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| A Barrel of Monkeys |
| Monkeys are found in two main regions of the world, so they are grouped by scientists into either Old World monkeys or New World monkeys. Old World monkeys are found in Africa and Asia. Some examples are guenons Cercopithecus sp., mangabeys Cercocebus sp., macaques, baboons, and colobus Colobus sp. monkeys. New World monkeys are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. Some examples are woolly monkeys Lagothrix sp., spider monkeys Ateles sp., howler monkeys Alouatta sp., capuchin monkeys Cebus sp., and squirrel monkeys Saimiri sciureus. Marmosets and tamarins also live in the New World, but are in a different scientific grouping from the other New World monkeys. |
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Monkeys range in size from the Pygmy Marmoset, at 14-16 cm (5-6 inch) long (plus tail) and 120-140 g (4-5 oz) in weight, to the male Mandrill, almost 1 metre (3 ft) long and weighing 35 kg (75 lb). Some are arboreal (living in trees), some live on the savannah; diets differ among the various species but may contain any of the following: fruit, leaves, seeds, nuts, flowers, insects, spiders, eggs and small animals. Some characteristics are shared among the groups; most New World monkeys have prehensile tails while Old World monkeys do not; some have trichromatic colour vision like that of humans, others are dichromats or monochromats.
Although both the New and Old World monkeys, like the apes, have forward facing eyes, the faces of Old World and New World monkeys look very different though again, each group shares some features such as the types of noses, cheeks and rumps. In order to understand the monkeys, it is necessary to study the characteristics of the different groups individually. |
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