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3 days ago · The bonobo ( / bəˈnoʊboʊ, ˈbɒnəboʊ /; Pan paniscus ), also historically called the pygmy chimpanzee (less often the dwarf chimpanzee or gracile chimpanzee ), is an endangered great ape and one of the two species making up the genus Pan (the other being the common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes ). [4]
3 days ago · What is mpox, previously called monkeypox? Answer From Pritish K. Tosh, M.D. Mpox is a rare disease caused by the mpox virus. This virus usually affects rodents, such as rats or mice, or nonhuman primates, such as monkeys. But it can occur in people. Mpox usually occurs in Central and West Africa. Cases outside of Africa are often due to:
5 days ago · macaque, (genus Macaca ), any of more than 20 species of gregarious Old World monkeys, all of which are Asian except for the Barbary macaque of North Africa. Macaques are robust primates whose arms and legs are of about the same length.
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4 days ago · spider monkey, (genus Ateles), large, extremely agile monkey that lives in forests from southern Mexico through Central and South America to Brazil. In spite of its thumbless hands, this lanky potbellied primate can move swiftly through the trees, using its long tail as a fifth limb.
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3 days ago · Range and density of non-human primates. Primates is an order of mammals, which is further divided into the strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and lorisids; and the haplorhines, which include tarsiers; and the simians, which include monkeys and apes.
1 day ago · Monkeys are omnivores that eat a varied diet that can include nuts, fruits, seeds, eggs, insects, lizards, and more. With more than 300 species of monkeys and vast differences between Old World ( Africa and Asia) and New World (the Americas) monkey species, their diets have adapted to foods that are available locally.
5 days ago · The "oh no" monkey meme comes from the 2017 War for the Planet of the Apes film, in a scene titled "Bad Ape and Maurice" (shown below) where the character Bad Apea denies Maurice's request to scratch his back, saying the line "Oh no! Nono no no no!" The clip was posted on YouTube on July 12th, 2017. How Did The Planet of the Apes' 'Oh No!'.
