Did You Know? Monkeys The lowdown on our cute and clever primate relatives

This attractive and fun book is packed with fascinating facts about the ever-popular subject of monkeys. Perhaps due to their similarities to ourselves, monkeys are among the most endearing and popular animals among people around the world. Did You Know? … Some monkeys have a prehensile tail that can grab onto branches and acts like an extra arm. Night Monkeys are nocturnal and have huge owl-like eyes. Howler Monkeys are among the loudest animals in the rainforest – their roaring calls carry for five kilometres. Each spread covers a different aspect of monkey life, from ‘ Family life’ and ‘ What’ s for dinner?’ to ‘ Special adaptations’ and ‘ Territory matters’ . The book looks at monkeys from all around the world, from tamarins and spider monkeys in South America, to African baboons and geladas, to macaques and langurs in Asia. Bite-sized chunks of interesting information coupled with stunning photographs combine to make this an engaging and entertaining introduction to the subject that’ s bound to capture the imagination of any reader.

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What is a Monkey? 6 What’ s NOT a Monkey? 8 Fascinating facts 10 Special adaptations 12 Where do they live? 14 Territory matters 16 What’ s for dinner? 18 Family life 20 Monkeys and people 22