Abstract:

 Research on feeding occupied a central positon in the history of primate studies. The nutrients required by primates are divided into broad classes: carbohydrates, protein, lipids, vitamins, minerals and water. The first three are commonly referred to macronutrients that required in large quantities for the energy for growth and maintenance, while minerals and vitamins named micronutrients are not used for energy per se but are instead vitally important for innumerable physiological processes. With very exceptions, primates derive a majority of their energetic and nutritional requirements from plants.
 

Key words: primate, nutritional, ecology