Primate Environments

Based on what you have learned so far about the physical features of primates, what type of environment would you expect to find them living in? What kind of things would they eat, and how would they move? Can you think of three ways that humans are different physically than other primates? More importantly, why might these differences be explained? Lastly, why might one want to specialize to a particular environment and in contrast why might a primate prefer to remain generalized to that environment?

Prosimians	Pongids	Gibbons	New World Monkeys
Old World Monkeys	Primate Anatomy	Locomotion	Reoriented Use of Senses
Larger Primate Brains	Primate Environments	Dentition	Primate Diets
"Social organization"	Primate Evolution	Infant-Mother Bond and Childhood	Diurnal and Nocturnal Behaviors
Dominance and Hierarchies	Human Organization as Bands	One Final Thought	Introductory Page