Similarities Between Primates And Humans

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Her findings concluded that there were no parasites found in muriquis monkeys at Fazenda Montes Claros, whereas at Carlos Botelho three species were found and approximately 90 percent of the monkeys were infected. She attributed the differences to the Amazonian people. The plants eaten by the muriquis are the same species used by the Amazonian people to control worms and other parasites. Evidence also suggests that the leaves eaten by the muriquis consist of antimicrobial substances and are extremely low in tannins, which make them harder for digestion. The proteins which the muriquis receive from the leaves invigorate them for the forthcoming mating season. The muriquis’ and other monkey may render humans with information of the forest’s medicinal value.
Smuts, on the other hand, examines whether violence and sexual persuasion of men toward women are similar between humans and primates. She focuses her observation on a female chimpanzee. The female chimpanzees ...

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