Primate Characteristics

Primates are Mammals, which share the following characteristics

• Hair instead of fur
• Finger nails instead of claws
• Opposable thumbs
• Higher brain to body size ratio - High level of intelligence
• Prehensility - Ability to grasp with fingers and/or toes
• Padded digits with fingerprints
• Binocular Vision - Both eyes focus on one object (depth perception)
• Reduced olfactory sense and dependent on vision more than smell