My favorite animal is the monkey. They are pretty intelligent creatures!
Monkeys are so adorable! I wonder how many different species there are?
About 260 species of primates! In fact, one jumped on my back and stole my banana in South Africa!
Wow! I didn't know there were that many different species! One actually jumped on your back? lol. I guess they are very friendly
Yes! Two major types. Old World Monkeys & New World Monkeys! Yeah they were very used to human interaction!
What is the difference between the two?
The New World involves South & Central America, while Old World is in Africa & Asia.
Oh okay. That is very interesting. Are there any species that can be considered Old World and New World?
Catarrhini.
Simians and tarsiers emerged within haplorrhines some 60 million years ago. New World monkeys and catarrhine monkeys emerged within the simians some 35 million years ago. Old World monkeys and Hominoidea emerged within the catarrhine monkeys some 25 million years ago. Extinct basal simians such as "Aegyptopithecus" or "Parapithecus" [35-32 million years ago], eosimiidea and sometimes even the Catarrhini group are also considered monkeys by primatologists.
Lemurs, lorises, and galagos are not monkeys; instead they are strepsirrhine primates. Like
Monkey
Monkey is a common name that may refer to groups or species of mammals, in part, the simians of infraorder Simiiformes. The term is applied descriptively to groups of primates, such as families of new world monkeys and old world monkeys. 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, especially the old world monkeys of