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[–] Liz@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some people argue that bats are primates, but I don't know enough about taxonomy to say. I do know that there was a defining feature for primates that had to get deleted from the primate definition because we found it in bats.

[–] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_primate_hypothesis

TL:DR : flying foxes' (those really large bats) brains are connected to their eyes in a similar way to primates, but different from all other mammals (including smaller bats). Though apparently this theory doesnt hold up when comparing the DNA from flying foxes with small bats and primates respectively.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

Well there you go. I ain't no bat's cousin.