Monkey
    There are several types of monkeys.  The Douc langur is found in Laos and Vietnam and on the island of Hainan.  It is 22-32 inches in body length.  The Red vakari is found in eastern Peru and northwestern Brazil.  It is 14-19 in.  The Red colobus is found in the tropical rainforest.  It is 18-24 in.  The Patas monkey is found in African grasslands from northward.  It is 23-29 in.  The Wooly monkey is found in upper Amazon River basin of South America.  It is 15-23 in.  The De Brazza's guenon is found in central and eastern African forests.  It is 16-24 in.  The Douroucouli is found in forest in most of South America and Panama.  It is 10-19 in.
    Most female monkeys give birth more than 1 time.  All monkeys live together in social groups.  The smallest monkey is the pygmy marmoset.  It is about 6 inches.  Most kinds of monkeys have 36 teeth.  Most monkeys have tails.  Most people think that apes, gorillas, orangutans, gibbons, chimpanzees are monkeys, but they aren't.  They are not colorblind.
 

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