lemurs and tarsiers; lesser ...
A new database offers access to over 6,000 3D scans of primate skeletons housed in the American Museum of Natural History, Stony Brook University, the National Museum of Natural History, the Cleveland ...
As members of the exclusive primate family, we humans know just how special this mammalian order is. Even our most distant primate relatives share about 96 percent of their DNA with us, proving we may ...
Adapiforms are typically described as having "lemur-like" characteristics and are evolutionarily linked to today's lemurs, lorises and galagos. But a small contingent of scientists believes the ...