This mother ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) feeds her twins vegetation and insects while teaching them to swing from tree to tree in Madagascar. See another veggie-loving primate next.
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The Zanzibar red colobus (Colobus badius kirkii) is a leaf-eating monkey whose diet can consist of more than 60 types of leaves. Up next, see a monkey named for its short, stumpy nose.
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The golden monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), or snub-nosed monkey, lives in very large groups of up to 600 members. See a monkey also known as a "snow monkey" up next.
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A Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), or "snow monkey," is covered in snow in the Japanese Alps near Nagano. Next up, see the smallest type of ape.
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Gibbons, which weigh up to 25 pounds (11 kilograms), live in family groups of a male, a female and their offspring -- the offspring usually leave their parents around the age of six. Next up is a primate supposedly named for German Emperor Wilhelm II.
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Emperor tamarins (Saguinus imperator) live in the rainforests of South America. Up next is a monkey that's sometimes called a "costumed ape."
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The red-shanked douc monkey (Pygathrix nemaeus) is on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. Up next is another endangered langur.
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Douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus) is an endangered species native to the Southeast Asian countries of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. See a monkey also known as a Guianan saki up next.
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The white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia) is omnivorous and eats everything from flowers and leaves to insects and bats. See a monkey that was worshiped by the Egyptians up next.
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Baboons live in groups, called troops, of 30 to 100 individuals; each troop is headed by an adult male. Next, see one of the smartest species of monkey.
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This black-faced spider monkey has come across something it doesn't like. Next up is a large, colorful African monkey.
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A male mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is the only monkey that's bigger than a baboon. See a common West African monkey next.
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The mona monkey was introduced to the island of Grenada in the 18th century and has continued to flourish there since. Next up is a primate with the same name as a common home-repair tool.
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An adult female drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) grooms an alpha male in Nigeria. See Humboldt's monkey next.
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Humboldt's monkey, or common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha), sits in a tree in Brazil. These monkeys live in the rainforests of South America. Next up, see the Francois' leaf langur.
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The Francois' langur monkey (Trachypithecus francoisi) eats a diet mainly consisting of leaves. See one of the smallest monkeys up next.
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The silvery marmoset (Callithrix argentata) lives in small groups in Brazil. Next up is a monkey named for the explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza.
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The De Brazza's monkey is also known as "swamp monkey" in its native Africa. Next up is the diademed monkey.
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The blue monkey species (Cercopithecus mitis) lives in Africa and consists of many subspecies. Next, see a monkey that's known as the "skull monkey" in Germany.
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The South American monkey, or common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus), lives in groups with as many as 500 members. Next is a monkey that can be heard across far distances.
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The red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus) is the largest of the New World monkeys. Next up is a monkey who enjoys eating tree sap.
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The pygmy marmoset (Callithrix pygmaea) is an endangered species that lives in the Amazon. See a lemur that lives on the island of Madagascar next.
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The red ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata ruber), like all other lemurs, is found on the island of Madagascar. Next, see a primate that has claws rather than nails.
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The tassle-eared marmoset (Callithrix humeralifera) makes a noise that sounds like a cricket. Next up is a monkey known as the "black-pencilled marmoset."
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A black tufted-ear marmoset (Callithrix penicillata) hangs out in a tree within the Brazilian rainforest. See a controversy-causing primate up next.
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Silverback Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) are often thought of as fierce and dangerous, but they're actually shy, companionable animals that usually fight only over territory or mates. One of the most famous gorillas is up next.
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The chimpanzee, known as the most intelligent of all the apes, is quite skilled at using tools, and some have even been taught to eat using a knife and fork. Finally, see an example of a human interacting with a chimp.
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In 1972, Dr. Roger Fouts worked with a chimpanzee named Lucy, trying to teach her American Sign Language. Fouts taught chimps by both modeling the signs and manipulating the chimps' hands to form the signs.
Humans may have taught primates sign language, but check out our list of 10 things we've learned about humans from studying primates.
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