We just learned about the Nomascus Gibbon.
Just like chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons there are a few different types of monkeys.
Monkeys are grouped into Old World monkeys and New World monkeys.
There are 138 different types of Old World Monkeys.
The smallest type of Old World Monkey is the Talapoin.
Talapoin monkeys are only about 16 inches tall, and weigh about 3 pounds.
Their fur is yellow, black, grey and white.
These monkeys only live in one part of western Africa, around the country of Angola.
Most of the time these monkeys live in trees, but they are also good swimmers and will sometimes jump from the tree to water so they can run away from a predator.
For food they usually eat fruit, leaves or sometimes bugs.
(from: wikipedia - gabon talapoin)
(from: wikipedia - angolan talapoin)
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