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15 Types of Monkeys Climbing Trees All Around the World
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Found swinging through the canopies of tropical forests or foraging on the forest floor, the many types of monkeys are split into two main groups: Old World monkeys and New World monkeys. These primate species differ in habitat, behavior and physical traits, from prehensile tails to colorful facial features.
Are orangutans introverts?
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The behavior of orangutan introverts stem from their need to find food. Learn why orangutan introverts are more solitary than their fellow apes.
Jane Goodall: A Global Face for Global Peace
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In her legendary 60-year career, Jane Goodall has made being an intrepid scientist, environmentalist, writer and teacher look easy.
'Cool Girl' Female Macaques Get More Grooming Than Less-popular Ladymonkeys
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How does social status influence grooming? Learn more on macaque grooming and social status in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
Orangutans Can Nurse for 20 Percent of Their Lives
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Orangutans nurse for longer than previously thought, a new study finds. Read this HowStuffWorks article for more on orangutan nursing.
A Smart Lemur Is a Popular Lemur
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Lemurs find social success by being smart. HowStuffWorks checks out these brainiacs.
The Secret South Carolina 'Monkey Farm' That Helped Develop the Polio Vaccine
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A little-known research facility in South Carolina housed thousands of monkeys and was key to developing the polio vaccine.
18 Tropical Rainforest Animals You Should Know
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A rainforest is simply a forest that receives a lot of rain. But when you think "rainforest," the image that comes to mind is probably a tropical rainforest: one located near the equator, between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer.
Did the Lost Continent of Lemuria Ever Exist?
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Scientists once thought it was a land bridge between Asia and Africa. Occultists saw it as a place where gigantic humans lived who were once hermaphroditic and laid eggs. Yep, it's got a colorful story.
9 Big Hairy Facts About Gorillas
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HowStuffWorks looks at the elusive and powerful gorilla, of which there are two species, the Eastern gorilla and the Western gorilla.