ANT101H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Shoulder Joint, Estrous Cycle, Bipedalism
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Strepsirhini: rhinarium moist, hairless pad at the end of the nose seen in most mammalian species. Lemurs: found only in madagascar and adjacent islands, both large and small, most are arboreal, but, some are terrestrial, some arboreal are quadrupeds and some are vertical clingers. Lorises: somewhat resemble lemurs, survive in mainland by becoming nocturnal, at least 8 loris species. Locomotion in some is slow, cautious climbing (quadrupedalism: females leave young in nests while they search for food. 5 recognized species: nocturnal, from tropical forests to backyard gardens, stable pair bonds, enormous eyes, dominate much of the face, can rotate heads 180 degrees. New world monkeys: smallest of all monkeys, exclusively arboreal, owl monkey is diurnal, claws instead of nails, give birth to twins. Old world monkey: most widely distributed primates, cercopithecidae, taxonomic category of old world monkeys, divided into two categories.
