Primates in zoology are an order of mammals that contains all lemurs, monkeys and apes including humans.
Primates are split into two groups: Strepsirrhini and Haplorhini. Haplorrhini includes monkeys, tarsiers and apes including humans. Strepsirrhini includes lemurs, lorises, galagos (also called bush babies) and the Aye-Aye.
Primates have hands with five fingers and flat fingernails (most other animals have claws).
Primates and opossums are the only mammals with opposable first toes.
Humans are the only primates to have protruding chins. Non-human anthropoid apes have a simian shelf for example.
The blue-eyed black lemur is the only primate, other than humans, to have blue eyes.
With the exception of humans, who inhabit every continent, most primates live in tropical or subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa and Asia.
The slow loris is the only venomous primate on Earth. They create the venom using a secretion from glands at their elbows, which becomes venomous when mixed with their saliva.
Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (Microcebus berthae) is the world's smallest primate, growing to just 9 cm long and its seasonal weight is around 30 g (1.1 oz). Madame Berthe's mouse lemur can be found in Madagascar's woodlands.
Orangutans are the least social of all primates. Females spend up to 25 per cent of their time with other orangutans. Males less than 9 per cent.
Primates are split into two groups: Strepsirrhini and Haplorhini. Haplorrhini includes monkeys, tarsiers and apes including humans. Strepsirrhini includes lemurs, lorises, galagos (also called bush babies) and the Aye-Aye.
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| Ring-tailed lemur, a strepsirrhine primate |
Primates have hands with five fingers and flat fingernails (most other animals have claws).
Primates and opossums are the only mammals with opposable first toes.
Humans are the only primates to have protruding chins. Non-human anthropoid apes have a simian shelf for example.
The blue-eyed black lemur is the only primate, other than humans, to have blue eyes.
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| Detail of face showing blue eyes. By Bruce McAdam from Reykjavik, Iceland Wikipedia |
With the exception of humans, who inhabit every continent, most primates live in tropical or subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa and Asia.
The slow loris is the only venomous primate on Earth. They create the venom using a secretion from glands at their elbows, which becomes venomous when mixed with their saliva.
Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (Microcebus berthae) is the world's smallest primate, growing to just 9 cm long and its seasonal weight is around 30 g (1.1 oz). Madame Berthe's mouse lemur can be found in Madagascar's woodlands.
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| Madame Berthe's Mouse Lemur (Microcebus berthae). By FC Casuario Wikipedia |
Orangutans are the least social of all primates. Females spend up to 25 per cent of their time with other orangutans. Males less than 9 per cent.
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