Fingers Toes And Shoulders

Primates have five long finger that can curl

around most objects. This helps primates

run along tree limbs and swing from branch to branch. Cerebrum of a primate are well developed that it

lets them do more complexes behaviors then other mammals.

Vision

Primates have binocular vision which gives them the ability to merge visual images together. Providing a three dimensional image. Prosimians are small

primates, that are nocturnal with large eyes that adapt to the dark.

AnthropoidsHumans, apes, and most monkeys belong to a group called anthropoids. This mean they are human like primates. Some monkeys have a prehensile tail that can coil around branches this tail works like a fifth arm

Evolution

Paleontologists agree that hominid fossils include at least these genera Ardipithecus, Paranthropus, Kenyathropus and 20 more species.

Cited Work

Pictures

• Alec Soth. USA. Rogers, Minnesota. October 2004. Division Stampings Inc. (NYC48762). Magnum Photos. 01 Jan. 2004. eLibrary.

• Picture from: Clip art

• Picture from clipart

• Ramapithecus. 01 Oct. 2004. Bridgeman. eLibrary. Web. 11 Mar. 2010. Information

Levine, Joe + Miller, Ken

Biology New Jersey:

Prentice Hall 2002