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TheGrandExquisitor t1_iqmr0fr wrote

Hello Dr Fontani - Can you speak about lemur intelligence in relation to the other primates? I was always given the impression that the prosimians were thought of as "kind of dumb," in relation to monkeys, but I also think that could be wildly incorrect now thanks to research by people like you.

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UniversityofBath OP t1_iqn2auw wrote

Primate cognition is not my field of study. However, it is true that lemurs have less developed cognitive skills than other primates, such as apes. On the other hand, lemurs use sensory modalities differently than other primates - for example, their olfaction is much more developed than those of apes or humans.

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