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Pronunciation: [hˈa͡ɪə pɹˈa͡ɪme͡ɪts] (IPA)

Higher primates refer to a group of intelligent and social primates that includes apes, monkeys, and humans. These primates have advanced cognitive and social abilities compared to their lesser primate counterparts. Synonyms for higher primates include anthropoids, simians, great apes, hominoids, and catarrhines. These primates share similar physical characteristics such as opposable thumbs, forward-facing eyes, and complex brain structures. They also exhibit remarkable behaviors such as tool use, cooperative hunting, and complex communication skills. The study of higher primates enables us to understand our evolutionary history and the development of human behavior, culture, and society.
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  • I think it's one of the scars in our culture that we have too high an opinion of ourselves. We align ourselves with the angels instead of the higher primates.
    Angela Carter
  • The expression can be traced to the Third Centennial Apert, when the gates of several Hundreder maths opened to reveal startling outcomes, e.g.: at Saunt Rambalf's, a mass suicide that had taken place only moments earlier. At Saunt Terramore's, nothing at all — not even human remains. At Saunt Byadin's, a previously unheard-of religious sect.... At Saunt Lesper's, no humans, but a previously undiscovered species of tree-dwelling higher primates.
    Neal Stephenson

Related words: apes, gorillas, monkeys, chimpanzees, orangutans

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