Primates

Because we primates are primarily visual creatures, perhaps the best way for us to make sense of the brain is to see it clearly.

Digital Primates has been the major driving force so far, but we do hope that this will become a community owned project as we move forward.

Worst-case scenario, this is one of these animals that deals with annoying primates by trying to stomp them into paste.

But if human primates will be crawling on it, a finish coat would be warranted.

Another set of experiments a year later on monkeys showed that the same principle could be applied to primates .

It may be a self-protection strategy, as it seems to be among other primates that show signs of sadness.

Humans appear to be the only primates that I know of that are afraid of heights.

Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to pick the little "stringy things" off of it. That's how the primates do it.

She said the importance of these primates for understanding the skills necessary for the evolution of modern humans was unparalleled.

Monkey (animal), any of about 160 species of primates that have grasping hands, forward-facing eyes, and highly developed brains.

The moral sense of fairness is hardwired into our brains and is an emotion shared by most people and primates tested for it.

A. It seems to me that the controversy is about whether other primates have grammar in their communications.

"Nonhuman primates don't lie to you, " said Dr. Grove, who is a neuroscientist. "We know exactly how much they are eating. "

Although non-human primates have been a source of infection for humans, they are not thought to be the reservoir.

Photo of the Day: Best of May 2008 Japanese macaques, also called snow monkeys, live farther north than any other non-human primates.

look at the primates closest to humans to see that laughter is clearly not unique to us.

The guy explained that he was a scientist who studied primates, so he knew what was behind this whole pheromone business.

Human vision like that of other primates has evolved in an arboreal environment.

Working with primates, Giesler and his colleagues studied neurons in the STT that fired after histamine was applied to the skin of a foot.

This seems to benefit muriqui males, which age more slowly than other male primates do and live longer than other monkeys.

has never been reported from Asia, this region is at risk because the appropriate mosquitos and primates are present.

They're thought to be the first species to be able to do this, other than primates, like monkeys.

All 200 or so species of primates have dark eyes and a barely visible sclera.

Red colobus monkeys would be among the primates most threatened by warming-induced leaf changes, a new study says.

The white -headed langur, one of many endangered species of primates in Asia, is found only in Guangxi province in southern China.

Primates are not the only animals whose numerical capacities rely on ratio, however.

In primates, the neocortex appears to be responsible for an enhanced capacity to predict others' behaviour.

The finishing touch is the vocalists, and the only singers who really sound anything like humans are the primates.

It has been shown to be relevant to a wide rage of species, including primates.

that ended up with primates that have forward - facing eyes , whereas other mammals tend to have eyes on the sides of their heads .

Critics, however, are not yet ready to accept that the rhesus study proves caloric restriction works in primates.

Highly intelligent animals, apes are more closely related to humans than are any other living primates.

Language, tool-making, and the regulation of sex are the chief defining features of man in contradistinction to other primates .

But she definitely moved our understanding of primates further back in time.

Visitors pay to walk through the forests with a professional tracker and observe the primates in their natural habitat.

So it's telling us that the speed of achievement of brain enlargement in primates was a little slower than perhaps we had thought.

Near monkeys, lemurs , glasses monkeys often known as the original monkeys or lower primates.

In West Africa, another part of the world where I spent a year, I heard of people eating primates.

The result as followed: (l)There was accompanying the decline of oxidative stress during the course of the evolution in primates.

The findings suggest that the existing primates, Peking top of the monkey is an ideal and suitable animal model for AIDS.

It is one of the smallest primates, and the smallest true monkey, with its body length ranging from 14 to 16 centimetres.

Among all the primates, we humans are the only ones that stand on two legs.

Tomasello's point is that the human mind veered away from that of the other primates.

A few venturesome individuals occasionally turn up on the beaches of Oahu where other mammals, primarily primates. . .

As primates, humans seek patterns and establish concepts to understand the world around us, and then we describe it.

In an earlier study, genotype 1 HEV recombinant protein vaccine was shown to be effective in nonhuman primates.

The flying lemur is not a lemur, but the four species of Cynocephalidae are the closest related family to primates.

Also known as snow monkeys, Japanese macaques are the world's northernmost non-human primates.

Of these early primates, which is likely to have fashioned the tools found at gona ?

Perhaps Dr Williams has a clear idea of what he wants to achieve with this summit of the 38 Anglican primates.

These findings changed the way people of primates carry this virus similar to HIV-time, as well as the evolution of these viruses how long.

Much of Dr Dunbar's career has been devoted to trying to explain the development of sociality in primates.

Evans's other work has revealed self-control among more distantly related primates as well.

One reason why primates have not been the subject of anti-ageing studies until now is that they live so long anyway.

But primates were not the only targets for borna viruses.

Also like primates, parrots live long enough to make the time-consuming process of learning worthwhile.

We leave the door open during the day but if we forget, it doesn't matter - cockatoos have intelligence that rival primates.

Humans are unique among the primates in how walking fully upright is our chief mode of locomotion.

But many primates , including humans, hae a third photopigment, encoded by a second gene on the X chromosome.

Tattersall says it makes sense that arboreal primates may have been "primed, " for upright walking on the ground.

Also, a bone in her ankle called the talus is shaped like members of our branch of the primates.

So, what are thick-furred snow monkeys - the only primates other than humans that can survive extreme cold - doing here in Texas?

It was felt that the African primates will be two variants of HIV spread to humans, scientists believe that.

The scientific community believe that AIDS was first introduced by the non-human primates infected people.

WHEN it comes to researching intelligence in primates, chimpanzees and orangutans get all the attention.

Vaccination programmes are now carried out in areas where outbreaks are observed in primates.

Reloading might explain the behavior of bucks, bulls, and male primates, all of which tend to ejaculate at the end of an autoerotic episode.

If this were correct, people might be expected to pay more attention to the eyes than do other primates.

Less than 0. 1% of the animals used in research in Europe are primates.

Their anatomical similarities with later primates evolved independently from those seen in monkeys, humans and apes, he explained.

We can't synthesize vitamin C (ascorbic acid), but our ancestors, save for the guinea pig and primates, were able to do so.

And of course, a naked human is just that bit more naked than other primates.

In the Pliocene epoch , 5 . 3 Million years ago , the primates continued to diversify .

Primates apes suborder narrow nose Group monkeys Section 1 genus, commonly known as baboons.

In recent years, three UCLA researchers who use non-human primates have been targeted with firebombs .

Researchers have long been interested in mating calls of different animals, especially primates.

The Jane Goodall Institute is fighting very hard for legislation that will prohibit people from owning other primates as pets.

The more research we do on more distant species of primates, the better window we have to their common ancestor.

Despite our relatively large population size, humans are genetically less variable than other primates.

Capuchin monkeys are famously shrewd and resourceful primates, the New World equivalent of chimpanzees.

Gibbons are among the 6 percent of primates that mate for life (pictured, a female gibbon grooms a male).

The theatened primates could possibly adapt to the global warming-induced changes by changing their diets, but no one knows for sure.

The impact is thought to have evolutionary roots related to the sexual impact of red in nonhuman primates.

Among the key features found in primates are hands and feet that can grasp and often have opposable thumbs and toes.

Primates benefit from cooperation, too, and indeed DeWaal has shown that they display what could be a precursor to asense of fairness.

Korstjens and colleagues compared climate models with previously published data on primates' behavior, diets, and group sizes worldwide.

They looked for DNA which showed evidence of "accelerated evolution" - genes which have mutated more in humans than in other primates.

Those who doubt that very simple generalised mammals gave rise to the primates could always ask, "show us the link" .

Wrangham contends that natural selection has favored male primates, including humans, predisposed to violent aggression.

Fluint was originally developed as an internal tool at Digital Primates to test several very large projects.

Wrangham contends that natural selection has favored male primates, including humans, predisposed to violent aggression.

Fluint was originally developed as an internal tool at Digital Primates to test several very large projects.

Perhaps the primates catch the disease from fruit licked by fruit bats during the previous night.

These pilot projects aim to find out the live attenuated SIV to protect non-human primates infected with SIV from the mechanism.

Color vision may have originated in humans and related primates to spot blushes on cheeks and faces pale with fear.

The researchers studied rats and primates and compared the brains and skills of females with and without offspring.

But critics say even smaller primates are sufficiently sentient to experience great suffering.

Pigeons have now shown that they can learn abstract rules about numbers, an ability that until now had been demonstrated only in primates .

Before the advent of the Gona toolmakers. The primates that inhabited the area were probably plant-eaters who foraged.

slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless.

slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless.

The number of endangered primates has stabilized at some 780 in Bwindi and the Virunga Mountains parks of Congo, Uganda, and Rwanda.

In fact, most other primates have scleras that are so dark that they camouflage which way the eyes are looking.

Other studies of primates have shown that those living in larger groups tend to have larger amygdalas.

The infections we get from primates and pigs are a whole different story.

In comparison to other primates and mammals, humans have relatively large heads and narrow birth canals.

The smallest primates in West deciduous forest of Madagascar was recently re-discovered in mouse lemurs.

Human is in biological terms a mammal belonging to the primates and closely related to the African apes.

Scientists had never before found S. I. V. in lemurs, which branched off from all other living primates some 50 million years ago.

But that's becoming more difficult as the primates lose their natural habitats.

And in the case of the primates, we have almost the same genes.

The last of the grass-grazing primates, Ethiopia's gelada monkeys live in matriarchal societies.

"Our research demonstrates a parallel in the way that human and nonhuman male primates respond to red, " concluded the authors.

A study on primates appears to support the idea that hormonal contraceptives change mating preferences.

Male primates play with the young, but sometimes they try to kill them.

But somewhere along the line, primates discovered how to stand up and walk on two legs.

The results that got from the studies oversea have showed a variation from species to species in non-human primates.

A recent Zogby poll found that 51 percent of Americans believe that primates are entitled to the same rights as human children.

All other tool-using primates show no distinct hand preference when it comes to holding the stick or stone.

To date, porcine xenografts have been shown to sustain the life of nonhuman primates for several months.

Non-human primates often kill, steal, and rape without getting punished by members of their troops.

He also cited evidence of self-fellation in nonhuman primates to conclude that oral sex is "a biologically normal aspect of sexuality. "

Now, in a second study on ageing, there is the first evidence that "caloric restriction" has the same effect in primates.

That can be done very accurately for all primates, and DeSilva was able to analyze a dozen Australopithecus skulls.

Most of the novel isorhas are not well conserved in vertebrates, and several transcripts were only found in primates.

Humans, monkeys and other primates have good color vision, large brains, and use their vision to guide reaching and grasping.

And humans are somewhat exceptional in this regard -- a lot of male primates have bumpy penises; mice, which are rodents, have them, too.

Research with nonhuman primates plays an important role in the advancement of human and animal health.

Until now, researchers had assumed this gradual brain loss in later years was universal among primates and other animals.

Primates emerge from jungles, as tarsiers first, becoming lemurs not much later.

If ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, then children are somewhat closer to our roots as primates in the arboreal forest.

Only humans and other primates find these kind of responses easy; most other large animals struggle with them, the scientists said.

All other primates, when they're scared, they run up a tree, where they feel safe.

Flying lemurs are considered the closest living relatives to primates.

They have unusually large heads; they have unusually large bodies compared to other primates.

But despite all our advances, it turns out we age and die at the same rate as other primates.

Based on the data, the team created global maps that show where primates exist now and where climate change is predicted to cause die-offs.

The primates eat fruit, leaves, and insects and rarely descend to the ground.

Studies of nonhuman primates have also revealed the importance of environmental and cultural factors.

Wildlife activists criticized the zoo, saying it wants to bring in younger primates to attract visitors.

We can't prove it but it's probably important because in that case, primates had to live near closed environments like gallery forest.

Tarsiers are tiny primates so small that they can sit in the palm of your hand. They have enormous eyes, soft velvety fur and long fingers.

Another proposal was to ban the use of primates caught in the wild.

The yellow fever virus is constantly present in mosquitos and non-human primates in some tropical areas of Africa and the Americas.

"Even other primates laugh, if you tickle a gorilla or orangutan, " she says.

More than 40 simian immunodeficiency viruses are known to infect African primates.

Human society and societis of other primates are also full of cooperative behaviors.

"Research has shown that male primates are indeed particularly attracted to female conspecifics exhibiting red, " the study says.

After capture, the blood B12 levels of most primates drops rapidly when they are fed on a hygienically grown and prepared plant-based diet.

Many apes and monkeys carry their own strain of S. I. V, but it's not clear how long the viruses have been infecting primates.

Many primates groom each other as a way to show friendship, removing bits of dirt or insects from each other's fur.

Every other year, it will also conduct a review of the use of primates, mostly macaque monkeys, in research.

Abuse of primates housed in U. S. experimental facilities is on the rise, according to the organization Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN).

I'm conflicted about the use of primates in research for human illnesses. What's your opinion? Idalia Roberts, ATLANTA.

And so, my fellow primates, let us embrace this gift from evolution and play together, as we rediscover creativity, fellowship and wonder.

Masturbation has been observed among primates, deer, killer whales and penguins, and we're talking about both males and females.

The pseudogene was also found in some primates and guinea pigs, as expected.

These primates are valued as more than security guards.

Another important trait that apes share with man and other primates is the opposable thumb.

FLATOW: They're not primates, not like apes and us, who can use little sticks.

For instance, many primates cannot make vitamin C, because of a gene mutation.

AIM: To investigate the expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in nephritic epithelium of primates.

Unlike chimpanzees and other primates, elderly humans are prey to a host of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease.

A misunderstanding of evolutionary theory has given way to the idea that humans came from modern-day primates.

WITHOUT EXCEPTION, living nonhuman primates habitually move around on all fours, or quadrupedally, when they are on the ground.

Since Rizzolatti's 1996 paper, studies in primates and humans support the idea that mirror neurons help us understand observed behaviour.

Superior intelligence and the use of language distinguish man from the other primates .

The most important blood types are in the ABO group, which can be typed for all humans and many other primates.

Captive breeding programmes for zebras and some primates survived.

White-napped mangabey monkeys, found in rainforests of central Africa, are some of the most endangered primates.

Reputedly founded by Saint Patrick, it is the seat of both the Roman Catholic and Protestant primates of Ireland. Population, 12, 700.

There is evidence that some animals, including non-primates, may act as reservoirs.

Humans are really very much more similar in their aging patterns to other primates than anyone had suspected before.

Related pictures: 25 Most Endangered Primates Named.

This could help primates tell if a potential mate is rosy from good health or if an enemy is blanched with alarm.

Fossils found in East Africa suggest that primates roamed the area more than 20 million years ago.

''Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed.

Past research reveals that nonhuman male primates (such as baboons and chimpanzees) are attracted to females displaying red.

Humans must remain in the care of their parents for much longer than other living primates.

Post-conflict behavior has been reported in most of non-human primates.

What may be of greater importance is to observe how primates live in the wild.

We are, of course, related to early primates too, not only the much 'younger' hominids found in Africa.

The first spread of the virus may be to meat and hunters kill wild animals, or primates such as feeding pets.

What about primates trained by humans?

It has been found in worms, insects, and even primates.

Pigs did better at video games than some primates.

But modern primates are divided into two main groups: the lemurs and bush babies on one hand, and the monkeys and apes on the other.

Some companies see no need to use primates to study obesity and diabetes, saying it is almost as easy to do human studies.

What may be of greater importance is to observe how primates live in the world.

Of mammals only humans and some primates enjoy color vision.

There are some exceptions - parrots, seabirds, clams and tortoises can all outlive us - but humans stand out as the longest-lived primates.

From the common primate ancestor, primates inherited other traits, such as forward-facing eyes.

Cetaceans even surpass most primates in their use of sound.

Boyden's new research, published Wednesday in Neuron, demonstrates not only that the technology works in primates, but also that it is safe.

But no onehad looked at how non-primates react to unfair treatment.

MY fellow primates, 200 years ago today, Charles Darwin was born.

The compound has not yet been tested in mice, and would still need to show it is effective in non-human primates.

The first known hominids or humanlike primates evolve in eastern Africa about 5. 2 Million years ago.

The first primates probably appeared about 70m years ago.

Objective: To explore the source relations of different kinds of primates.

All primates have fingerprints, as do some tree-dwelling mammals, such as koalas.

It, and other primates on the island, were also apparently good eats for numerous predators.

The Ebola virus is deadly to both people and primates, such as gorillas and chimpanzees.

Some countries have more restrictions than others. Britain, for example, uses far fewer primates in scientific research than does France.

Among those that sometimes do this: hamsters, beavers, and some primates, such as bonobos and orangutans.

The answer is that our animal order, the primates, evolved in the trees.

In non-human primates such as monkeys, the newborn emerges facing the mother.

Even now there are some researchers who suggest that primates learn sign language only by memory and perform the signs only for prizes.

Some primates, such as chimpanzees and orangutans, are now regarded as having cultural traditions but not aesthetics.

nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees.

It's been unclear exactly when, in the 6 to 7 million years since our evolutionary split from non-human primates, the life course shifted.

Non-human primates can not use language to express itself sense which is discovered by observing external clinical symptom.

Britain, for example, uses far fewer primates in scientific research than does France.

The reason why primates are intelligent, according to Dr Humphrey, is that they generally live in groups.

the first preclinical review tests the viability and usefulness of the drug in model organisms (usually mice, rats or higher primates);

Pharmacokinetics, systemic toxicity and immunogenicity of recombinant methioninase in primates

Research progress on immunoregulatory activity of CpG oligonucleotides in primates

Abuse of Laboratory Primates Escalates, Organization Claims

Effects of normal pregnancy on anterior chamber-associated immune deviation in primates

Adenovirus induced acute hepatitis in non-human primates after liver-directed gene therapy

Some people have suggested that human uniqueness lies in language, yet other primates possess vocal equipment similar to our own;

Evolvement of Diagnostic Tools for Primates Tuberculosis

Japan's Corporation for Production and Research of Laboratory Primates

They were supervised by 72 people who held a licence from the Home Office that allowed them to use primates in research;

Proportionally and compared to other primates, human males have

Componential Analysis of the Skull Variables of Different Primates

Overview of the Post-conflict Behavior in Non-human Primates

Homosexual Mounting Behavior in Non-human Primates

Simple Discussion on the Veterinary Action in the Laboratory Animal Welfares of Non-human Primates

Effects of habitat fragmentation on primates

Progress on Embryonic Stem Cells in Nonhuman Primates

Heated debate over abilities of trained primates

Review on Dominance Hierarchy of Non-human Primates

Study hints language skills came early in primates

Cooperation in Primates and Humans

Alarm Calls of Nonhuman Primates

This is one of the world's rarest primates

Nursery Rearing of Nonhuman Primates in the 21st Century

Food Sharing in Non-human Primates

Strength in numbers: 400, 000 great apes, around a billion other primates

The Current Status and the Future of Laboratory Primates in China