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Color vision drove primates to develop red skin and hair, study finds

05-24-2007 · EurekAlert!

You might call it a tale of "monkey see, monkey do." Researchers at Ohio University have found that after primates evolved the ability to see red, they began to develop red and orange skin and hair.

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