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<p>Non-human primates (hereafter just primates) play a special role in human societies, especially in regions where modern humans and primates co-exist. Primates feature in myths and legends and in traditional indigenous knowledge. Explorers observed them in the wild and brought them, at great cost, to Europe. There they were valued as pets and for display, their images featured in art and architecture, and where they were literally teased apart by scientists. The international team of contribut
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Cecilia Veracini, Bernard Wood (eds.)
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Published
- 2024
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781351981880
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Anthropology, History, Nature
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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