Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder simiiformes, also known as simians Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes. Monkey, in general, any of nearly 200 species of tailed primate, with the exception of lemurs, tarsiers, and lorises George barnett, 45, a church leader and avid hunter, is the second civilian to shoot one of the escaped research monkeys in the past few days. Old world monkeys are found in africa and asia They include guenons, mangabeys, macaques, baboons, and colobus monkeys
New world monkeys live in mexico, central america, and south america Some examples are woolly monkeys, spider monkeys, howler monkeys, capuchin monkeys, and squirrel monkeys. Though they are mostly arboreal, some dwell on land in the savannas and mountainous regions, the baboon being a primary example. However, not everything that looks like a monkey is a monkey You see, “monkey” is not a very scientific term, and actually refers to most members of a group of mammals called simiiformes.
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