Primates

Primates

A mammal of the order Primates, which includes the anthropoids and prosimians, characterized by refined development of the hands and feet, a shortened snout, and a large brain.

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Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is an Old World monkey (family Cercopithecidae), characterised by large size, long limbs, stubby upright tail, light brown or olive-colored fur, and, in males, a bright ...

Mantled guereza

Animals; Primates

The mantled guereza (Colobus guereza) is a black and white colobus monkey, a kind of Old World monkey. It is native to much of west central and east Africa, including Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, ...

Proboscis monkey

Animals; Primates

Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus, family Cercopithecidae) is a species of long-tailed arboreal Old World monkey of swampy mangrove forests on Borneo. Diurnal vegetarians, they live in groups of ...

Gorillas

Animals; Primates

Gorillas are big mammals that live in the grounds of the forests of Central Africa. Their diet is mostly herbivorous, and their DNA is really similar to the human one (between the 95-99%). There ...

Emperor tamarin

Animals; Primates

The Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator) is a tamarin allegedly named for its resemblance to the German emperor Wilhelm II. It lives in the southwest Amazon Basin, in east Peru, north Bolivia and in ...

Black howler

Animals; Primates

The Black howler (Alouatta caraya) is a species of howler monkey, a large New World monkey, from northeast Argentina, east Bolivia, east and south Brazil and Paraguay. Adult males are black, whereas ...

White-headed capuchin

Animals; Primates

The White-headed Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus), also known as the White-faced Capuchin or White-throated Capuchin, is a small New World monkey of the family Cebidae, native to the forests of ...