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Guenon, guh NAWN, is any of a group of monkeys that live throughout Africa south of the Sahara. See more »
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Bonobo
Bonobo, buh NOH boh, also called pygmy chimpanzee, is an African ape closely related to the chimpanzee.
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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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Guenon, guh NAWN, is any of a group of monkeys that live throughout Africa south of the Sahara.
See more »Howler
Howler is a type of large monkey noted for the exceptionally loud sound that it makes.
See more »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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Proboscis, proh BOS ihs, monkey is a large, leaf-eating monkey that lives on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.
See more »Rhesus monkey
Rhesus, REE suhs, monkey is a monkey noted for its usefulness in medical and behavioral research.
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Siamang, SEE uh mang or SYAH mang, is the largest member of the gibbon family of apes.
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Spider monkey is any of several large monkeys noted for using the tail as an extra limb.
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Squirrel monkey is any of several kinds of small monkeys that live in large groups.
See more »Tamarin
Tamarin, TAM uhr ihn, is a type of small monkey that lives in tropical rain forests in Central and South America.
See more »Woolly monkey
Woolly monkey is a type of large monkey that lives in the Amazon River Basin of South America.
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