Facts by monkeys & apes

 

To wrap up my posts about moneys and apes I am share just a few odd facts about them such as did you know the Tarsier which is a small primate that has enormous eyes that are as large as their brains. In fact they are so large they are unable to move them in their sockets, so instead they can rotate their heads 180 degrees. They are also the only completely carnivorous primate, feasting on insects, lizards, and even small bats.  

Spider monkeys and howler monkeys have prehensile tails that are incredibly strong and dexterous. A spider monkey's tail is often longer than its body and has a unique "fingerprint-like" pattern on the underside for better grip. They can hang entirely by their tails and use them to pick up objects.

The fastest primate is the pata monkey it can run up to 35 miles per hour or 56 kilometres per hour.

The capuchin monkey has been observed crushing up millipedes and rubbing the paste all over their bodies. This serves as a natural bug repellent, as the millipedes release a chemical that repels insects.  

Some great apes have been observed using natural remedies. Orangutans, for example, will chew up the leaves of a specific plant and apply the paste to their arms as a soothing balm for sore muscles. Researchers have also seen chimpanzees chewing up insects and applying them to wounds, a behaviour that may be a form of self-medication.  

Humans and apes have an appendix, but most monkeys do not. This is one of the small, subtle anatomical differences that separate these two groups of primates.    

A monkey’s eyes are rounder and closer together than humans.

Monkey’s do not catch colds.

Male gorillas have patch of silver hair on their backs.

Gorillas walk on all four limbs; this is called knuckle walking.