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3. The type of mammal teeth that are
used for piercing and tearing.
You have one of these teeth in
each quadrant of your mouth
between the incisors and premolars.
4. The term referring to anatomical
differences between males and
females of the same species. For
example, non-human Primate males
are usually significantly larger
and stronger than females.
5. The term referring to a stomach
with "saccules," or sack-
like compartments, in which
bacteria slowly break down
cellulose in vegetable foods, such
as tough leaves, thereby providing
more useable calories. Among the
primates, the colobus, langurs,
and proboscis monkeys have this
characteristic. Cows and related
animals also have it.
7. The term for cheeks that are so
elastic that they can expand to
allow temporary storage of food.
Some of the Old World monkeys have
this characteristic as do hamsters
and some other rodents.
9. A kind of small New World monkey
whose favorite food is
carbohydrate rich tree sap which
they tap by gnawing holes in
trunks. Their territories are
centered on the trees that they
regularly exploit in this way.
Some eat flower nectar as well.
They are closely related to
marmosets.
11. A nearly hairless large swollen
patch of skin around the genital
area that becomes very prominent
when females are in estrus. These
areas swell with fluids and turn
bright pink or red due to hormonal
changes that occur in preparation
for ovulation. They also produce
odors that excite males of the
species. Males become highly
attentive to the females at this
time. They are found among many
of the Old World monkey species as
well as the chimpanzees and
bonobos.
16. The type of mammal teeth that are
used like scissors for nipping off
pieces of food. They are at the
front of your mouth.
17. The suborder that includes all of
the monkeys, apes, and humans but
not the prosimians.
20. The family of New World monkeys
that includes the marmosets and
tamarins. They are the smallest
of all monkeys. They are also
considered to be the most primitive monkeys in that their
thumbs are not opposable, they
have claws on all digits except
for their big toes, they lack the
ability to change their facial
expressions, and twin births are
common for them. They do not have
prehensile tails.
21. A hairless, callused areas on
either side of the rump of some
Old World monkeys (e.g., macaques
and baboons) and the small apes of
Asia.
23. The largest New World monkey.
Like the indris of Madagascar,
they have developed the unusual
habit of defending territory in
the branches of their forest
canopies with vocalizations. They
do this with a specialized larynx
and throat that expands like a
balloon. Their deep, throaty
sound is extraordinarily loud.
24. The term for the quantity of each
type of tooth (incisor, canine,
premolar, and molar) in each
quadrant of the mouth, counting
from the front. For humans, Old
world monkeys, and apes it is
2.1.2.3.
25. The infraorder of anthropoids that
include only the Old World
monkeys, apes, and humans. |
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1. A term referring to animals that
spend much of their day on the
ground but usually return to the
trees to sleep.
2. A kind of African monkey that has
a sacculated stomach.
6. The subfamily of Old World monkeys
that includes the baboons,
mangabeys, mandrills, guenons,
patas monkeys, and macaques.
These are all African species with
the exception of the macaques
which also live in Asia and
Gibraltar. Many of these species
sleep in trees or on cliff faces
and spend their days in large
groups foraging for food on
grasslands. Many of them also
have ischial callosities, cheek
pouches, and sexual skins. They
are omnivorous.
8. The subfamily of Old World monkeys
that include the colobus of Africa
and the South Asian langurs and
proboscis monkeys. All of them
are herbivores. They lack cheek
pouches. They also share in
common the fact that they have
sacculated stomachs and unusually
long intestines that increase the
absorption of nutrients. These
are all adaptations to a
predominantly low protein, fibrous
leaf diet. Not surprisingly, they
are also referred to as the
"leaf-eating monkeys."
10. A kind of African monkey that has
cheek pouches but not a sacculated stomach.
12. A kind of South Asian monkey that
has a sacculated stomach.
13. The infraorder of anthropoids that
includes only the New World
monkeys.
14. The only New World monkey species
known to use tools as an aid in
getting food. This monkey has the
largest brain-to-body size ratio
of any primate other than humans.
15. The family of New World primates
that include squirrel, spider,
woolly, capuchin, and many other
monkey species. Some of them are
as large as medium-sized dogs, but
most are smaller. Like the Old
World monkeys, they have nails on
all of their fingers and toes.
Some members of this family have
prehensile tails.
18. A skin surface that is sensitive
to pressure, temperature, and pain
because there are high
concentrations of nerve endings
immediately below these areas.
The pad of skin with finger prints
at the tip of your fingers is an
example.
19. The only member of the
Cercopithecinae subfamily of Old
World monkeys that lives outside
of Africa.
22. A type of mammal teeth that are
used primarily for grinding and
smashing food. They are at the
sides and back of your mouth. |
