• New World monkeys have prehensile tails for grasping branches and other items, while Old World monkeys have shorter tails, which are unable to hold things.

• As of right now, there are 334 different monkey species in the world!
• You won’t find native monkeys in North America today, but they lived there about 56 million years ago.
• Albert II became the first monkey to journey into space on June 4, 1949. Yuri Gagarin was the first human to enter space on April 12, 1961 (almost 12 years later).
• Monkeys love their rest and usually spend more time asleep than humans. Some species sleep up to 17 hours daily.
• Monkeys are very social creatures that live in groups. A group of monkeys is typically called a troop, tribe, cartload, or carload.
• Of all the monkeys in the wild, baboons live the longest, ranging from 35 to 40 years.

• Pygmy marmosets are the smallest monkeys in the world, weighing about as much as an apple! Even when fully grown, these monkeys don’t get taller than 6.3 inches.
• Mandrills are the largest monkeys in the world. Some grow up to 31 inches tall and weigh as much as 119 pounds!
• Monkeys love bananas, but also love eating other fruits, nuts, and seeds in the forest. Their diet also includes tiny insects, lizards, and eggs.
• Monkeys are one of the few animals besides humans that can identify their reflection in the mirror.

• Howler monkeys are the loudest monkeys, but are only the size of small dogs. Their large hyoid bones help them roar loud enough to be heard up to three miles away!
• The hair of a capuchin monkey is shorter on its back than on other parts of its body.
• When a monkey grins or blows a kiss at you, it’s not a sign of affection. It usually means they’re angry, so you may want to step back!
• Monkeys are smart enough to solve math problems like counting numbers and adding.