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classify followig organisms as primates and non primates
cat, dog, rat, deer, bear, cow, buffalo, ox ?

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All the given animals are non-primates.

Primates are the mammals that belong to order primate. Primates are divided into two groups which contain prosimians (including lemurs, lorises, galagos and tarsiers) and anthropoids (monkeys and apes - including humans).

These are the certain characteristics of primates:
  • Unfused and highly mobile radius and ulna in the forelimb and tibia and fibula in the hind,
  • Comparatively poor sense of smell,
  • Prehensile five-digit hands and feet possessing flat nails instead of claws.
  • Primate teeth are distinguishable from those of other mammals

The mammals which do not have these characteristics are called non- primates.

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