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Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes.
Simian. The simians, anthropoids, or higher primates are an infraorder ( Simiiformes / ˈsɪmi.ɪfɔːrmiːz /) of primates containing all animals traditionally called monkeys and apes. More precisely, they consist of the parvorders Platyrrhini (New World monkeys) and Catarrhini, the latter of which consists of the family Cercopithecidae ( Old ...
Monkey. (TV series) Saiyūki ( 西遊記, lit. 'Account of the Journey to the West'), (titled Monkey in English, but often referred to as Monkey Magic due to the lyrics of its title music), is a Japanese television drama based on the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. [2] Filmed in Northwest China and Inner Mongolia ...
Aside from humans (genus Homo ), the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from Japan to the Indian subcontinent, and in the case of the Barbary macaque ( Macaca sylvanus ), to North Africa and Southern Europe. Twenty-three macaque species are currently recognized. Macaques are robust primates whose arms and legs are about the ...
Old World monkey. Old World monkeys are primates in the family Cercopithecidae ( / ˌsɜːrkoʊpɪˈθɛsɪdiː / ). Twenty-four genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons (genus Papio ), red colobus (genus Piliocolobus) and macaques (genus Macaca ).
The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis), also known as the long-tailed macaque and referred to as the cynomolgus monkey in laboratories, is a cercopithecine primate native to Southeast Asia. A species of macaque, the crab-eating macaque has a long history alongside humans.
Monkey (song) " Monkey " is a US number-one hit song by English singer and songwriter George Michael. It was released as a single in 1988 and reached number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.
Monkey (character) Monkey and Al (portrayed by Johnny Vegas ), as shown on one of ITV Digital 's advertisements. Monkey (also known as The Monkey, ITV Digital Monkey or PG Tips Monkey, and often pronounced / ˈmuŋkɛ / in imitation of Johnny Vegas ' Lancashire accent ), was an animated puppet advertising character in the form of a knitted sock ...
The Celebes crested macaque ( Macaca nigra ), also known as the crested black macaque, Sulawesi crested macaque, or the black ape, is an Old World monkey that lives in the Tangkoko reserve in the north-eastern tip of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi (Celebes), as well as on smaller neighbouring islands.
The toque macaque (/ t ɒ k m ə ˈ k æ k /; Macaca sinica) is a reddish-brown-coloured Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is known as the rilewa or rilawa (Sinhala: රිළවා), (hence the English word "rillow").
