Monkey

A monkey (of the Latin the simius ) is a Animal about the Primate S. One gathers under this term a great number of species belonging to this order and more particularly those belonging to the Simiiforme S, but by excluding the species Humain E. It would thus be a question of a group Paraphylétique not to use in a phylogenetic Classification.

On the other hand, the term of Grand monkey indicates the species of the Hominides, i.e. the current species Gorille, common Chimpanzé, bonobo, Orang-outan and human being, as well as species now extinct. One can thus speak about the large monkeys in the phylogenetic Classification of the primates.

Biology

A monkey (of the Latin the simius ) is a Animal about the Primate S. One gathers under this term the majority of the species belonging to this order.

In this order of the primates, the chimpanzee, mammalian primate anthropoïde of equatorial Africa, is the animal which, physically and genetically, is closest to the beings human S since it divides 98% of its genetic inheritance.

The term of Grand monkey indicates the species of the Hominides, i.e. the current species Gorille, common Chimpanzé, bonobo, Orang-outan and human being, as well as species now extinct.

The adjective referring to the monkey is simiesque , expression which however has been out of use for a few decades considering the bringing together of the race with the human one.

Many monkeys nourish fruits (mode Frugivore), but they can also eat other food of vegetable origin (sheets and stems, roots, rhizome and tuber, insects, eggs, small animal). Certain chimpanzees are even able to drive out.

The monkey and the man

The monkey is one of the 12 animals illustrating the cycles of the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese Calendrier. One associates each animal of this zodiac with certain features of personality.

See: Monkey (Chinese astrology).

List names of monkey

See also: alphabetical List of the vernacular names of primates

See too

  • the three Singes of wisdom which hides the eyes, the ears and the mouth
  • the Paradoxe of the erudite monkey
  • Kanzi
  • the monkey in Chinese astrology
  • the monkey is represented in the lines of nazca

External bonds

  • Paniscus Association, for the Conservation of Bonobos
  • Voir a detailed diagram of the anatomy interns of a simiesque monkey
  • Planet
  • the site of impassioned large monkeys - Photographs, list of discussion, écovolontariat, ecotourism, parks European…

Simple: Monkey Zh-min-nan: Kâu Zh-yue: 馬騮

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