Category: Primates

Gelada monkey, scientific name Theropithecus Gelada), sometimes called the blood-stricken monkey or “baboon”, is the only species of Old World monkey, only to be found in the Ethiopian highlands, with…

Pygmy Mouse Lemur is the world’s smallest primate. Its head and body are less than two and a half inches long, though slightly more than twice its tail length. The…

The fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Chirogalias medius), also known as the low-dwarf lemur, the western fat-tailed dwarf lemur, or the Spiny Forest dwarf lemur, is native to Madagascar. Recent studies have…

Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur (Microbes berth) or berth’s mouse lemur is the smallest of the mouse lemurs and the world’s smallest primate; The average body length is 9.2 cm (3.6…

Bornean is a species of slow loris, Nycticebus borneanus, strepsirrine primates, and slow loris that are native to Mid-South Borneo, Indonesia. We will discuss today the Bornean Slow Loris. Formerly…

The Mandrillus drills, scientific name Mandrillus leucophaeus are primates of the family Cercopithecidae, which is also referred as to Old World Monkey. It is related to the baboon and is…

Lemurs are only found on the island of Madagascar, Africa, and some small neighboring islands. Ring-tailed lemur facts are fascinating. Due to geographical isolation, Madagascar’s peace-loving ring is perfect for…

The eastern lowland gorilla, also known as the Gruer’s Gorilla, is the largest of the four gorilla subspecies. It is separated from other gorillas by its stocky body. The eastern…

The Indri lemur (Indri indri), is found in the woods of Madagascar, a primate with slender, long limbs. It is the largest of the lemurs, with a tail length of…

Red lemur (Eulemur Rufus), also known as rufous brown lemur or northern red-fronted lemur, is a species of lemur from Madagascar. Until 2001, the E. Rufus species was considered a…