>> Why do they have such large canines when they are not carnivorous?
>
> For the same reasons that musk deer do?
..but seriously. Other primates don't unless they eat meat.
John Harshman - 28 Jan 2005 05:51 GMT
>>>Why do they have such large canines when they are not carnivorous?
>>
>>For the same reasons that musk deer do?
>
> ..but seriously. Other primates don't unless they eat meat.
Not true either. Long canines are a fairly common secondary sexual
characteristic in primates.