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Monkeys have long fascinated us because of their similarities to the human race. In this free course, Studying mammals: The social climbers, you will find out about some of the characteristics that make them so like us: their physiology, complex social interactions, large brains and intelligence. This is the ninth course in the Studying mammals series.
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Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- identify the characteristics of primates and explain the main differences between the two suborders, prosimians and anthropoids
- describe the detection of colour and estimation of distance in primates and explain the advantages of stereoscopic trichromatic vision
- discuss the various types of communication seen in anthropoids and explain how playback experiments contribute to understanding vocal communication
- compare and contrast adaptations in primates with adaptations in other mammals
- compare and contrast how species reduce the risk of predation and avoid competition with other species.
