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species of apes Old World and New World monkeys species of lemurs
Why don't humans have tails?
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western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) masked chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) Japanese macaques red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)
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anubis baboons (Papio anubis)
primate summary
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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Female Bornean orangutan in tree. Ape, primate, animal.
How Do Monkeys and Apes Trim Their Fingernails?
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What’s the Difference Between Monkeys and Apes?
animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.
Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World
Spider monkey swinging in a tree. (primate, jungle animal)
Why Do Animals Have Tails?
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7 Questions About Mammals Answered
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11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
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Why don't humans have tails?
Scientists have narrowed the answer down to a single genetic mutation.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Monkeys vs. apes: What's the difference?
When in doubt, check for a tail.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Observe a baboon troop descend from treetops to rove, play, and forage in the Tanzanian landscape
A day in the life of anubis, or olive, baboons (Papio anubis), filmed in...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How snow monkeys survive winter in the Japanese Alps
Learn about Japanese macaques (also known as snow monkeys).
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Know how monkeys use different alarm calls for specific dangers and how some birds can understand these alarm calls
How forest primates communicate specific dangers in ways that even birds understand.
Video: © World Science Festival (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Images

species of apes
Representative apes (superfamily Hominoidea).
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Old World and New World monkeys
Old World and New World monkeys.
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species of lemurs
Lemurs (suborder Strepsirrhini).
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) inhabits the lowland...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
masked chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus)
The West African, or masked, chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) is a critically...
© David Havel/shutterstock.com
mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei)
Adult male mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) in Virunga National...
© erwinf—iStock/Getty Images
Japanese macaques
Japanese macaques groom each other at a spa in Nagano prefecture, east-central Honshu,...
© bigy9950/stock.adobe.com
red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)
Red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer) in the eastern Madagascar rainforest...
© David Curl/Oxford Scientific Films Ltd.
red colobus monkey (Piliocolobus badius temminckii)
Red colobus monkeys (Piliocolobus badius temminckii) are native to West...
© Starin
Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) are sand-coloured primates native...
Ylla—Rapho/Photo Researchers
ring-tailed lemurs
Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) sitting in a tree, Madagascar.
© HenkBentlage—iStock/Getty Images
bush babies
Bush babies, or galagos (Galago senegalensis).
George Holton/Photo Researchers
gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)
Mouse lemurs, which eat insects and fruit, are the smallest living primates.
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anubis baboons (Papio anubis)
Anubis, or olive, baboons (Papio anubis) are found from Kenya and Ethiopia...
Norman Myers/Photo Researchers
bonnet monkey (Macaca radiata)
The bonnet monkey (Macaca radiata) is a macaque of southern India named...
Warren Garst/Tom Stack & Associates
Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)
Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) inhabit inhabits large portions of the...
© guenterguni/iStock.com
Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in a tree
Orangutans (Pongo) have demonstrated cognitive abilities such...
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white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys)
White-cheeked gibbons (Nomascus leucogenys) are native to Southeast Asia.
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Sunda slow loris (Nycticebus coucang)
The Sunda slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) and its relatives, widespread...
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bonobo, or pygmy chimpanzee (Pan paniscus)
The bonobo, or pygmy chimpanzee (Pan paniscus), is found only in lowland rainforests along...
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human being (Homo sapiens)
Human beings (Homo sapiens) are anatomically similar and related to the...
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Australopithecus afarensis
Artist's rendering of Australopithecus afarensis, which lived from 3.8 to...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) eating a coconut.
Elizabeth Bomford/Ardea London
Sulawesi, or spectral, tarsier
The spectral tarsier (Tarsius tarsier) is native to the Indonesian island...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
gibbons (family Hylobatidae)
Gibbons differ from great apes in a number of physical ways. Some of the more pronounced...
Edmund Appel/Photo Researchers, Inc.
common squirrel monkey
Common squirrel monkeys have olive or grayish crowns and are found only in South...
© Gerry Ellis Nature Photography
guereza (Colobus guereza)
The guereza—which is also known as the mantled guereza or Abyssinian, black-and-white...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
selected anthropoids
Body plans of representative anthropoids.
Drawing by R. Keane
cerebrum and cerebellum
In the brains of primates such as humans, the cerebrum has grown into the largest...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
sooty mangabey (Cercocebus atys)
The sooty mangabey (Cercocebus atys) is found in West Africa from the Nzo-Sassandra...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is about 40 cm (16 inches) long,...
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human and gorilla hands compared
The hand structure of a human being (left) and of a gorilla (right).
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female Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)
Female orangutans (Pongo) have the longest breeding interval of any mammal,...
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power and precision grips
A fully opposable thumb gives the human hand its unique power grip (left) and precision...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Human mouth
Anterior view of the oral cavity.
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hamadryas (Papio hamadryas)
Hamadryas (Papio hamadryas) are found in plains and open-rock areas of the Red...
Bruce Coleman/Bruce Coleman Ltd.
white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia)
White-faced, or pale-headed, sakis (Pithecia pithecia) live in South American...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Christine McCabe
drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
Drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus) are found from southeastern Nigeria to...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
cotton-top tamarin
Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) used in an experiment to determine...
Bryce Richter/University of Wisconsin-Madison
tarsier (Tarsius)
Enormous eyes and padded digits are adaptations that evolved in the tarsier (Tarsius),...
Frans Lanting/Minden Pictures
moustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus)
The moustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus) is a species of guenon.
Toni Angermayer/Photo Researchers
gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
The gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) is the largest of the apes and one of...
Kenneth W. Fink/Root Resources
primate classification
Classification of Homo sapiens within the primate order.
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