Characteristics and living habits of monkeys

Common characteristics of monkeys: monkeys are of medium size, with equal limbs or slightly longer hind limbs, long or short tails, cheek pouches and calluses, and live in arboreal or terrestrial life.

Living habits: Most primates live in different forms of arboreal or semi-arboreal, and only ring-tailed lemurs, baboons and marmosets live in land or rock areas. Usually small groups, but also large groups. Most people can walk upright, but not for long. Most of them are active during the day, and at night they are refers to monkeys, some big lemurs and night monkeys. Japanese lemurs and Japanese lemurs sleep for several days to weeks in the hot and dry summer season.

Extended data

Monkeys. It is one of three kinds of apes. Primates are a group in the animal kingdom. Monkeys generally have developed brains, narrow orbital spacing, feet and toes (fingers) separated, and flexible thumbs, and most of them can hold hands with other toes (fingers). Including prosimia and simian suborder.

Monkeys are mostly omnivorous, mainly plants, and do not give up readily available meat. There are different ways to choose food and feed. For example, monkeys are good at picking bugs in tree holes or crevices. Orangutans eat a lot and spend most of their time foraging. The stomach of colobus monkeys has a special structure, and most species eat plant food containing a lot of crude fiber.

Monkeys give birth to one baby every six months, each with 1-3 babies. Larvae grow slowly. Crawling on the mother's chest and abdomen or riding on her back during lactation, carried by her mother. Sexually mature females have menstruation, and males can mate at any time. Only lower monkeys, such as lemurs, sloths and lynxes, have a certain mating and breeding season.

The life span of monkeys is generally about 20 years. 1988, 10 In July, a male white monkey named Bobo died. He was the oldest monkey in the world at the age of 53.

In the monkey kingdom, there is a unique and strict hierarchy, which is divided into monkey king, two monkey kings (leaders of small societies) and ordinary people. Zoological experts told reporters that the monkey king has supreme power in the monkey group and is mainly responsible for protecting the safety of the monkey group; Second, the Monkey King is equivalent to the prime minister, managing everything in the monkeys. In the world of monkeys, being the monkey king has many advantages. Not only can you eat delicious food first and have fun, but you can also choose a "wife" among monkeys at will. Except the Monkey King, other male monkeys are not allowed to "fall in love".

Because of this, the Monkey King always faces the challenge of "subjects" in his prime. Once the Monkey King is defeated, it will be miserable or killed in battle. Those who are lucky enough to survive can only play the lowest role in the monkeys. The winner will naturally be promoted to a new generation of the Monkey King.