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
  • ​Apes have a large brain.
  • Apes do not have tails.
  • 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.
  • Orangutans build beds in the treetops, selecting branches, cutting them and weaving them together using a special technique.
  • Orangutan mothers never set their offspring down.  They carry their babies and nurse them for eight years or more.
  • Almost half of all Orangutans have fractured bones, due to falling out of trees on a regular basis.
  • 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. 
  • Baby Gorillas cling to their mother's belly fur and never leave for the first few months.
  • Chimps and Bonobos have about 99% of the same DNA as humans.
​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.
  • Baboons use at least 10 dfferent sounds to 'talk' to each other.
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                    The Names of the Three Wise Monkeys …
                    See no evil … … … Mizaru
                    Hear no evil   … … Mikazaru
                    Speak no evil … … Mazaru 
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LORIS
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AN AYE AYE
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A TARSIER - THE WORLD'S SMALLEST MONKEY
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A BABY CAPUCHIN MONKEY