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.