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Monkeys and apes SEE ALSO

▸ ▸ Africa p.12
▸ ▸ Early humans p.82
Apes, monkeys, and lemurs belong to a group of animals ▸ ▸ Habitats p.126
called primates, which also includes humans. Most ▸ ▸ Rain forest p.204
primates are smart and like to play. Primates are the only ▸ ▸ South America

animals with hands that can grab things. p.236
▸ ▸ Vertebrates
p.266

Apes Old World
Apes do not have tails monkeys
and can stand more From Africa and Asia,
upright than monkeys. these monkeys live in
They use their huge, many different places,
strong arms to climb such as swamps and
trees and hang from mountain forests.
branches.

Rhesus macaque

Squirrel
monkey

New World
monkeys
From South America,
Chimpanzees these monkeys spend
live in groups most of their time in the
of up to trees. They use their
120 tails to swing from
branch to branch.
Chimpanzee
animals.

Tool use
Lemurs Chimpanzees are some
Lemurs are only found of the smartest animals
on the African island of in the world. They use
tools to open hard nuts
Madagascar. Most of or find insects to eat.
them live in trees, and Young chimpanzees
are good climbers. learn how to use tools
from the older members
of their group.

Ring-tailed lemurs

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