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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Wildlife Protection Solutions (YouTube Channel)
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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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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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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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on August 1, 2026 at 1:58 am
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Teeth smaller than a fingertip reveal our first...
on June 30, 2026 at 10:55 pm
Tiny, tooth-sized fossils have just reshaped the story of our deepest ancestry. Paleontologists have discovered the southernmost remains ever found of Purgatorius—the earliest-known relative of all primates, including humans—in Colorado’s Denver Basin. Previously thought to be confined to Montana and parts of Canada, this shrew-sized, tree-dwelling mammal now appears to have spread southward soon after the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.
The first primates may have evolved in the cold,...
on June 20, 2026 at 1:28 pm
A surprising new study suggests the earliest primates didn't originate in tropical forests but in cold, dry parts of North America. Some may have even survived seasonal Arctic conditions by slowing their metabolism or hibernating. Researchers found that dramatic climate shifts, rather than warmth, played a major role in driving primate evolution and expansion. The discovery reshapes our understanding of how our own lineage began.
Scottish wrens may be evolving into new species...
on May 28, 2026 at 12:49 pm
Tiny birds on remote Scottish islands are undergoing a dramatic evolutionary transformation. Scientists studying four isolated populations of British Wrens discovered that some island birds have grown astonishingly large — with the biggest St Kilda Wrens weighing more than twice as much as the smallest mainland birds. The research suggests these wrens are evolving independently, developing unique songs, appearances, and genetics that may eventually turn them into entirely new species.

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When fruits and veggies are scarce, monkeys hunt...
on August 26, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Capuchin monkeys hunt prey when fruits and vegetables become scarce, potentially mirroring the habits of human ancestors, according to a study published in PLOS One by Susana Carvalho (Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique), Noemi Spagnoletti (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) and colleagues.
How well do past extinctions predict extinction...
on August 20, 2026 at 7:30 pm
In the last few centuries, mammals and other animals have been going extinct at least 100 times faster than they did before humans arrived on the scene. So who will be next? Which species are most likely to survive, and which will die out?
Orange lips and roaring calls: Meet the DRC's shy...
on August 19, 2026 at 9:00 pm
There are 536 species of monkeys in the world today, and the Democratic Republic of Congo has a new one. Named Likweli, this rainforest primate is one of only five new African monkey species described in the past 75 years. Despite its distinctive orange lips, it has been spotted by locals only a few times since 2008. It took doctoral student of biological sciences Junior Amboko (who named the new monkey) and an international team that included anthropologist Kate Detwiler years of searching on […]
Last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees...
on August 17, 2026 at 8:10 pm
New research suggests that no matter what we eventually determine the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees to be, we'll learn it was a primate that climbed trees.
Fossil study finds vision—not the 'thinking'...
on August 6, 2026 at 6:00 pm
A new study led by a Duke University scientist overturns a long-held idea about how primates, including humans, came to have such large and sophisticated brains. The research finds that the dramatic expansion of the primate neocortex was driven largely by vision, not by the disproportionate growth of the frontal lobe often associated with higher reasoning.