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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 primates have a ________ thumb | opposable |
| many are ___________ (resembling man) | anthropoids |
| they eyes face __________ | forward |
| most live in ________ regions | tropical |
| _____________ is adapted for seizing or grasping and wrapping around the tree branches | prehensile tail |
| __________ living in trees | arboreal |
| ___________ resembling man | anthropoid |
| __________ can place thumb against one or more fingers | opposable thumbs |
| old world monkey means what | they live in the eastern hemisphere |
| characteristics of old world monkeys | no prehensile tail, narrow septum on the nose, colorful butt |
| examples of old world monkeys | macaque, baboon, lanqur |
| new world monkey means what | they live in the western hemisphere |
| characteristics of new world monkeys | prehensile tail and broad septum on nose |
| examples of new world monkeys | spider monkey, woolly monkey, howler monkey, saki, and squirrel monkey |
| characteristics of apes | no tail, walks on knuckles, anthropoid, bipedal |
| examples of apes | gorilla, chimp, orangutan, and gibbon |
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