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Old World and New World monkeys common squirrel monkey mandrill saki; macaque cotton-top tamarin moustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus)
The video thumbnail image shows two black and white photos of monkey and ape heads, surrounded by blue and pink circles.
Why don't humans have tails?
common woolly monkey Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana).
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Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.
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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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Spider monkey swinging in a tree. (primate, jungle animal)
Why Do Animals Have Tails?
cat. orange and white persian cat with long hair, snarl, growl, teeth
7 Questions About Mammals Answered
Female Bornean orangutan in tree. Ape, primate, animal.
How Do Monkeys and Apes Trim Their Fingernails?
animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.
Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in the forest. Ape mammal animal close up face
What’s the Difference Between Monkeys and Apes?
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Old World and New World monkeys
common squirrel monkey
mandrill
saki; macaque
cotton-top tamarin
moustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus)
common woolly monkey
Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana).
diana monkey
swamp monkey
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Why don't humans have tails?
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Lion (panthera leo)
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Giraffe standing in grass, Kenya.
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