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The mona monkey is an Old World (those from Africa & Asia) primate that dwells in western Africa from Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, & western Cameroon. There are 4 recognized subspecies of these monkeys: the mona monkey, Campbell’s Mona monkey, Lowe’s mona monkey, and the crested mona monkey. Unfortunately, they […]

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The western gorilla can only be found in forests, tropical jungles, lowland swamps, and secondary forests in western Central Africa. More specifically they dwell in Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial, and Guinea. These amazing primates face the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of residential and […]

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The De Brazza’s monkey, aka De Brazza’s guenon, is an Old World monkey (monkeys from Africa and Asia) that hails from central Africa. They prefer lowland tropical forests, mountain forests, and thick swamp forests. These critters are among the most widely found arboreal (spend their lives in trees) monkeys in […]

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The mandrill, aka forest baboon, is not only the largest but the most colorful of the Old World monkeys. Not only is their face colorful, but so is their butt. They’re colorful from top to… bottom. These critters prefer the rainforest biome of central and western Africa. Due to habitat […]

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The bonobo, aka dwarf chimpanzee, gracile chimpanzee, or pygmy chimpanzee, has many similarities to common chimpanzees, yet subtle differences classify them as their own species. Bonobos are generally peaceful to one another, however, battles can break out between rival troops. Although no reports of killings have ever been documented. Most […]

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The proboscis monkey, aka the Monyet belanda monkey (means long nosed monkey) or bekantan (in Indonesia), is an old world monkey (classification of monkeys deriving from Asia and/or Africa). They can only be found inhabiting mangrove forests along rivers and estuaries, lowland rain forests, and swamp lands of Borneo. These […]

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The rhesus macaque monkey is an old world monkey. This means it doesn’t rely, in part, on a prehensile tail and is from African or Asian decent. Rhesus macaques are native to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, southern China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, to name a few. They can be found […]

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Having the same emotions as humans, the mountain gorilla will laugh when tickled, cry when sad, and experience anger, frustration, and love. They are the largest known primates on earth. They also love their vegies; eating about 50 lbs. of them a day! Tragic as it is, there are only […]

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The howler monkey is a new world monkey residing in Central and South America. These critters are appropriately named for their cries. When they let lose in a troop of monkeys they can be heard a great distance. There are 15 species with 7 subspecies known to date. All species […]

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