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Adaptations of Primates

Adaptations of Primates. Opposable Thumbs. Practice Exercise : Write your name with your pencil without the use of your thumb. Also, try and tie your shoe and get something out of your wallet or purse. www.en.wikipedia.org. Adaptations of Primates. Grasping Hands. www.uoguelph.ca.

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Adaptations of Primates

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  1. Adaptations of Primates Opposable Thumbs Practice Exercise: Write your name with your pencil without the use of your thumb. Also, try and tie your shoe and get something out of your wallet or purse. www.en.wikipedia.org

  2. Adaptations of Primates Grasping Hands www.uoguelph.ca Practice Exercise: Think of all of the things you could not do without your independently moving fingers.

  3. Adaptations of Primates

  4. Adaptations of Primates Binocular Vision • Practice Exercise: • Determine your field of vision with your arms spread wide. • Test your binocular vision using a pencil and a partner.

  5. The Primate Family Tree www.greatapetrust.org

  6. Prosimians What do you notice about their eyes? Loris Tarsier Lemur www.kostich.com www.ninme.com Why? www.wildmadagascar.org

  7. New World Monkeys Found in South and Central America Spider Monkey Howler Monkey Notice the functioning tail. www.wildanimalpark.co.uk www.luminous-landscape.com

  8. Old World Monkeys Found in Africa and Asia Baboons What are the TWO main differences between new and old world monkeys? www.jao.com

  9. Apes Gibbons From Asia www.shoarns.com

  10. Apes Orangutangs From Asia www.wwf.no

  11. Apes Gorillas From Africa www.de.wikipedia.org

  12. Apes Bonobos From Africa www.it.wikipedia.org

  13. Apes Chimpanzees From Africa www.seaworld.org

  14. All of this evolution lead to us!!!

  15. The End!

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