- published: 22 Aug 2014
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Catarrhini is one of the two subdivisions of the higher primates (the other being the New World monkeys or platyrrhines). It contains the Old World monkeys and the apes; the latter of which are in turn further divided into the lesser apes or gibbons and the great apes, consisting of the orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans. They are all native to Africa and Asia. Members of this parvorder are called catarrhines.
The technical distinction between the New World platyrrhines and Old World catarrhines is the shape of their noses. The platyrrhines (from Ancient Greek platu-, "flat", and rhin-, "nose") have nostrils which face sideways. The catarrhines (from Ancient Greek kata-, "down", and rhin-, "nose") have nostrils that face downwards. Catarrhines also never have prehensile tails, and have flat fingernails and toenails, a tubular ectotympanic (ear bone), and eight, not 12, premolars, giving them a dental formula of: 2.1.2.32.1.2.3.
Most catarrhine species show considerable sexual dimorphism and do not form a pair bond. Most, but not all, species live in social groups. Like the platyrrhines, the catarrhines are generally diurnal, and have grasping hands and (with the exception of bipedal humans) grasping feet.
You're a mystery to me
Got to me blind so i can't see
where i stand
i'm in your hands
Who do you love
is it me or just yourself
Who do you love oh
Do you need anyone else
'Cause i've tried and tried
to read your mind
Who do you love
Who do you love
I want to know
Ooh you make me twist and turn
But you don't care how much i burn
My world falls down
When you're around
Who do you love
is it me or just yourself
Who do you love oh
Do you need anyone else
'Cause i've tried and tried
to read your mind
Who do you love
Who do you love
I want to know
We should be together