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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 — Webster
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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
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Monkeys News -- ScienceDaily Monkeys in the news. From squirrel monkeys to baboons, read all the latest research about monkeys.
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Primate study offers clues to evolution of speech
on August 9, 2018 at 9:51 pm
New research examining the brains and vocal repertoires of primates offers important insight into the evolution of human speech. […]
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Scientists discover why elusive aye-aye developed...
on August 1, 2018 at 12:41 pm
A new study has, for the first time, measured the extent to which the endangered aye-aye has evolved similar features to squirrels, despite being more closely related to monkeys, chimps, and humans. […]
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The competitive edge: Dietary competition played...
on August 1, 2018 at 12:40 pm
New research confirms the critical role that dietary adaptations played in the survival and diversification of North American euprimates. […]
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Diet matters less than evolutionary relationships...
on July 30, 2018 at 6:54 pm
In the largest published comparative dataset of non-human primate gut microbiomes to date, a new study set out to find whether leaf-eating primates have similar gut microbes that help them break down their leafy diet, which is full of fiber and toxins. […]
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Madagascar's lemurs use millipedes for their...
on July 30, 2018 at 2:49 pm
Madagascar's red-fronted lemurs may have a secret weapon from nature's medicine cabinet: millipedes. Biologists believe that lemurs chew on millipedes to treat and prevent conditions such as itching or weight loss which are caused by parasites that might live in and around their guts. […]