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Strepsirhine
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Infraorder of the order Primates that include prosimians, excluding the tarsier
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haplorhine
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infraorder of the order Primate that inclused the anthropoids and tarsier
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prosimian
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member of the primate suborder Prosimii that includes lemurs, lorises, galagoes, and tarsiers
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anthopoids
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members of the primate suborder anthropoidea that includes the monkeys, apes, and hominids.
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arboreal hypothesis
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hypothesis for the origin of primate adaptation that focuses on the vale of grasping hands and stereoscopic vision for life in the trees
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visual predation hypothesis
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Hypothesis for the origin of primate adaptation that focuses on the value of grasping hands and stereoscopic vision for catching small prey
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dental arcade
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the parabolic arc that forms the upper or lower row of teeth
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neocortex
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the part of the brain that controls higher cognitive function; the cerebrum.
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diurnal
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active during daylight hours
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nocturnal
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active at night
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sociality
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group living; a fundamental trait of haplorhine primates
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prehensile tail
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grasping tail possessed by some species of the primate families Cebidae and Atelidae
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estrus
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hormonally influenced period of sexual receptivity in some female mammals that corresponds to the time of ovulation
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pongid
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one of the four great ape species; gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo, or orangutan
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hominid
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member of our own human family, past or present
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brachiation
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mode of arm-hanging and arm-swinging that uses a rotating shoulder to suspend the body of an ape or homimid beneath a branch or to travel between branches.
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frugivorous
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an animal that eats a diet composed mainly of fruit
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fission-fusion
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form of mating system seen in chimpanzees, bonobos, and a few other pirmates in which there are temporary subgroups but no stable cohesive groups
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folivores
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animals that eat a diet composed mainly of leaves, or foliage
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activity budget
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the pattern of waking, eating, moving, socialing, and sleeping that all non human primates engage in each day
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home range
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the spatial area used by a primate group
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core area
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the part of a home range that is most intensively used
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territory
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the part of a home range that is defended against other members of the same species.
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