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'''Primates''' is an order of mammals which share human-like characteristics.  Scientists who believe in [[evolution]] also claim that it includes [[human]]s.  Several hundred [[species]] belong to the order.

'''Primates''' is an order of mammals which share human-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 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). 

 

Scientists who believe in [[evolution]] also claim that it includes [[human]]s.  Some authorities include [[man]] with the genus that includes the great apes, a theory rejected by creationists.

==Taxonomy==

==Taxonomy==