Below the Skin

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Below the Skin
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• How Primates Differ
• Diet
• Locomotion
• How they move
• Where they live
• Size

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Primate Traits
Big brains
Forward facing eyes
Take care of young
Grasping hands
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PRIMATES
Prosimians
Anthropoids
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WHY?
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Form and Function
Scientists think that animals that
look a certain way, tend to behave in similar wa
ys.
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Funny Bottom Teeth Toothcomb
Bone Ring Around the Eye
Open eye socket
Big Brain
Teeth 2 incisors, 1 canine, 3 premolars, 3 molars