| 11. | Prosimians usually have litters rather than single offspring, which is the norm in higher primates.
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| 12. | It has been observed that reproductive patterns of captive prosimians in the northern hemisphere are altered.
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| 13. | Other prosimians shown include Mohol bushbabies and South East Asia's slow lorises and tarsiers.
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| 14. | The order Primates was traditionally divided into two main groupings : prosimians and lorisoids, and tarsiers.
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| 15. | The larger primates never reached Madagascar, making the island a sanctuary for prosimians, especially lemurs.
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| 16. | The absence of a fourth cusp, the hypocone, distinguishes it from various other prosimian primates.
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| 17. | The prosimians have retained the primitive mammalian condition of a bicornuate uterus, with two separate uterus chambers.
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| 18. | It has a broader ribcage than most other prosimians, and has many lumbar vertebrae lending it considerable flexibility.
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| 19. | The assumption written into all evolution textbooks was that the transition to anthropoids was made by animals larger than the prosimians.
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| 20. | Here visitors can learn about the threats to the natural environment in Madagascar as well as getting close to these energetic prosimians.
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