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species of apes Old World and New World monkeys species of lemurs
Why don't humans have tails?
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western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) masked chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) Japanese macaques red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)
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anubis baboons (Papio anubis)
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Quizzes
Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.
Ultimate Animals Quiz
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
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cat. orange and white persian cat with long hair, snarl, growl, teeth
7 Questions About Mammals Answered
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in the forest. Ape mammal animal close up face
What’s the Difference Between Monkeys and Apes?
animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.
Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World
Female Bornean orangutan in tree. Ape, primate, animal.
How Do Monkeys and Apes Trim Their Fingernails?
Spider monkey swinging in a tree. (primate, jungle animal)
Why Do Animals Have Tails?
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Internet http://www blue screen. Hompepage blog 2009, history and society, media news television, crowd opinion protest, In the News 2009, breaking news
Who Invented the Internet?
King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.
6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction
Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan
6 Animals That Eat Their Mates
Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar
Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar
Flags of the United Kingdom of Great Britain - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Union Flag.
Acts of Union: Uniting the United Kingdom
Germans from East and West stand on the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate in the November 10, 1989, photo, one day after the wall opened.
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Chimpanzees use leaves to wipe bums and clean up after sex, study finds • May 14, 2025, 3:03 AM ET (The Guardian)
Gorillas offer clues to how social relationships work in humans – study • May 6, 2025, 4:12 AM ET (The Guardian)

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Also Known As Primates

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species of apes
Old World and New World monkeys
species of lemurs
western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
masked chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus)
mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei)
Japanese macaques
red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)
red colobus monkey (Piliocolobus badius temminckii)
Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
Why don't humans have tails?
The video thumbnail image shows two black and white photos of monkey and ape heads, surrounded by blue and pink circles.
Observe a baboon troop descend from treetops to rove, play, and forage in the Tanzanian landscape
How snow monkeys survive winter in the Japanese Alps
Know how monkeys use different alarm calls for specific dangers and how some birds can understand these alarm calls
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Edward Tyson
English physician

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Giraffe standing in grass, Kenya.
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Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.
Ultimate Animals Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
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Lion (panthera leo)
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animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.
Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World
cat. orange and white persian cat with long hair, snarl, growl, teeth
7 Questions About Mammals Answered
Demystified
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in the forest. Ape mammal animal close up face
What’s the Difference Between Monkeys and Apes?