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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)
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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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Dairy-free cheese, please: Primates at Moncton zoo get pizza made by visitors • July 13, 2025, 8:44 AM ET (CBC)
Alpha Male Primates a Myth, Researchers Find in New Study • July 8, 2025, 4:33 AM ET (ScienceAlert)

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Also Known As Primates

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species of apes
Old World and New World monkeys
species of lemurs
western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
masked chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus)
mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei)
Japanese macaques
red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)
red colobus monkey (Piliocolobus badius temminckii)
Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
Why don't humans have tails?
The video thumbnail image shows two black and white photos of monkey and ape heads, surrounded by blue and pink circles.
Observe a baboon troop descend from treetops to rove, play, and forage in the Tanzanian landscape
How snow monkeys survive winter in the Japanese Alps
Know how monkeys use different alarm calls for specific dangers and how some birds can understand these alarm calls
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Edward Tyson
English physician

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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
vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
Animal Factoids
Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.
Ultimate Animals Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
Nine-Banded Armadillo.
A Is for Animal Quiz
Giraffe standing in grass, Kenya.
Know Your Mammals Quiz
Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz