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Old World and New World monkeys common squirrel monkey mandrill saki; macaque cotton-top tamarin moustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus)
The video thumbnail image shows two black and white photos of monkey and ape heads, surrounded by blue and pink circles.
Why don't humans have tails?
common woolly monkey Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana).
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Quizzes
Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.
Ultimate Animals Quiz
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
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Spider monkey swinging in a tree. (primate, jungle animal)
Why Do Animals Have Tails?
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in the forest. Ape mammal animal close up face
What’s the Difference Between Monkeys and Apes?
Female Bornean orangutan in tree. Ape, primate, animal.
How Do Monkeys and Apes Trim Their Fingernails?
cat. orange and white persian cat with long hair, snarl, growl, teeth
7 Questions About Mammals Answered
animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.
Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World
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Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics
10 Best Hockey Players of All Time
Vietnam War. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson awards the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Marty A. Hammer, during a visit to military personnel, Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, October 26, 1966. President Johnson
Vietnam War Timeline
Sailboat against a beautiful landscape
Which Waters Do You Pass Through When You “Sail the Seven Seas”?
Horses. Equus caballus. Horse stable. A brown horse looks out from his stall through the window.
Horsing Around: 7 of the Weirdest Racehorse Names in History
Attack on Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor infographic. World War II. Hawaii. United States. Japan. SPOTLIGHT VERSION
Attack on Pearl Harbor Timeline
bird. mourning dove. pigeon and dove. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) family Columbidae.
Nikola Tesla's Weird Obsession with Pigeons
Data analysis of the Super Bowl's "winningest" teams, game locations, MVP winners by position, teams with the most game losses. football, sports, infographic
From Sport to Spectacle: The History of the Super Bowl

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Monkeys vs. apes: What's the difference?
When in doubt, check for a tail.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Why don't humans have tails?
Scientists have narrowed the answer down to a single genetic mutation.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Know why New World monkeys evolved prehensile tails while Old World monkeysdidn't
Learn why New World monkeys have prehensile tails and Old World monkeys do not.
Video: © MinuteEarth (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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Old World and New World monkeys
Old World and New World monkeys.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
common squirrel monkey
Common squirrel monkeys have olive or grayish crowns and are found only in South...
© Gerry Ellis Nature Photography
mandrill
Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx).
© Lauren Suryanata/Shutterstock.com
saki; macaque
From left, head of a saki (Pithecia) and a macaque (Macaca).
Drawing by R. Keane
cotton-top tamarin
Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) used in an experiment to determine...
Bryce Richter/University of Wisconsin-Madison
moustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus)
The moustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus) is a species of guenon.
© Halawi/Shutterstock.com
common woolly monkey
Common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha).
© XuRa/Shutterstock.com
Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana).
© Tom McHugh—The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers
diana monkey
Diana monkeys (Cercopithecus diana).
John Drysdale/Animals Animals
swamp monkey
Swamp monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis).
Cacophony
variegated spider monkey
Variegated spider monkey, Venezuela, northern South America.
© Wilfredo Rodríguez (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
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