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Nezumi

Primates are an order of mammals displaying the following characteristics:

  • Pectoral collar bones
  • Shoulder joints allowing full swiveling of the arm
  • Five digits on each hand and foot
  • Opposable thumbs and big toes
  • Nails on each digit
  • Sensitive, tactile pads on each digit's end
  • Small snout/nose
  • Few teeth compared to early mammals
  • Highly specialized color vision and visual acuity
  • Large brain
  • Large cerebral cortex
  • Two mammary glands
  • 1-2 young per pregnancy
  • Long gestation/developmental period
  • Trend toward an upright posture

Families:

  • Hexapodia, six-limbed primates
  • Hominidae, great apes
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