There are different types of laws. Federal laws apply to everyone in the United States. State and local laws apply to people who live or work in a particular state, commonwealth, territory, county, city, municipality, town, township or village. What are Federal laws? Federal laws are rules that apply throughout the United States. These laws apply in every state, such as: Immigration law; Bankruptcy law; Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) laws; Federal anti-discrimination and civil rights laws that protect against racial, age, gender and disability discrimination; Patent and copyright laws; Federal criminal laws such as laws against tax fraud and the counterfeiting of money . What are state laws? There are 50 states and several commonwealths and territories within the United States.
About Primates. Primates are the mammals that are humankinds closest biological relatives. We share 98.4% of your DNA with chimpanzees. Apes, monkeys, and prosimians such as lorises, bush babies and lemurs make up the 234 species of the family tree. About 90% of primates live in tropical forests.They play an integral role in the ecology of their habitat. They help the forest by being pollinators, seed predators, and seed dispersers.ost primates live in tropical, developing countries, and humans compete with them for resources. In many parts of the world, primates are exploited for food, medicine, and commercial trade. Primates that raid crops are shot or poisoned.
Photos.com/Photos.com/Getty Images. Primates are an extremely diverse group of between 190 and 350 living species, depending on different taxonomic structures, and exhibit a wide range of characteristic features that help distinguish them from other mammals.They range in size from the 2-ounce pygmy mouse lemur to the 440-pound wild gorilla.ther primate characteristics include having a nail on the first digit although, in many cases, each digit has a nail instead of a claw. Primates also possess a clavicle, or collarbone. All primates exhibit the tendency to be erect; this trait is visible when even quadrapedal primates sit or stand.