Term
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Definition
Nocturnal
Resemble squirrels
Rely on smell
Limited facial expressions
Have litters |
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Term
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Definition
Upper lip not connected
Rely on vision
Diurnal
1 pair of mammary gland
Have hallux (big toe)
Can see colors
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Term
| Platyrrhine Primates (New World) |
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Definition
monkey-like anatomy
quadrapedial locomotion
exclusively arboreal
some species have prehensile tails
Squirrel and Spider monkey |
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Term
| Catarrhini Primates (Old World) |
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Definition
Monkeys/Apes/Humans
Africa, Asia, & Europe
Have a callous pad of skin on their rumps which enables them to sit & sleep more comfortably in trees
Large brains
Good hand eye coordination |
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Term
| Rhesus Macaque (Macaca Mulata) |
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Definition
Used for vaccine testing and Infectious disease studies
From asia |
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Term
| Cynomolgus (Macaca Fasclularis) |
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Definition
From asia
long tall
less agrassive
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Term
| Vervet/African Green Monkey |
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Definition
males have blue scroal area
From africa
non prehensile tails |
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Term
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Definition
Meseals - human to monkey
TB, Hep, rabires - monkey to human
Tb test on eyelid |
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