Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134580999
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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What is a primate and why do anthropologists consider it important to study them? What features do primatologists look for to distinguish between prosimians, new world monkeys, old world monkeys and apes? 

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Primates is belong to those groups of animals, thats under included humans, monkeys and animals like monkeys without a tail (apes).

Anthropologists concentrate on living primates in light of the fact that by finding out with regards to species like us, we can find out with regards to ourselves. Concentrating on the conduct, life systems, social design, and hereditary code of primates can uncover key contrasts and likenesses between different primates and people. Due to this region anthropologist study them.

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