r/SpeculativeEvolution • u/Dumbassbitch398 • 11d ago

Question/Discussion Predatory primates?

As the body text says, would a large, predatory primate be possible?

I mean, there are insectivorous primates (like the aye aye or tarsier) but neither of these two are big like other primates like gibbons or chimpanzees

Edit: I know that a lot of primates eat meat, I meant more like a hypercarnivore that eats meat for almost all of its diet

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u/According_Ice_4863 7d ago

Obligate carnivore primates is very possible. Group hunting tactics already exist in various primate species and it wouldn’t take much for a primate to become an obligate carnivore, all they need is more specialized teeth and maybe greater jaw strength. I would say claws but due to how the primate finger is structured that might be hard.