Primates, like humans,can be left or right handed?

India
May 1, 2010 6:51am CST
All the more perplexing , then ,that creatures across animal kingdom-including mammals, birds, fish and invertebrates-prefer to use one paw, eye or even antenna for certain tasks, even though they may be let down in crucial situations by their weaker side.We human beings use both hands ,but some of us are right handed or left handed, but do think that in primates, like human , can be left handed or right handed?
4 responses
@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
1 May 10
yes. I'm very sure that animals have a certain hand that they use the most. Its not a human characteristic.
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• India
1 May 10
But i seen one article about this in New Scientist in latest issue
• Philippines
1 May 10
I guess it can be possible. They can be right or left handed. They're primates and humans too are from primates so i guess it's possible.
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• India
1 May 10
certainly yes.cause scientist has already worked on it
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
4 May 10
I think that this is definitely the case in other primates. There is a lot of genetic similarities between human beings and orangutans, I think it would be only natural that they would have a handedness. The handedness of a person is controlled by the opposite site of their brain, so an individual that is right handed primarily uses the left side of their brain while the opposite is true in a person that is left handed. Based on this fact, I would also venture to guess that the majority of the animal population would be right handed as well.
• Philippines
1 May 10
I think any animal can be left handed or right handed. Or maybe left legged or right legged. It is sure not of equal strength or usefulness. It is how we choose. We choose to use our right hand to write, to pick things up. like us primates need to pick things up, and they won't do it with both hands all the time. They would be right or left handed like we do. They will grab the item with one hand. Which is the hand they prefer using rather than the other.
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• India
1 May 10
I was also thinking same but in latest issue of New Scientist there is one research article so i have some curiosity