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  2. Monkey - Wikipedia

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    Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes. Thus monkeys, in that sense, constitute an incomplete paraphyletic grouping; however, in the broader sense based on cladistics, apes ...

  3. Simian - Wikipedia

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    Simian. The simians, anthropoids, or higher primates are an infraorder ( Simiiformes / ˈsɪmi.ɪfɔːrmiːz /) of primates containing all animals traditionally called monkeys and apes. More precisely, they consist of the parvorders Platyrrhini (New World monkeys) and Catarrhini, the latter of which consists of the family Cercopithecidae ( Old ...

  4. Macaque - Wikipedia

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    Aside from humans (genus Homo ), the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from Japan to the Indian subcontinent, and in the case of the Barbary macaque ( Macaca sylvanus ), to North Africa and Southern Europe. Twenty-three macaque species are currently recognized. Macaques are robust primates whose arms and legs are about the ...

  5. Crab-eating macaque - Wikipedia

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    Crab-eating macaque. The crab-eating macaque ( Macaca fascicularis ), also known as the long-tailed macaque and referred to as the cynomolgus monkey in laboratories, [1] is a cercopithecine primate native to Southeast Asia. A species of macaque, the crab-eating macaque has a long history alongside humans. [6]

  6. Primate - Wikipedia

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    Plesiadapiformes ( cladistically including crown primates [2] ) 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. Primates arose 85–55 million years ago first from small ...

  7. Mandrill - Wikipedia

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    Synonyms. Simia sphinx Linnaeus, 1758. The mandrill ( Mandrillus sphinx) is a large Old World monkey native to west central Africa. It is one of the most colorful mammals in the world, with red and blue skin on its face and posterior. The species is sexually dimorphic, as males have a larger body, longer canine teeth and brighter coloring.

  8. Monkey (song) - Wikipedia

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    Monkey (song) " Monkey " is a US number-one hit song by English singer and songwriter George Michael. It was released as a single in 1988 and reached number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. "Monkey" debuted at number 42 on 9 July 1988, reaching number-one for two weeks, beginning on 27 August 1988.

  9. Barbary macaque - Wikipedia

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    The Barbary macaque ( Macaca sylvanus ), also known as Barbary ape, is a macaque species native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, along with a small introduced population in Gibraltar. [2] It is the type species of the genus Macaca. The species is of particular interest because males play an atypical role in rearing young ...

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