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Dwarf LemurFamily:Cheirogaleidae


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LemurFamily:Lemuridae


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LemurFamily:Lemuridae


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Sportive LemurFamily:Lepilemuridae


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Indri LemurFamily:Indridae


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Aye-ayeFamily:Daubentoniidae


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BushbabyFamily:Galagidae


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BushbabyFamily:Galagidae


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TarsierFamily:Tarsiidae


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TarsierFamily:Tarsiidae


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MarmosetFamily:Cebidae


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Baby MarmosetFamily:Cebidae


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Golden Lion TamarinFamily:Cebidae


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Squirrel MonkeyFamily:Cebidae


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Panamanian Night MonkeyFamily:Aotidae


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SakiFamily:Pitheciidae


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UakariFamily:Pitheciidae


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Red-bellied TitiFamily:Pitheciidae


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Black-fronted TitiFamily:Pitheciidae


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Howler MonkeyFamily:Atelidae


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MacaqueFamily:Cercopithecidae


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Baby MacaqueFamily:Cercopithecidae


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Baby Cherry-crowned MangabeyFamily:Cercopithecidae


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BaboonFamily:Cercopithecidae


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Red ColobusFamily:Cercopithecidae


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Colubus Monkey Family:Cercopithecidae


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Red-shanked Douc Family:Cercopithecidae


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GibbonFamily:Hylobatidae


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GibbonFamily:Hylobatidae


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OrangutanFamily:Hominidae


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GorillaFamily:Hominidae


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ChimpanzeeFamily:Hominidae


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Chimpanzee handsFamily:Hominidae


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HumansFamily:Hominidae

Pioneer F Plaque Symbology
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15 Families, 376 Species
Lemurs, monkeys, great apes, humans
Africa, Asia, tropical Americas, humans world–wide
Thumb and big toe usually apposable, terminal nails on hands and feet
85 g to over 175 kg.

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