<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Some primate families, from top to bottom: Daubentoniidae, Tarsiidae, Lemuridae, Lorisidae, Cebidae, Callitrichidae, Atelidae, Cercopithecidae, Hylobatidae, Hominidae . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Scientific classification </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kingdom: </Td> <Td> Animalia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Phylum: </Td> <Td> Chordata </Td> </Tr>

The life histories of primates and especially anthropoids (monkeys and apes) are characterized by