J.R. Napier
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LOCATION: Ulva Ferry, Isle of Mull, United Kingdom
Director, Unit of Primate Biology, Birkbeck College, University of London. Coauthor of A Handbook of Living Primates; The Natural History of the Primates.
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Primate, in zoology, any mammal of the group that includes the lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. The order Primates, including more than 500 species, is the third most diverse order of mammals, after rodents (Rodentia) and bats (Chiroptera). Although there are some notable…
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