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Guenon, guh NAWN, is any of a group of monkeys that live throughout Africa south of the Sahara. See more »

Bonobo

Bonobo, buh NOH boh, also called pygmy chimpanzee, is an African ape closely related to the chimpanzee.

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Colobus

Colobus, KOL uh buhs, is a type of monkey that lives in Africa south of the Sahara to the Zambezi River.

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Gelada

Gelada, JEHL uh duh, is a large African monkey that resembles a baboon.

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Guenon

Guenon, guh NAWN, is any of a group of monkeys that live throughout Africa south of the Sahara.

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Howler

Howler is a type of large monkey noted for the exceptionally loud sound that it makes.

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Langur

Langur, lahng GUR, is any of about 15 species of monkeys that live throughout India and most of Southeast Asia.

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Macaque

Macaque, muh KAK or muh KAHK, is the name of a group of large, powerful monkeys.

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Proboscis monkey

Proboscis, proh BOS ihs, monkey is a large, leaf-eating monkey that lives on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.

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Rhesus monkey

Rhesus, REE suhs, monkey is a monkey noted for its usefulness in medical and behavioral research.

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Siamang

Siamang, SEE uh mang or SYAH mang, is the largest member of the gibbon family of apes.

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Spider monkey

Spider monkey is any of several large monkeys noted for using the tail as an extra limb.

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Squirrel monkey

Squirrel monkey is any of several kinds of small monkeys that live in large groups.

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Tamarin

Tamarin, TAM uhr ihn, is a type of small monkey that lives in tropical rain forests in Central and South America.

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Titi

Titi, tih TEE, is a type of small South American monkey.

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Woolly monkey

Woolly monkey is a type of large monkey that lives in the Amazon River Basin of South America.

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