Apes and Monkeys

APES AND MONKEYS
Mammal - Vertebrate - Omnivore

Ape:

Male: Ape

Female: Ape

Young: Infant

Baboon:

Male: Baboon

Female: Empress

Young: Infant

Chimpanzee:

Male: Blackback

Female: Empress

Young: Infant

Gorilla:

Male: Blackback, Silverback

Female: Gorilla

Young: Infant

Lemurs:

Male: Dictator

Female: Princess

Young: Infant

Monkeys:

Male: Monkey

Female: Monkey

Young: Infant

APES...

Orangutan - Gorilla - Chimpanzee - Bonobo

Some apes have four feet, others have two.
Apes can hang from their arms.
Apes rely on vision rather than smell and have shorter noses than monkeys.
Apes eat fruit, grass and small invertebrate animals.
Apes can make and use tools for hunting.
Apes can live for about 60 years.
Apes can be found in Asia and Africa.
50% of Orangutans have broken bones from falling out of trees.
Orangutans breast feed their young for eight years.
Orangutan mothers never set their offspring down. They carry their babies and nurse them for eight years or more.
Gorillas and potatoes have two more chromosomes than people.
Gorillas sleep about 14 hours a day.
Gorillas cannot swim.
Gorillas cannot cough.
Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
Gorilla parents sleep with their offspring in a bed of leaves.
Almost half of all Orangutans have fractured bones, due to falling out of trees on a regular basis.

MONKEYS ...

Baboon - Capuchin - Colobus - Howler Marmoset - Spider Monkey
Squirrel Monkey - Vervet

There are about 264 known monkey species.
Most monkeys have tails.
Monkeys have four feet.
Monkeys jump and run along the tops of branches or on the ground.
Monkeys eat fruit, leaves, insects and grass.
Monkeys can live for about 30 years.
Monkeys can be found in Asia, Africa and South America.
Monkeys are very impatient.
The Aye Aye monkey is found in Madagaska and is a highly endangered species.
Snub-Nosed monkeys is endangered and lives in China.
White-face Capuchin monkeys greet one another by sticking their fingers up each other's noses.
Capuchin monkeys use the scent of urine to distinguish potential mates.
Capuchin monkeys pee on their hands in order to wash their feet.
Tarsiers are the world's smallest monkeys.
The Burmese sneezing monkey sneezes uncontrollably whenever it rains.
Capuchin monkeys pee on their hands in order to wash their feet.

The Names of the Three Wise Monkeys …
See no evil … … … Mizaru
Hear no evil … … Mikazaru
Speak no evil … … Mazaru

LORIS

AN AYE AYE

A TARSIER - THE WORLD'S SMALLEST MONKEY

A BABY CAPUCHIN MONKEY