Sometimes random facts (or trivia) are just more fun to read than, let's say, an encyclopedia article.
Click around this virtual exhibit from the zoo's Small Mammal House to learn more about howler monkeys and other primates.
National Geographic hosts a terrific collection of seventeen short videos about monkeys and lemurs.
Science publisher Imaginova brings together twenty-three feature articles about monkeys.
This one page article explains how monkeys and apes are related, and how they differ.
Surfnetkids.com reviews websites dedicated to Monkeys.
Monkeys jumping on Howard on the Rock of Gibraltar.
Is an ape a monkey? And what about a lemur? Although often called monkeys, apes and lemurs are not monkeys. Apes are larger and more intelligent than monkeys, with arms longer than their legs. Most monkeys have tails, but apes never do. Lemurs have arms s
Duke University Primate Center is home to approximately 300 prosimian primates, also known as lemurs.
For elementary grades, Enchanted Learning has sections on five kinds of apes: gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons and siamangs.
Is there a difference between monkeys and apes? Yes, and this one page articles explains how monkeys and apes are related, and how they differ.
This entry into the National Zoo's primate pages features four jigsaw puzzles, a printable coloring page, a primate glossary and nine fact sheets ("great for homework help!") Other excellent sections include the Primate Photo Gallery, Meet the Primates, a
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