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Primates
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 Physical Characteristics
Primates have limber shoulder joints so that they can swing from something and hold on to another (monkeys swing from branch to branch.) Primates also have dexterous hands so that they can hang on to trees and eat food. Claws are replaced by nails. The eyes are close together. The family Primates contains chimps, humans, Prosimians, new world monkeys, old world monkeys, gibbons, orangutans and gorillas.

Habitat, Daily Life, Reproduction and Feeding
Primates live all over the world. And eat a variety of things such as plants, fruits, meat, bark, fish, and soil. Parental care is essential. Primates are the most devoted parents of all mammals. Primates take care of their young from anywhere between 7 years to the rest of their life. Most species have 1 young and have a gestation period of 9 months.

Status
Some species are over-populated, some are nearly extinct, and some are threatened.

Report by Jesse