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Loris
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- Prosimian literally means “pre-monkey”
- Reduced braincases with a corresponding decrease in
absolute brain size
- Elongated snouts
- A great reliance on smell
- Tightly clustered incisors and canine teeth that form
a “dental comb” for grooming (except for the
aye-aye)
- Legs longer than arms
- Big toe widely separated from other toes; second toe
usually has a distinctive grooming claw
- Can carry young in their mouth
- Native to Madagascar, Africa and Asia
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References
Shumaker, R. & Beck, B. (2003) Primates in Question.
Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington, D.C. |
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