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Old World and New World monkeys common squirrel monkey Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) sitting on a rock, showing its colorful face with bright blue and red markings and yellow beard. Line drawings compare the head of a red-backed saki, a New World monkey with a rounded, bushy face and thick fur, to the head of a Japanese macaque, an Old World monkey with a longer, more angular face and less prominent facial hair. cotton-top tamarin Close-up of a moustached monkey, Cercopithecus cephus, showing its blue face, white mustache-like markings, and yellow cheek patches.
The video thumbnail image shows two black and white photos of monkey and ape heads, surrounded by blue and pink circles.
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A common woolly monkey, Lagothrix lagotricha, sits upright on grass with its arms resting on its knees and its dense brown fur clearly visible. Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana).
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monkey: References & Edit History

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Palomar College - Monkeys. Jul 23, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Monkey’s Social Roles Predict Their Affective Reactivity. Apr 18, 2026
Media added. Oct 04, 2024
Add new Web site: PNAS - Monkey visual behavior falls into the uncanny valley. Sep 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Palomar College - Monkeys. Aug 02, 2024
Media added. Apr 23, 2024
Add new Web site: World Animal Foundation - Monkeys Animal � The Most Resembling Beings to Homo-Sapiens! Aug 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Live Science - Monkeys: Facts about the largest group of primates. Oct 06, 2022
Removed media. Nov 17, 2021
Media added. Feb 17, 2017
Add new Web site: CoolKidFacts.com - Monkey Facts. Dec 21, 2016
Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Monkey Facts Video for Kids. Dec 21, 2016
Add new Web site: Kidzworld - All About Animals :: Monkeys. Dec 21, 2016
Add new Web site: Palomar College - Monkey. Mar 18, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Monkey. Mar 18, 2013
Add new Web site: Globio - Glossopedia - Monkey. Mar 18, 2013
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Monkey. Mar 18, 2013
Add new Web site: Animal Corner - Monkey. Feb 20, 2013
Add new Web site: KidsFront - Monkey. Feb 20, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Monkey. Feb 20, 2013
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Monkey. Feb 20, 2013
Add new Web site: Iloveindia.com - Monkey. Feb 19, 2013
Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Animals - Mammals - Monkey. Feb 19, 2013
Add new Web site: Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids! - Fun Monkey Facts for Kids. Mar 16, 2012
Added image of saki and macaque and image of cotton-top tamarin. Apr 15, 2010
Added new Web site: Animal Planet - Monkey. Apr 14, 2009
Added new Web site: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Biography of John Evelyn Duigan. May 28, 2008
Added new Web site: Animal Corner - Monkey. Feb 07, 2008
Article revised. Apr 22, 2004
Article revised. May 29, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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