My favorite monkey
My favorite monkey is the proboscics.
I love their big floppy noses!!!!!!
“It is a very fine monkey, in size approaching Orang-Utan, but much less disgusting in appearance”
(hey, thanks to mister Hugh Low, who said that in 1848).
Over the following years comments about us included: “of singular and ridiculous aspect”, “very striking”, “highly ludicrous”, and even “grotesque honker of the Borneo swamps”!
I love their big floppy noses!!!!!!
“It is a very fine monkey, in size approaching Orang-Utan, but much less disgusting in appearance”
(hey, thanks to mister Hugh Low, who said that in 1848).
Over the following years comments about us included: “of singular and ridiculous aspect”, “very striking”, “highly ludicrous”, and even “grotesque honker of the Borneo swamps”!
All about monkeys
A monkey is any primate that is not a human, prosimian (lemurs, sifakas, lorises, pottos, bush babies, and other primitive primates), or ape. Monkeys make up two of the three groups of simian primates, Old World monkeys and New World monkeys. The other group is the apes. 2. Brazil has more kinds of primates than any other country, with 16 genera and 77 species. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is second, with 18 genera and 37 species. As of 1999, 92 of the world's 192 nations have wild primate populations. As of 2008, there are 81 species of New World monkeys in the Amazon basin, and new ones are continually being discovered. There are 96 species of Old World monkeys.
Monkeys live in trees, grasslands, mountains, forests, and on high plains. A group of monkeys is called a troop.
Most primates share six basic features: forward-facing eyes, eye sockets, grasping hands, nails, fingerprints, and large brains. Monkeys are most easily distinguished from apes by their tails. Apes have no tails. Apes and spider monkeys swing arm-to-arm in trees, but most monkeys don’t. Instead, they run across branches. Monkeys can grasp with both their fingers and their toes.
Monkeys use vocalizations, facial expressions, and body movements to communicate. Grinning or pulling the lip is a sign of aggression in monkeys, along with yawning, head bobbing, and jerking the head and shoulders forward. Monkeys express affection and make peace with others by grooming each other.
Monkeys live in trees, grasslands, mountains, forests, and on high plains. A group of monkeys is called a troop.
Most primates share six basic features: forward-facing eyes, eye sockets, grasping hands, nails, fingerprints, and large brains. Monkeys are most easily distinguished from apes by their tails. Apes have no tails. Apes and spider monkeys swing arm-to-arm in trees, but most monkeys don’t. Instead, they run across branches. Monkeys can grasp with both their fingers and their toes.
Monkeys use vocalizations, facial expressions, and body movements to communicate. Grinning or pulling the lip is a sign of aggression in monkeys, along with yawning, head bobbing, and jerking the head and shoulders forward. Monkeys express affection and make peace with others by grooming each other.