Asian Monkeys
Common habitats of Asian monkeys
What is...they live mainly in forests, but some live in snowy and treeless mountains or towns.
Some primates are
What are humans, gorillas, lemurs and monkeys?
Over 200 species
How many species of primates are there?
Largest of the apes and are mostly silent.
What is a gorilla?
Lesser (gibbons) and greater apes (gorillas, chimps and orangs)
What are the two main groups of apes?
The Hanuman Langur is protected from being harmed or killed even if it steals crops
What is a monkey considered sacred in the Hindu faith?
The common habitat of these monkeys.
What are tropical rainforests?
They are bigger than monkeys, have no tail and strong arms.
What are apes and how are they different from monkeys?
Spend most of their time clambering about in trees, live mostly on their own and have bright, reddish brown fur.
What is an orangutan?
They are bigger, do not have tails and have arms longer than their legs.
How are apes different from monkeys?
What is a macaque?
They are used for grasping and function like a fifth thumb.
What is a prehensile tail?
Lesser apes, gibbons, and the great apes, which include gorillas, orangs, and chimps.
What are the two main groups of apes?
A fifth finger used in grasping branches or tools that moves opposite the other 4 fingers.
What is an opposable thumb?
They use facial expressions and different body postures, gestures, signs and sounds to communicate.
How do chimps socialize with each other?
They are considered Old World Monkeys
What are Asian Monkeys?
The marmosets and tarsiers & the larger howler and wooly monkeys.
What are the two main groups of New World Monkeys?
These loud morning calls are often started by the female, with her mate filling in gaps between sounds.
What is a gibbon song or duet?
"Man of the woods."
What is the meaning of the name orangutan?
They care for their family, use teamwork while hunting, share food, have "friendships", learn throughout their lives, use tools, solve problems, have long-term memory of others, places, and events, have self-awareness.
What are some unique social traits of chimps?
These include leaf monkeys, langurs, macaques, snub-nosed monkeys and proboscis monkeys
What are some other Asian monkeys?
Large brains, large eyes that face forward and opposable thumbs.
What features make primates distinct from other mammals?
The manner in which they move is different from other primates.
What are strong arms and shoulders to hang and swing through branches?
Unlike gorillas, they are not herbivores and will eat insects, eggs, chicks, small birds, lizards and mice.
What do orangutans eat?
Chimps live in troops of 20-50 animals with one or two leading males, various younger males and females with their offspring.
What is a typical chimpanzee group?