Comment by PieterH
9 years ago
It is true that many monkeys are tree dwellers and are heavy fruit eaters. Humans and other primates are neither. They will eat fruit as part of a mixed diet that is more omnivorous than anything. And wild fruit is not as rich in sugar as you imagine. It's mostly fibre. The stuff you buy in the supermarket is not a hallmark of a primate diet. Soft drinks are not a hallmark of a primate diet. Cakes and biscuits, they are not a hallmark of a primate diet. They are fake food.
Genuinely curious as to what you mean by "other primates". What else is there apart from humans and monkeys?
Apes are not monkeys (monkeys have tails). In general primate is a very large group that includes lemurs and tarsiers.
I just had to google this. Thanks! I guess I never really questioned (learnt?) it and thought monkey/ape was interchangeable.
Apes are also primates, but not monkeys. So for example, the rest of the great apes (orangutans, gorillas, chimps).
Primates are monkeys. A monkeys isn't necessarily primate.
You have that backwards.
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