You are visiting the zoo with some of your friends. You are looking at a primate in a cage that is hanging from its tail. Your friends know that you are taking a course in anthropology and ask you, "What kind of a primate is that?" You reply that it is a

A. catarrhine
B. colobus monkey
C. parapithecid
D. platyrrhine


Answer: D

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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