Monkey

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monkey : a nonhuman primate mammal with the exception usually of the lemurs and tarsiers; especially : any of the smaller longer-tailed catarrhine or platyrrhine primates as contrasted with the apes — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook

Encyclopedia

Monkeys are haplorhine (“dry-nosed”) primates, a group generally possessing tails and consisting of about 260 known living species. There are two distinct lineages of monkeys: New World Monkeys and catarrhines. Apes emerged within the catarrhines with the Old World monkeys as a sister group, so cladistically they are monkeys as well. However, traditionally apes are not considered monkeys, rendering this grouping paraphyletic. The equivalent monophyletic clade are the simians. Many monkey species are tree-dwelling (arboreal), although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Most species are also active during the day (diurnal). Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent, particularly Old World monkeys. — Wikipedia

Monkey (Encyclopædia Britannica)

New World Monkeys (One Zoom)
Old World Monkeys (One Zoom)

Monkey (WolframAlpha)

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Inspiration

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Wildlife Protection Solutions (YouTube Channel)
Wildlife Protection Solutions (Official Website)

Mischievous Macaques Monkey Around with Camera (Wildlife Protection Solutions, YouTube 360° Video)
Monkey Business (Wildlife Protection Solutions, YouTube 360° Video)

Talks about Monkeys (TED: Ideas Worth Spreading)
Articles about Monkeys (Big Think)

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Innovation

Science

Primatology is the scientific study of primates. It is a diverse discipline at the boundary between mammalogy and anthropology, and researchers can be found in academic departments of anatomy, anthropology, biology, medicine, psychology, veterinary sciences and zoology, as well as in animal sanctuaries, biomedical research facilities, museums and zoos.[2] Primatologists study both living and extinct primates in their natural habitats and in laboratories by conducting field studies and experiments in order to understand aspects of their evolution and behavior. — Wikipedia

Primatology (Encyclopædia Britannica)

What is Primatology (Primate Info Net, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center)

Mammalogy is the study of mammals – a class of vertebrates with characteristics such as homeothermic metabolism, fur, four-chambered hearts, and complex nervous systems. Mammalogy has also been known as “mastology,” “theriology,” and “therology.” The major branches of mammalogy include natural history, taxonomy and systematics, anatomy and physiology, ethology, ecology, and management. — Wikipedia

Mammalogy (Encyclopædia Britannica)

The Science of Mammalogy (The American Society of Mammalogists)

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Education

Cool Facts About Monkeys Things You Wanna Know (Nat Geo Kids, YouTube Video)

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OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Community

Occupation

Primatology Career Center (Primate Info Net, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center)

Careers in Mammalogy (American Society of Mammalogists)

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists (CareerOneStop, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)

Organization

International Primatological Society
American Society of Primatologists

American Society of Mammalogists
The Mammal Society

News

American Journal of Primatology

Journal of Mammalogy (American Society of Mammalogists)
Mammalian Species (American Society of Mammalogists)
Mammal Review (The Mammal Society)

Monkeys (EurekaAlert, American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Monkeys (bioRxiv: Preprint Server for Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Monkeys (JSTOR)
Monkeys (Science Daily)
Monkeys (Science News)
Monkeys (Phys.org)
Monkeys (NPR Archives)

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