about 135 species
About how many species of Old World monkeys, found in Africa and Asia, exist?
This single family, the Cercopithecidae, includes baboons, macaques, and mandrills.
Source: Wikipedia - Monkey (2024) en.wikipedia.org
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about 135 species
This single family, the Cercopithecidae, includes baboons, macaques, and mandrills.
Source: Wikipedia - Monkey (2024) en.wikipedia.org
63–74 million years ago
Primates emerged around the time the dinosaurs went extinct, one of Earth's great turning points.
Source: Wikipedia - Primate (2024) en.wikipedia.org
2010s (36 new species)
Scientists are still finding new primate species even today, mostly in remote forests.
Source: Wikipedia - Primate (2024) en.wikipedia.org
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