I love monkeys. They are adorable,
Here are some facts about monkeys:
Here are some facts about monkeys:
- The origins of the word "monkey" are unclear. It could come from Moneke, the name of the son of Martin the Ape in a medieval animal story. It appears also to be related to manikin, from the Dutch manneken ("little man").b
- Monkeys make up two of the three groups of simian primates, Old World monkeys and New World monkeys. The other group is the apes.c
- A monkey is any primate that is not a human, prosimian, or ape.g
- Monkeys are most easily distinguished from apes by their tails. Apes have no tails.e
- Apes and spider monkeys swing arm-to-arm in trees, but most monkeys don’t. Instead, they run across branches.a
- Monkeys use vocalizations, facial expressions, and body movements to communicate.e
- Grinning or pulling the lip is a sign of aggression in monkeys, along with yawning, head bobbing, and jerking the head and shoulders forward.f
- Monkeys express affection and make peace with others by grooming each other.e
- A group of monkeys is called a "troop."e
- Monkeys live in trees, grasslands, mountains, forests, and on high plains.f
Monkeys have tails, but apes do not