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Monkey and Human Communication Similarities

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If you take the time to study the monkey and how it lives and communicates, you will find that these creatures have a lot in common with humans. Since there are a lot of monkeys that live in large groups, it is important for them to be able to communicate. They use sounds, facial expressions, and body movements to get across what they want to say. This is much like what humans do when we interact with one another. Many groups of monkeys prefer to use noises to let another monkey know that they need to get out of their territory instead of fighting.

The Monkey that Uses its Tail

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When it comes to the monkey, you probably picture all monkeys being able to use their tails to help them to swing through trees. While this is true in some cases, it is not true for all monkeys. Arboreal monkeys are the group of monkeys that have special tails that they can use to grab branches of trees or to pick something up. These monkeys are so adept at using their tails that they are even able to pick up something small such as a peanut. In most cases, the tail is used to hold the monkey while it is collecting food.

Find a Monkey in the Rain Forest

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 If you are searching for a monkey in the wild, then you should take a trip to the rain forests. This is where most of the species of monkeys live. If you take the time to think about it, the rain forest is a wonderful home for monkeys because they can quickly move from one tree to another in order to travel. They are their most comfortable in the forest canopy where they can use their arms, legs, and tails to move throughout the trees. Their tail is sometimes called a fifth limb because it assists them to be able to grasp the branches of the trees better.

Compare Noses of the Old and New World Monkey

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If you have heard about there being a difference between the Old World and New World monkey, then you have heard correctly. You should know that Old World monkeys are larger than New World monkeys. However, you may be wondering how you can tell the difference when you do not have two monkeys to compare. You can easily tell the difference by looking at their nose. Old World monkeys have a narrow nose with nostrils that face down. New World monkeys have noses that are flat with their nostrils facing out to the sides of their head instead of facing down.

Old World Monkey Social Divisions

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The Old World monkey is the larger species in the primate family. These monkeys are divided up socially in just a couple of ways depending on what species they are. For example, there are some that live in groups that have one dominant male, and the rest of the group is all female. There are other groups that will have more than one male that lives together with the females. In any group of monkeys, the one thing that they do is groom each other. This is what assists them in having a close bond with one another, which is important.

New World Monkey Social Divisions

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New World monkeys are the smaller ones in the primate family. They divide themselves by social groups. When it comes to a New World monkey, their social structure is dependent on which specific species the monkey is. There are a lot of groups that live with a monogamous pair of monkeys and their offspring much like human families do. However, there are some species that live in an extremely large community of hundreds of monkeys. These communities are typically made up of mostly females and a few males. It all really depends on the specific species of the monkey how they live socially.

Many Different Species of Monkey

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 If you have ever searched for pictures of a monkey on the Internet, you will find that hardly any of the pictures will look alike. This is because even though monkeys are primates, there is still a large variance between them. There are monkeys that come in all different shapes, sizes, and colors. However, there is a distinction between the larger and smaller species of monkeys. The larger species are known as Old World monkeys, and the smaller species are known as New World monkeys. Old World monkeys include species such as baboons. These two distinctions separate themselves even further into social groups.

Trees are Safety for the Monkey

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You may have been to the zoo and have seen that most of the monkeys that are there in the monkey cage do not spend a lot of time on the ground. There are a lot of reasons why monkeys tend to hang out in trees. One of the main reasons is because it keeps them safe from predators. Most of the predators that monkeys have will not climb trees in order to get their meal. In addition, monkeys are very adept at swinging from one tree to the next, so they can quickly escape danger when they are in trees as opposed to being on the ground.

Monkey and Gorilla Differences in Movement

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The monkey and the gorilla seem to have a lot of aspects in common; however, they do have their differences. For example, you will find that gorillas tend to walk on their knuckles while monkeys do not. If you did not know why gorillas walk on their knuckles, it is because it keeps their hands from having to hold all of the weight of their bodies. In most cases, monkeys typically travel by swinging from tree to tree. They can walk, but they tend to not walk on their knuckles like gorillas do. For the most part, they use their hands and feet when they move across the ground.

The Monkey and the Primate Family

The monkey and the gorilla are both a part of a family called primates. If you do not know what primates are, there are many ways that you can distinguish them from the other families. For example, primates have hands and hand-like feet. They also have eyes that are placed on the front of their heads. People can be considered to be primates; however, they do not spend most of their time in trees much like monkeys and gorillas do. Lemurs are also included in this family, and they are very good at climbing trees. There are a lot of different primates in the world.