Climate change and deforestation may drive tree-dwelling primates to the ground, large-scale study shows

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Oct 10, 2022, 7:00 pm699 ptsHot
A large-scale study of 47 species of monkeys and lemurs has found that climate change and deforestation are driving these tree-dwelling animals to the ground, where they are at higher risk due to lack of preferred food and shelter, and may experience more negative interaction with humans and domestic animals.

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