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:''This article is about the zoological classification. For the ecclesiastical rank, please see [[Primates in the Church]]''
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'''Primates''' is an order of mammals which share human-like characteristics. Several hundred [[species]] belong to the order.
'''Primates''' is an order of mammals which share ape-like characteristics. Several hundred [[species]] belong to the order.
They are often put into two large groups: the suborder Strepsirrhini, which include lemurs, tarsiers, and lorises; and the suborder Haplorrhini, which include the small tarsiers; the New World monkeys (spider and howler monkeys); Old World monkeys (languars and baboons); and the Apes, which, as formulated by most [[biologist]]s and [[Anthropology|anthropologists]], include the lesser apes (gibbons) and greater apes (gorillas, chimps, and orangutans). Some authorities include [[man]] with the genus that includes the great apes, a theory rejected by creationists.
They are often put into two large groups: the suborder Strepsirrhini, which include [[lemur]]s, tarsiers, and lorises; and the suborder Haplorrhini, which include the small tarsiers; the New World [[monkey]]s (spider and howler monkeys); Old World monkeys (languars and [[baboon]]s); and the Apes, which, as formulated by most [[biologist]]s and [[Anthropology|anthropologists]], include the lesser apes ([[gibbon]]s) and greater apes ([[gorilla]]s, [[chimpanzee]]s, and [[orangutan]]s).
Scientists who believe in [[evolution]] also claim that it includes [[human]]s, placing us with the family that includes the great apes, a theory rejected by creationists.
==Taxonomy==
*Primates
*Primates
::Suborder [[Strepsirrhini]]: prosimians
::Suborder [[Strepsirrhini]]: prosimians
::::::Family [[Hominidae]]: great apes ([[gorilla]]s, [[chimpanzee]]s, [[orangutan]]s)
::::::Family [[Hominidae]]: great apes ([[gorilla]]s, [[chimpanzee]]s, [[orangutan]]s)
[[Category:Primates]]
[[Category:Primates]]