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Threats to Primates 
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Threats
Although largely illegal, hunting of primates for bushmeat occurs on all continents.
Today, tourism and human expansion expose primates to people and the diseases they carry.
Primates are just one of the many creatures that are threatened by sprawl and resource exploitation.
Many primates are taken from the wild and sold in the illegal pet trade.
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