MONKEYS

Monkeys have big brain. Body is hairiness. They are similarly to people by constitution. They are brown, grey, white and black. Old male gorillas weight more than 180 kilos. They have small ears and their eyes are big. They have long tail. They eat insects, fruit, leaves and bird eggs. They communicate with voices. They live in forests. They are smart Many monkey species are tree-dwelling (arboreal), although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Most species are also active during the day (diurnal). There are two major types of monkey: New World monkeys (platyrrhines) from South and Central America and Old World monkeys (catarrhines of the superfamily Cercopithecoidea) from Africa and Asia. Simians ("monkeys") and tarsiers emerged within haplorrhines some 60 million years ago. New World monkeys and catarrhine monkeys emerged within the simians some 35 million years ago. Old World monkeys and Hominoidea emerged within the catarrhine monkeys some 25 million years ago. Petra, 7.a