ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Catarrhini, Cathemerality, Postorbital Bar
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Primates are mammals (warm- blooded, having hair, and feeding milk to their young) Crepuscular: active at dusk & dawn ex. rabbits. Cathemeral: active any time of day of night ex. Most primates eat a variety of fruits, insects, flowers, and leaves. A few species specialize by eating mostly or only leaves, which take special gut adaptations to digest, or insects. Generally, larger-bodied species can eat more leaves whereas smaller-bodied species can eat more insects. Dental tooth comb: disgusting teeth on the bottom row that they comb you with. Tapetum lucidum (extra reflective layer in back of eye that gives them night vision!) Bones that go around the eye socket. Clear vision during daytime and can see in colour what if ur colour blind bitch then ur losin out honey damn. Relatively large eyes, with fused lower leg bones. Only eat animal flesh; no fruit, flowers, leaves. Body mass: 110 g - 11. 4 kg. Body mass: 1 kg - 175 kg.
