Face primate and social life

American biologists say most primates have a simple face. However, some species have multicolored faces, which help identify friends and enemies.

Mandrill monkeys with multicolored faces can live in herds of up to 800 children

More social primates, living with more colonies will have a more complex face, which is reported by UCLA biologists. Also in this report, small primate groups have a simpler face but are more colorful.

UPI news agency quoted Professor Michael Alfaro as saying primates are based on face patterns to distinguish friends - enemies from more than 50 million years ago. Social pressure has made the difference of the faces of primates we see today.

Scientists have analyzed 139 ancient primates in Africa and Asia to determine rapid diversification within 25 million years. Some species have different multicolored faces like black, blue, red, orange and white . It is this difference that helps monkeys and gibbons not only live in their communities but can choose to communicate. outside.