If you have read this book, you'd know approximately how many species of monkeys there are and the exact number of of apes, chimpanzees, gibbons, the smallest of apes, orangutans and the largest of the apes, the gorilla which is bigger than the largest monkey, the baboon. The monkey family has approximately 130 different species.
Apes, monkeys and people are primates. Humans, like the apes and monkeys have thumbs large brains and eyes positioned on the front of our heads and we all have social lives.
This book has details on the endangered species of various types of the 130 or so different breeds of monkeys and the people working to save these amazing creatures.
Some types of monkeys make various types of footwear to protect their feet from thorns and other hazards of the jungle and wooded areas of Africa and parts of Asia.
This book was written by John Grassy. He acquired his facts from Colleen M. McCann, PhD Wildlife Conservation Society.
This 1997 book is great for readers of all ages, and the pictures are fantastic, four and a half stars easy for this book.
Mark Izzy Schurr
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