DEFINITIONS

Definitions


Key terms used across the chapters, explained. Each can be linked to from within a chapter.

Hominins
Hominins are members of the primate family Hominidae of which humans are the only surviving member.
Primate Grooming
The word grooming is used here in its primatological sense of the gentle and persistent pinching, scratching and cleaning of skin and hair that is regularly engaged in by primates.