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 The Colobuses  10 species may be divided into three groups: black and white, red, and olive colobus.

Found: The colobus monkey, found only in Africa,

Looks Like: The four species of black and white colobus, which are sometimes called guerezas, which are slender monkeys with long, silky, parti-coloured coats.

Size: Black and white colobus are about 55–60 centimetres (22–24 inches) long without the 77–82-cm tail

Food: eats large amounts of leaves and has a stomach with three or four subcompartments to aid digestion.

Other: being hunted by humans for its fur, one of its main enemies is the chimpanzee.Their young are white at birth. The five species of red colobus are brown or black with red markings and are about 46–60 cm long excluding the 40–80-cm tail. The olive colobus is a small monkey with short oliveish coloured fur. Red and oliveish colobus  survive for long when captured.The Red Data Book lists several races of the red colobus as endangered, though nominally protected, species. The other colobus species are declining in population and are variously listed as vulnerable or rare.

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http://encarta.msn.com/media_461539071_761580692_-1_1/Colobus_Monkey.html

Britannica 2002 Standard Edition CD Rome

 

This monkey of the family Cercopithecidae, found on Celebes, Bacan, nearby islands.

Looks Like:The Celebes black ape is a stump-tailed monkey with overhanging brows, a hairless black face, and a long, flat mouth.

Size: It is about the size of a baboon 55–65 cm [22–26 inches] long without the tail [1 to 2 cm] and is covered with dark brown or black fur.

Food: Fruit

Lives: Rain Forests

Other: The male, especially, bears a crest of crown hair. Not very much is know about their habits the monkey. The people of certain tribes look on it as their ancestor.

Pic From: http://anthro.palomar.edu/primate/images/catarrhine_nose.jpg

Info From: Britannica 2002 Standard Edition CD Rome

The Douroucouli also know as the owl or night monkey. Any of seven species of closely related nocturnal monkeys and Central and South America.

Found In: dry and wet tropical forests from Panama to Argentina

Looks Like: Their large, yellow-brown eyes. The Douroucouli is round-headed with small ears and dense, soft, grizzled gray or brown fur.

Size: 780 to 1,250 grams , 25 to 50 cm (10 to 20 inches), not including the bushy tail, which is about the same length and hangs straight down.

Food: fruit, nectar, insects, and other small animals.

Other: They live in family anywhere between 2-5 people. They sleep together in tree hollows during the day and emerge at night to find food. On moonlit nights they can be seen making clicks or chirrs, whoops, and low hoots. This monkeys isnt heavily hunted although they are in some demand as laboratory animals.

Info From: Britannica 2002 Standard Edition CD Rome

Picture From: http://www.primates.com/monkeys/images/dourcoul.jpg

This monkeys is also called a Magot.

Found: in bands in Algeria, Morocco, and on the Rock of Gibraltar.

Size: 60cm (24 inches) 11 - 15kg

Looks Like: has light yellowish, Green & brown fur and a naked, pale-pink face.

Food: It eats roots, leaves, bark, fruit, and even small invertebrates.

Other: It is the only wild monkey in Europe. May have been taken westward during the Muslim Arab territorial growth of the Middle Ages. According to legend, British dominion will end when the Barbary ape is gone from the British-held Rock of Gibraltar.

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Info From: Britannica 2002 Standard Edition CD Rome

This is a map I found on Wikipedia and this is where most monkeys are and they are all over the world!

Picture from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Monkeysdistributionmap.gif

 Fact HERE: Three families of monkeys have evolved from a group of animals that first appeared approximately 35 million years ago.

This is my second mind map and I have some new things that I want to learn and all the stuff that I have learned! Also I have some questions that need answering!

This monkey is one of the most endagered monkeys in the world. This monkey is about the size of a squirril, they are noted for there white hair.

The back is brown and the lower parts, arms and legs are whitish to yellow. The rump and inner sides of the thighs are reddish-orange. The tail is also reddish-orange towards the base and blackish towards the tip.

They are the only monkey to develop colon cancer. There are fewer than 2000 cotton-top Tamarins left in the world today.  The cotton-top Tamarin lives in trees and eats fruit, insects, new leaves or buds, small lizards and even small birds.  They also lick nectar from certain flowers.  The Tamarins can live 15 - 20 years. .  Females can get pregnant at only 10 months old. They cant have twins!

Habitat: Up to the 1980’s, the cotton top Tamarin was thought to occur from Costa Rica south to
Northern Columbia.  By 1992, it could be found in only northern
Columbia in the tropical forests. 

Info From: http://peaceriverrefuge.org/Tamarin.html 

  

Do monkeys live very long?

Some monkeys can live to 15 -20 years but i think all monkeys have different life spans

Do people breed them in the zoo?

There is nothing that actually says that they do but, I think they do because they have to keep lots of monkeys alive

Do they come in different colors?

monkeys do come in different colour for there breeds but, they could be the same colour as a different breed of monkey. They only come in blacks, whites, browns, reds, they are also mixed around colours. Monkeys can be all mixed so they are look different and then they can camouflage  

Do people keep them as pets?

Yes but, you can only have them in USA because you have to get a special license  so you can get a monkeys but another post I did can tell you all about keeping a monkey. 

How long have monkeys been around?

Monkeys have been around for a long time because of ‘Old World Monkeys’  the name says it all and they don’t really have an exact date but they have been around for ages

Do they help people in any way?

Monkeys don’t really help people because you really have to get they have to get used to their owners after about a year.  So I don’t think they really can help anyone.

Do they eat other animals?

Monkeys eat little animals like lizards and small Bird but other then that they eat fruit and veggies.  

Do other animals eat them?

 Monkeys are really prey for other animals but the Gelada is to cheetah and lions but that might be the same with other animals witch i think it is because they are part of the food chain.

How do you keep them alive?

Well I guess you have to look after them and be nice and feed then but if you want to know all the facts look at the What You Need To Do To Keep A Monkey! 

Where they came from?

Monkeys can from all different places but they mainly live in forests in Brazil and Mexico and the post before explains it all!

Do they live in cold or hot or both?

Monkeys are both they can live in either because there are all different monkeys so some live in cold and some live in hot so I guess they both live in BOTH 

Info From: Britannica 2002 Standard Edition CD Rome

I guess all monkeys are different so they all have special things. There are so many different monkeys, I think that Howler monkeys are special because of there howl. I think monkeys are just like us we are special but we have things we are better at then others so that make them/us unique.The old world monkeys are cool because they are so old and there aren’t very many of them left.  Monkeys  are cool but I think that the monkeys that only have a few thousand left of there type are the bravest to keep holing on . If I was a monkeys I don’t think that I would be able to last in the forest for so long, but I would be cool if had a monkey because they would be like a best friend! Monkeys come in all shapes and sizes and are prey for many BIG animals so it is hard for them but I am happy that they are still alive. DID YOU KNOW:only some monkeys have colour vision and the other are les fortunate. Monkeys are cool because they travel in groups and they look cool yet really funny!

I dont think This really answer my question but you understand!

Go up to my pages and pick what your favourite Monkey so then I can tally up all of your votes. 

Info From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey & My MIND