Simple Monkey

Niche blog about monkeys curiosities 🐒

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Monkeys are too nice animals for men to descend from him

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Loudest monkey call

The howler monkey has the loudest call of all primates, and he's also the noisier animal in the world. Curiously, the noisier a howler monkey is, the smaller its testicles and sperm count lol

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Owl Monkeys

Yes, owl monkeys, might sound silly, but I SWEAR I just found out they exist, SO CUTE, look at his little hands, he's smaller than a button <33

Owl monkeys, also called Night monkeys are the one and only (in South America) monkey species that is active after dark. Owl monkeys have large eyes that are adapted to their nocturnal lifestyle.

I'll figure out how to mix technical and casual in the same text, just wait 😞

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Monkeys experiences loneliness the same way humans does

Monkeys experience loneliness just like humans, both mentally and physically. When they are separated from their groups, they show signs of sadness, stress, and even depression. Studies show that monkey's brains change in similar ways to ours during isolation.

That shows that the need for connection runs deep across species 🐒

If anyone is interested in the subject, here's the article I found: 'Loneliness in monkeys: Neuroimmune mechanisms - PMC '

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Monkey Fun Fact

First curiosity of this blog, actually more of a fun fact, the capuchin monkey (Sapajus apella), a South American species, gets its original name (Macaco-Prego) from its erect penis, which resembles a nail.

(in Portuguese, it means more like 'nail monkey').