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?
A group of monkeys may be commonly referred to as a tribe or a troop.
Two separate groups of primates are referred to as "monkeys": New World monkeys (platyrrhines) from South and Central America and Old World monkeys (catarrhines in the superfamily Cercopithecoidea) from Africa and Asia. Apes (hominoids)—consisting of gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans—are also catarrhines but were classically distinguished from monkeys. (Tailless monkeys may be called "apes", incorrectly according to modern usage; thus
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