CLASSIFICATION
CHARACTERISTICS OF PRIMATES
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Strepsirrhine primates
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Asian Apes
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African Apes
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Old World Monkeys
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New World Monkeys
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Detailed explanation-1: -Prehensile tails in primates are found exclusively in New World monkeys (Platyrrhini) that inhabit the dense, tropical forests of Central and South America3.
Detailed explanation-2: -On one hand, some species of New World monkeys possess prehensile tails, meaning they can use their tails to grasp or hold on to objects (2). Their tails can aid these monkeys in finding and eating food in the canopy as well as moving amongst the trees, as their tails provide extra support and balance.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Old World monkeys are native to Africa and Asia today, inhabiting numerous environments: tropical rain forests, savannas, shrublands, and mountainous terrain. They inhabited much of Europe during the Neogene period; today the only survivors in Europe are the Barbary macaques of Gibraltar.