Despite all these similarities, there are some key differences that divide the 505 primate species into 4 groups. Great apes include humans as well as: These are the larger, tailless primates ...

Fossils show that though these ancient primates were tailless, they were tree-dwellers that walked on four limbs with a ...

It is the only primate, other than humans ... With thick ginger fur and intelligent eyes, the toddler-size, tailless macaques have long been coveted—and captured—by passing travelers.

Compared to the lesser primates, such as monkeys and lemurs, we five "hominid" primates are tailless, larger-bodied, and more intelligent; we even share over 98 percent of our DNA. Yet we five ...