The Old World monkeys are found in South Asia, with a few species as far North as Japan and North China, and in all of Africa except the deserts. A few monkeys, such as baboons and some macaque species, are ground dwellers. Some Old World monkeys lack tails; when a tail is there it may be long or short but is never prehensile. The nostrils are close together and tend to point downward. Many species have cheek pouches for holding food, and many have thick pads, on the buttocks. Their gestation period is five to nine months. Adult Old World monkeys have 32 teeth. The Old World monkeys, sometimes called true monkeys, are more closely related to the apes and humans than they are to the
New World monkeys.
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September 18th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Hi Zara! I love your blog!!! You sure love monkeys! How did you get into them??? I find them interesting! What is your favourite monkey? Thank you so much for commenting on my blog! It means so much to me! Good luck! Bye for now, not forever!!!
September 19th, 2007 at 3:00 am
Hey Sarah,
Well we had to pick a topic about them I wasnt that interested in them but now I really am! I think my favourite monkey would have to be a Colobus it is funny if you want you can search it, it is cool! Thanks ok your blog is cool!
Thanks again
Zara