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The Pitheciidae (/ p ɪ θ ɪ ˈ s aɪ. ɪ d iː /) are one of the five families of New World monkeys now recognised. Formerly, they were included in the family Atelidae.The family includes the titis, saki monkeys and uakaris.
Primates is an order of mammals, which is further divided into the strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and lorisids; and the haplorhines, which include tarsiers and simians (monkeys and apes).
Name Species Origin Notes Abu Monkey Aladdin: Aladdin's kleptomanic pet monkey.: Aldo: Gorilla: Battle for the Planet of the Apes: The leader of the gorilla factions (and the ape revolution, by extension) during the rise of the ape society prior to humanity's downfall, as the "lowest species" of the planet.
Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in its nest. Certain extant strepsirrhines (lemurs and lorisoids) and hominid apes (humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans) build nests for both sleeping and raising families.
The Hominidae (/ h ɒ ˈ m ɪ n ɪ d iː /), whose members are known as the great apes [note 1] or hominids (/ ˈ h ɒ m ɪ n ɪ d z /), are a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant species in four genera: Pongo (the Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan); Gorilla (the eastern and western gorilla); Pan (the chimpanzee and the bonobo); and Homo, of which only modern humans ...
Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as simians.Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes.
OMG--how cute is she? This Golden Retriever is up for anything, whether it's bird watching by the back door (AKA "sweeping the floors") or helping with the dishes. As long as she's with her family ...
Aside from humans (genus Homo), the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from Japan to the Indian subcontinent, and in the case of the Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus), to North Africa and Southern Europe.