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No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way?

No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way?2+ hour, 45+ min ago   (703+ words) We humans have long viewed ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution. People label other species as "primitive" or "ancient" and use terms like "higher" and "lower" animals. This anthropocentric perspective was entrenched in 1866, when German scientist Ernst Haeckel drew one…...