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Primate
The order of mammals that includes prosimians and anthropoids (monkeys, apes, and humans).
Arboreal
Tree dwelling
Quadrupedal
Four-footed locomotor pattern
Diurnal
Active during the daytime and sleeping at night.
Sociality
Preference for living in groups
Conspecific
Member of the same species.
Foraging
Obtaining food available in nature through gathering, hunting, fishing, or scavenging
Frugivore
An animal whose diet consists mainly of fruit.
Folivore
An animal whose diet consists mainly of leaves
Insectivore
An animal whose diet consists mainly of insets.
Gummnivore
An animal whose iet consists mainly of tree exudates.
Omnivore
An animal whose diet is typified not by a single food type but rather by reliance on a variety of food types. Also called "multivore."
Social group
A group of animals that interact regularly and spend most of their time nearer to other group members than to nonmembers.
Matrilocality
A residence pattern in which females remain with their birth group throughout their lives.
Patrilocaity
A residence pattern in which males remain with their birth group throughout their lives.
Matrifocal
Females forming the ore of the social group.
Dominance
Among nonhuman primates, priority in access to valued resources and social relationships.
Infanticide
The deliberate killing of a juvenile.
Prosimian
The primate suborder that includes the lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers.
Nocturnal
Active during the night and sleeping during the daytime.
Terrestrial
Ground dwelling
Anthropoid
The primate suborder that includes monkeys, apes, and humans.
Brachiation
Nonhuman primate form of arboreal travel using the forelimbs to swing from branch to branch.
Knuckle-walking
A nonhuman primate form of terrestrial travel that involves supporting the upper body on the knuckles of the fingers.