Monkey senses are a rich combination that let primates navigate their environment, find food, avoid predators and maintain their complex social lives. While the basic five senses apply, the balance and sophistication of each monkey sense varies notably by species and habitat. Vision Most monkeys, particularly Old World species, have excellent color vision, including full […]
Category Archives: Monkey Facts & Species
Educational guides to monkey species, habitats, behaviour and biology.
Why some monkeys have bright colors is a question with several answers: from the electric blue face of a mandrill to the golden coat of a golden lion tamarin, some monkeys are among the most vividly colored mammals on the planet. That color is rarely just decorative; it usually serves a very specific purpose. Signaling […]
What sounds do monkeys make? Spend even a short time near a troop of wild monkeys and you will notice how vocal they are. Sound is one of the primary tools monkeys use to manage social relationships, warn of danger and stay connected across dense forest. Alarm Calls Some of the best-studied monkey vocalizations are […]
The most beautiful monkey species, from golden snub-nosed monkeys and red-shanked doucs to golden lion tamarins, De Brazza guenons and mantled colobus.
The rarest monkey species on Earth, including the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, Hainan black crested gibbon relatives, Roloway monkey and cotton-top tamarin.
Monkeys with the longest tails, including spider monkeys, long-tailed macaques and colobus, plus how prehensile tails work and which monkeys have almost none.
Monkeys with colorful faces, from the mandrill red and blue muzzle to the bald red uakari and the golden snub-nosed monkey blue mask, and the science behind them.
Fun and amazing monkey facts for kids: the loudest monkey, the smallest monkey, monkeys that swim, monkeys that use tools and monkeys that live in snow.
How monkey diets change with the seasons: fallback foods, fruiting cycles, dry season strategies, winter bark and lichen, and how seasonality drives breeding.
Do monkeys eat meat? Yes, many do. Baboons hunt antelope, capuchins take nestlings and blue monkeys eat bats. How common meat eating is and what it means.