1. Primate - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia A primate is any member of the biological order primates, the group that contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate

Primate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search For other uses, see Primate (disambiguation) Primates Fossil range: Late Cretaceous - Recent Olive Baboon , an Old World monkey Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Eutheria Superorder: Euarchontoglires Order: Primates Linnaeus Families 15, See classification A primate is any member of the biological order Primates , the group that contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs monkeys , and apes , with the last category including humans Primates are found all over the world. Non-human primates occur mostly in Central and South America Africa , and South Asia . A few species exist as far north in the Americas as southern Mexico , and as far north in Asia as northern Japan The order Primates was established by Linnaeus in 1758, in the tenth edition of his book Systema Naturae for the genera Homo (humans), Simia (other apes and monkeys), Lemur (prosimians) and Vespertilio (bats). In following editions, he also suggested that non-primate mammals should be called Secundates and that non-mammal animals should be called Tertiates , neither of which was accepted.

2. Primate Photo Gallery: Chimpanzees, Gorillas, Orang-utans, Monkeys, Lemurs Some very cool primates on camera. http://www.primates.com/

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3. The Primates: Topic Menu Taxonomy and general characteristics of prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans. http://anthro.palomar.edu/primate/default.htm

PRIMATES: T he Taxonomy and General Characteristics of Prosimians, Monkeys, Apes, and Humans TOPICS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Overview Prosimians: Part I Prosimians: Part II Monkeys ... Users FLASHCARDS CROSSWORD PUZZLES Topic 1 Topics 2-3 Topic 4 Topic 5-6 ... SELECT ANOTHER TUTORIAL Created and maintained by Dr. Dennis O'Neil Behavioral Sciences Department, Palomar College , San Marcos, California This page was last updated on Friday, March 14, 2008 by Dennis O'Neil illustration credits terms and conditions for use This tutorial has been optimized for Internet Explorer, 1024 X 768 resolution, and high color graphics. Windows Media Player and/or RealPlayer should be set to their smallest form to allow viewing most of the screen while listening to recorded sounds. In Media Player , t his can be achieved by selecting the "miniplayer" skin set to "skin mode " Key words in this tutorial are followed by microphone-shaped icons. By clicking these icons, you will hear an American English pronunciation of the word or short phrase preceding it. British English is often noticeably different in its pronunciation of species names and other scientific terms.

4. Primates The primates include the most familiar of the placental mammals, because they include us, Homo sapiens. primates also include familiar animals, http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mammal/eutheria/primates.html

Primates Apes, monkeys, and you The primates include the most familiar of the placental mammals , because they include us, Homo sapiens . Primates also include familiar animals, such as the chimpanzees, gorillas, and monkeys, as well as the somewhat less familiar lemurs, lorises, galagos, pottos, sifakas, indris, aye-ayes, and tarsiers. We're sorry that we don't yet have a proper exhibit on primates, but we've received so many requests for information that we have provided links below to some on-line resources on primates and paleoanthropology. More primate information: Galaxy: Anthropology Links Duke University Primate Center Primate Info Net International Primate Protection League ... East African Research Sites The UCMP Vertebrate Type Collection has extensive holdings of fossil primates. Use the search term "Primates". Home What's new About UCMP History of life ... Other resources

5. ADW: Primates: Information Introduction from Animal Diversity Web at the University of Michigan. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Primates.html

Overview News Technology Conditions of Use ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Primates Order Primates primates Information Pictures Specimens Sounds ... Classification editLink('skunkworks/.accounts/200310302302') 2008/03/16 07:38:39.790 GMT-4 By Phil Myers Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Members of this Order The Primates are an ancient and diverse eutherian group, currently with around 233 living species placed in 13 families. Most dwell in tropical forests. The smallest living primate is the pygmy marmoset, which weighs around 70 g; the largest is the gorilla, weighing up to around 175 kg. Primates radiated in arboreal habitats, and many of the characteristics by which we recognize them today (shortened rostrum and forwardly directed orbits, associated with stereoscopic vision; opposable hallux and pollex ; unfused and highly mobile radius and ulna in the forelimb and tibia and fibula in the hind) probably arose as adaptations for life in the trees or are primitive traits that were retained for the same reason. Several species, including our own, have left the trees for life on the ground; nevertheless, we retain many of these features. Primates are usually recognized based on a suite of primitive characteristics of the skull, teeth, and limbs. Some of these are listed above, including the separate and well-developed radius and ulna in the forearm and tibia and fibula in the hindleg. Others include pentadactyl feet and presence of a clavicle. Additional characteristics (not necessarily unique to primates) include first toe with a

6. Care2 - The Environmental Supersite! Each click generates a donation to The Jane Goodall primate protection programs. http://primates.care2.com/

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7. Primates Molecular timing of primate divergences as estimated by two nonprimate calibration points. Journal of Molecular Evolution 47718727. http://www.tolweb.org/Primates/15963

Temporary Page Containing Groups Eutheria Mammalia Therapsida Synapsida ... Life on Earth Other Eutheria Edentata Pholidota Lagomorpha Rodentia ... Macroscelididae Primates Scandentia Chiroptera Dermoptera Insectivora ... Proboscidea Subgroups Platyrrhini Catarrhini Tarsius Strepsirrhini Primates Lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans This tree diagram shows the relationships between several groups of organisms. The root of the current tree connects the organisms featured in this tree to their containing group and the rest of the Tree of Life. The basal branching point in the tree represents the ancestor of the other groups in the tree. This ancestor diversified over time into several descendent subgroups, which are represented as internal nodes and terminal taxa to the right. You can click on the root to travel down the Tree of Life all the way to the root of all Life, and you can click on the names of descendent subgroups to travel up the Tree of Life all the way to individual species. For more information on ToL tree formatting, please see

8. African Primates At Home African primates at Home. Photos, audio, and information about wild monkeys and apes studied by primatologist Dr. MK Holder in East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/primates.html

African Primates at Home SEE and HEAR Some of the primates I study on their home turf in East Africa... If you have trouble with audio files, click here Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii Common Chimpanzee (27 K) Scream STATUS: GENERAL CLASSIFICATION: HABITAT RANGE: East African forests LOCOMOTOR TYPE: FOOD: FEATURE: Gorilla gorilla beringei Mountain Gorilla (21 K) SAMPLE VOCALIZATION: (20 K) DISPLAY SOUND: Silverback male STATUS: n =about 650) IUCN status: Vulnerable GENERAL CLASSIFICATION: HABITAT RANGE: Virunga Volcanos LOCOMOTOR TYPE: FOOD: FEATURE: nests for sleeping Cercocebus albigena johnstoni (26 K) STATUS: GENERAL CLASSIFICATION: HABITAT RANGE: Uganda LOCOMOTOR TYPE: FOOD: FEATURE: Colobus badius tephrosceles Red Colobus Monkey GENERAL CLASSIFICATION: HABITAT RANGE: Uganda LOCOMOTOR TYPE: FOOD: FEATURE: Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti Redtail Monkey (28 K) Chirp GENERAL CLASSIFICATION: HABITAT RANGE: Kibale Forest, Uganda LOCOMOTOR TYPE: FOOD: Colobus guereza occindentalis (95 K) Male roar STATUS: GENERAL CLASSIFICATION: HABITAT RANGE: East Africa LOCOMOTOR TYPE: FOOD: FEATURE: Colobus guereza occindentalis (coming) FEATURE: This behavior is very different from red colobus mothers, who rarely let their infants be handled by others.

9. Electronic Zoo / NetVet Veterinary Resources - Primate Sites Articles on Primate Environmental Enrichment and Psychological Wellbeing (LPN) Atlas of the Primate Brain (University of Washington) http://netvet.wustl.edu/primates.htm

Primates African Primates at Home alt.fan.lemurs American Society of Primatologists APE - Asociación Primatológica Española ... Zoonotic Diseases (Australasian College of Tropical Medicine) Select Another Species General Animal Sites Amphibians Birds Cats Cows Dogs Ferrets Fish Horses Invertebrates Marine Pigs Primates Rabbits Reptiles Rodents Small Ruminants Wildlife Zoo Animals Fictional Images Sounds Return to: 1994-98, Ken Boschert, DVM

10. International Primate Protection League ~ IPPL The International Primate Protection League works for the wellbeing of primates. IPPL has Field Representatives in 31 countries. http://www.ippl.org/

Home IPPL in Action Donate Now How to Help ... Contact Us Welcome to the International Primate Protection League We are a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the world's remaining primates, great and small. We concentrate on: offering advisory and financial support for activities that help monkeys and apes, both in the U.S. and overseas; granting financial assistance for programs that protect primates and their habitat within their native countries; publicizing the plight of primates in trouble and organizing international protest campaigns; conducting investigations of illegal international primate trafficking; and operating a sanctuary for rescued gibbon apes in South Carolina. IPPL is a registered 501(c)(3) U.S. charity that cares about making the best use of our friends' donations to benefit primates worldwide. Highlighted Items Check out the news articles and action alerts from our latest newsletter. Victory for IPPL: "Taiping Four" Gorillas Return to Cameroon! We'd love your feedback! IPPL has been working on a PowerPoint presentation featuring our history, mission, programs, and the need for our work. Click here to read more and to download the presentation.

11. Great Apes And Other Primates - National Zoo| FONZ The National Zoo is home to 16 species of primates that live in seven different areas of the zoo. Brought to you by the National Zoo FONZ. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Primates/

Visit Hours Getting to the Zoo Zoo Map ... Gorilla Cam Related Resources Ape Etiquette Think Tank Amazonia Small Mammals ... Adopt a Gorilla, Orangutan, or Golden Lion Tamarin. Human Origins Program at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. Primates at the Zoo The Zoo is home to many primates. Orangutans and western lowland gorillas can be found at the Great Ape House. Smaller primates, including golden lion tamarins, Geoffroy's marmosets, and howler monkeys, can be found in the Small Mammal House . Look for gibbons at Gibbon Ridge and lemurs at Lemur Island Find out where primates can be seen at the Zoo. The organgutans, which can travel along the O Line between the Great Ape House and Think Tank, are temporarily inside the Great Ape House. They will be outside again after outdoor painting at Think Tank has been completed. Primate Photo Gallery Help with cam Watching gorillas: The Zoo is home to six western lowland gorillas, three females and three males, who live in one group. Two of the males are juveniles who were born here at the Zoo—Kojo, who was born in November 2001, and Kwame, who was born in November 1999. The third male, Baraka, is an adult who was born here in in 1992. Gorillas are the world's largest primates and one of our closest relatives. Gorilla facts Meet the Gorillas About Primates There are 376 species of primates in the world—from humans and apes to monkeys and prosimians ("premonkeys").

12. Primate Use Of Language Lauren Kosseff suggests the acquisition of some aspects of language in primates may shed light on the development of language in early humans. http://www.pigeon.psy.tufts.edu/psych26/language.htm

13. Oldest Primate Fossil In North America Discovered A tiny, 55million-year-old primate raises the controversial possibility that primates arrived in North America thousands of years before they reached http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080303-american-primate.html

NEWS HOME ANIMAL NEWS ANCIENT WORLD ENVIRONMENT NEWS ... WEIRD NEWS Oldest Primate Fossil in North America Discovered John Roach for National Geographic News March 3, 2008 A newly found species small enough to fit in the palm of a hand is North America's oldest known primate, according to a new study. Christopher Beard, a paleontologist at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently discovered fossils of the 55-million-year-old creature on the Gulf Coastal Plain of Mississippi. Enlarge Photo Printer Friendly Email to a Friend SHARE Digg StumbleUpon Reddit RELATED Fossils of "Most Primitive Primate" Found Near Yellowstone (February 1, 2007) Prehistoric Time Line Ancient Global Warming Gave Bugs the Munchies (February 11, 2008) Named Teilhardina magnoliana, the animal is related to similarly aged fossils from China Europe , and Wyoming 's Big Horn Basin. "They are very, very primitive relatives of living primates called tarsiers, which live today in Southeast Asia," Beard said. But the layer of rock in which the new fossils were found raises the controversial possibility that primates appeared in North America before their close relatives showed up in Europe, as previous studies had suggested, Beard added.

14. Primate's World - Chimpanzees, Gorillas, Bonobos, Oranguans, Lemurs primates have been taught language and they have thoughts and emotions just like human primates (the kinship is more than genetic). http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/4451/

Primate's World - Chimpanzees, Gorillas, Bonobos, Oranguans, Lemurs Conservation, Behavior and Language. Please visit our new site Primate's World "Chimpanzees suffer in captivity, as they are exploited in entertainment, dressed up as pets, dragged around as photographer´s props, and imprisoned, in the name of science, in tiny, barren steel cages. I am haunted by dull, blank eyes staring out onto a world that offers them no hope. The least I can do is speak out for them. They cannot speak for themselves." - Jane Goodall Jane Goodall - Kissing Cousins My Favorite Links: Primate's World Search: All Products Baby Beauty Books DVD Electronics Gourmet Food Magazine Subscriptions Musical Instruments Music Computers Software VHS Keywords:

15. Primarily Primates - Main Primarily primates, a part of Friends of Animals Inc., is a nonprofit sanctuary in Bexar County, Texas that operates to house, protect, and rehabilitate http://www.primarilyprimates.org/

News from Primarily Primates Chimpanzees, Awash in Watermelons! April 02, 2008 The hoots and expressions of delight continued for half an hour. Champ, Tina, Carmen (who’s now in her 50s), Buffy, April and Uriah wobbled around with their 20 lb. watermelons, smashed them open, or dribbled them like basketballs for the full length of the outdoor living area. It was a festive way to bring the chimpanzees into our celebration of this week’s official merger between Friends of Animals and the Texas-based sanctuary Primarily Primates. A truck brought the 80 watermelons - plenty to go around for 65 chimpanzees. The hours-long watermelon party was, we can reveal, a smashing success. Baby Grace jumped up and down on one to crack it open. Wish all of our readers could have seen her little feet fly! read full article What’s New at Primarily Primates Updates from Priscilla Feral and Stephen Rene Tello, February 2008 Veterinary Updates A cotton-top tamarin at Primarily Primates Primarily Primates is virtually unique in the sanctuary world: We have an outstanding veterinarian, Valerie Kirk, right on site to provide immediate care for the animals. Many of our sanctuary residents are elderly, and a large number come from a medical research and testing background. Dr. Kirk is ever alert for subtle signs that an animal may be developing health issues, while keeping up a full workload of routine exams, vasectomies, and sometimes major surgery. Recently Dr. Kirk vasectomized more than a dozen tamarins. They were part of a group of 130 tamarins and marmosets, all placed at Primarily Primates by a university researcher who used them in a colon cancer study before he lost funding.

16. Primate Enrichment Database Environmental Enrichment for primates Annotated Database on Environmental Enrichment and Refinement of Husbandry for Nonhuman primates http://www.awionline.org/Lab_animals/biblio/enrich.htm

Environmental Enrichment for Primates Annotated Database on Environmental Enrichment and Refinement of Husbandry for Nonhuman Primates Animal Welfare Institute PO Box 3650, Washington, DC 20007 This database has moved to http://www.awionline.org/SearchResultsSite/enrich.aspx

17. Primates - Zoology (general) Journals, Books & Online Media | Springer primates Zoology. primates is an international journal of primatology whose aim is to provide a forum for the investigation and elucidation of all aspects http://www.springer.com/life sci/zoology/journal/10329?detailsPage=description

18. BBC - Science & Nature - Conservation - Primates A look at the plight of primates listed as endangered. Including current status, links, conservation measures and further reading. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/conservation/primates/

@import '/includes/tbenh.css'; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index 4 April 2008 Accessibility help Text only Animals Prehistoric Life ... BBC Homepage In Animals Planet Earth Birds Mammals ... Contact Us Like this page? Send it to a friend! You are here: BBC Animals Conservation Primates Species at risk Find out more about life on the edge. What can you do? Get involved in conservation efforts and tell your friends! Saving Planet Earth You can make a positive change to the planet we live on... Introduction - What are the threats? Conflict with humans Human-wildlife conflict is becoming increasingly common as human populations grow and natural habitat declines. People and non-human primates are at risk from loss of food sources, disease transmission, injury and death. Conservationists are trying to develop mitigation strategies that both protect endangered species, such as great apes, and assist local people. This is a considerable challenge, especially with regards to crop raiding. More about human-wildlife conflict An overview on human-wildlife conflict How can we resolve conflict? The bushmeat trade For centuries, hunting for bushmeat was a sustainable way to provide food for local families. However, demand has risen steeply and, while gorillas and chimpanzees, for instance, make up a small proportion of the bushmeat trade, the effect on populations is devastating.

19. Digital Primates IT Consulting Group IT Consulting for corporations and nonprofit organizations. View list of available services, and a portfolio. http://www.digitalprimates.net/

At Digital Primates, we help our clients evolve. Technology moves fast. Businesses need to adapt quickly or risk being left behind. digital primates IT Consulting Group works with clients to reinvent the way they do business through creative uses of technology. We don’t just use the technologies we bring to our clients, we’ve helped build them. to expand our ability to provide high-level consulting, training, and development services to our clients. Our senior consultants hold certifications in multiple Adobe products, write the articles and books read by the Adobe community, and speak regularly at companies and conferences across the world. Let us put our expertise to work for you. home services portfolio ... contact DP In the News Digital Primates is happy to announce that we have . We'll share the same Digital Primates name, but can now bring even more industry experience in Flex, AIR, and other RIA technologies to our clients. Recent DP Blog Posts

20. Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections: PRIMATES The ordinal name primates, means the first or primary animals. This naming convention reflects the egocentric orientation of humans, but is of no help in http://brainmuseum.org/specimens/primates/index.html

PRIMATES A single species, Homo sapiens , is nearly worldwide in distribution. Otherwise other members of the order are found in the Americas from eastern and southern Mexico to southeastern Brazil, most of Africa, Madagascar, the southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula, south-central and southeastern Asia, Japan and the East Indies as far as Sulawesi and Timor. Walker includes 13 Families, 71 genera and 233 species within the Order Primates. Since humans are themselves primates, the order has attracted much interest and investigation, and there are numerous views on classification, especially between the order and family levels. Simpson's (1945) scheme is followed by Walker. SUBORDER STREPSIRRHINI INFRAORDER LEMURIFORMES Superfamily Cheirogaleoidea Family Cheirogaleidae Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) Superfamily Lemuroidea Family Lemuridae Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz) Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) INFRAORDER LORISIFORMES Family Lorisidae Slow Loris (Nycticebus coucang) Potto (Perodicticus potto) Family Galagidae Senegal Bushbaby (Galago senegalensis)

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