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Primates
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Procolobus badius (Red Colobus Monkey)
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- read a description of these monkeys known for their unusual digestive system. Colobus monkeys are best known for their peculiar digestive system and physiology. They have a four-chambered stomach, unlike other primates, which have a single-chambered stoma...
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Prosimians: SubOrder Prosimii/ Strepshirrini
- 3 groups of Prosimians:
lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers
most like ancestral primates than other living primates. More similar to the early evolving primates than higher primates currently living today.
Habitat:
Prosimians are naturally found in Africa...
Source/Host: Yahoo GeoCities | Reviewer: J. Nicol |
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Black Lemur
- Lemur macaco
Endangered
These shy, usually nocturnal primates once inhabited the northwestern part of the island of Madagascar. There were taboos against killing them, but as natural forests were replaced by plantations, this protection disappe...
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Michelle Merrill's Home Page
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- Links to information on animal behavior research in the tropics, primates, chimpanzees, bonobos, Zaire, Friends of the Earth, other activist sites, plus cool images and fun stuff.
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Suborder: Strepsirrhini
- Extant prosimians are the lemurs, indris, sifakas, aye-ayes, bushbabies, lorises and pottos. They tend to have retained more early mammalian characteristics than other primates, for example they are more likely to have: claws (though at least one nail is...
Reviewer: J. Nicol |
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African Primates at Home
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- African Primates at Home. Photos, audio, and information about wild monkeys and apes studied by primatologist Dr. Some of the primates I study on their home turf in East Africa... SAMPLE VOCALIZATION: Scream
STATUS: Endangered (IUCN: Vulnerable)
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Source/Host: Indiana University |
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East African Research Sites
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- Primatological Research Sites in East Africa: Photos and information by Dr. M.K. Holder on the Kibale Forest, Western Uganda, the Ishasha River region, Eastern Zaire, and the Parc National des Volcans (Karisoke Research Center), Rwanda
Source/Host: Indiana University |
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American Society of Primatologists
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- What's New General Research Education Conservation Membership Members Only Home Page Welcome A message from the President of ASP about the Society and our Web site General Information Meetings , the Society's organizational documents, What's New Research...
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Red-handed Howler Monkey (Alouatta belzebul)
- This small group of Howler Monkeys came down from this tree shortly after this shot as a very heavy thunderstorm came over. The reason why we know, despite the poor light, that they are Red-handed Howler monkeys as opposed to any other type of Howler is t...
Reviewer: J. Nicol |
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