Humans Age Like Other Primates Do (4 of 9) (IMAGE)

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Humans Age Like Other Primates Do (4 of 9)

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Male northern muriquis. This image relates to an article that appeared in the March 11, 2011, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Anne Bronikowski, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, and colleagues was titled, "Aging in the Natural World: Comparative Data Reveal Similar Mortality Patterns Across Primates."

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Photograph by Carla B. Possamai

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