Facts about Monkeys

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Did you Know? List of Facts about Monkeys
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about Monkeys, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults.

Interesting Facts about Monkeys are as follows:

  • Fact 1 - Definition: A monkey is a long-tailed primate. (A primate is a group of mammals characterized by having five fingers on their hands to enable them to grasp objects and food)

  • Fact 2 - The Monkey can be classified into either of the two groups - New World Monkeys (Ceboidea - Marmosets, Capuchins, Tamarins, Spider and Woolly monkeys) and Old World Monkeys (Cercopithecoidea) these include Baboons, mangabeys , mandrills , guenons , patas monkeys  and macaques
  • Fact 3 - Old World Monkeys are those found in Africa, Asia, Japan and India
  • Fact 4 - New World Monkeys are those found in Mexico and Central and South America
  • Fact 5 - Their Natural Habitat depends on the species and includes Rainforests, islands, steppes, mountains, savannas, tropical rainforest and scrubland
  • Fact 6 - The Monkey eats fruit, grass, leaves, eggs, insects and spiders
  • Fact 7 - Monkeys live in groups, known as troops
  • Fact 8 - Monkeys express affection and pacify others by grooming each other
  • Fact 9 - What is the difference between a monkey and an ape? Apes and monkeys are both primates but have different physical characteristics and evolutionary ancestry
  • Fact 10 - Most monkey species have tails, but apes do not
  • Fact 11 - The Barbary Macaque is the only free-living species of monkey in Europe
  • Fact 12 - Old World Monkeys (called Catarrhines) have an oblong head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no tail, as the apes
  • Fact 13 - Other Old World Monkeys (called Clatyrhines) have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward. The tail is often adapted for grasping,
  • Fact 14 - A New World Monkey, the lemur, has a pointed head with curved nostrils
  • Fact 15 - There are 141 species of new world monkeys, of which the 33 species are classified as Endangered species
  • Fact 16 - The largest monkey is the male Mandrill which is almost 1 meter (3.3 feet) long and weighs about 35 kilograms (77 pounds)
  • Fact 17 - The smallest monkey is the Pygmy Marmoset which is 117-159 millimeters (4-6 inches) in length and weighs 85 to 140 grams (3-5 ounces)
  • Fact 18 - It is common for monkeys to carry tuberculosis, hepatitis, and simian herpes B
  • Fact 19 - Old World monkeys have 32 teeth whereas New World have 36

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