EXTRAORDINARY MONKEYS - and what is special about them! 🐒

There are about 100 different species of Lemurs, all of them living in Madagascar . 2000 years ago there wer lemurs as big as a male gorilla. Your probably recognize them from the movies "Madagascar"


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The Cotton-top tamarin is mostly recognized by his unusual Irokese-like Haircut.Up to 40000 tamarins ended up in biomedical research before 1976. Today its on the rarest primat species at all with 6000 individuals.

The white-faced Saki
A pair of Sakis often unites for their whole life, devoted to one another. Grooming one another helps them strengthen their bond. This guy on the picture looks a little bit surprised

The orang-utan, one of the most famous species of primates. These guys spent most of their time in trees and fruits are their main source of nutrition. They are one of the most intelligent animals on earth and use a variety of tools.

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