MONKEYS

Nama : 1. Annisa Auliail Umma (03)

2. Atarika Azalea (oo)

3. Meidy N (00)4. Thalia Deviana (26)

Monkeys

General Classification

Monkeys are arboreal mammals in the primateorder. Monkeys are clever, animals who are famousfor climbing trees easily. Almost every monkey has atail, even if it is very short.

Decription

What Do They Look

Monkey has a lot of hair at the entire part of their body. The hair functions as protection from rain and weather. They has a big ear. Monkey usually use their nose to smell their food and something that can make them in danger. Monkeys have long arms and legs to help them swing from trees. Some monkeys' tails can wrap tightly around branches, almost like a "fifth limb".

Where They Live

There are two groups of monkeys that live in different places: the New World Monkeys in South America and the Old World Monkeys from Africa and Asia. New World Monkeys are often smaller than Old World Monkeys. Most monkeys are arboreal (live in the trees), but some live on the ground.

Monkeys can live in forests, savannahs, deserts and even in snowy mountains, but they are most commonly found in rainforests, except for Australia and New Guinea.

Behaviour

Like all the other monkeys, monkey gang consisting of a mixture of male and female. Female monkeys can be more numerous than male monkeys with a ratio of 4:1. Maintenance on young monkeys and territory surveillance duties are shared among the group. While female monkeys usually live in peace, the males usually often noisily among themselves.

They can be kept as pets but due to their high intelligence and advanced emotional needs are not suggested

Their Size

Some monkeys are very small, about 15 centimetres long and 120 grams in weight, while other monkeys can be very big, about 1 metre long and 35 kilograms in weight.

Their Food

Monkeys eat fruit, leaves, insects, flowers, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, crabs or even other monkeys.

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• An arboreal mammal is a mammal that lives primarily in trees