Monkeys.
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Female monkeys usually give birth to only one baby at a time.
The baby stays with its mother while itfeeds on her milk.
In many species, the females stay with their mother’s family group for life.
Malesoften leave their mother’s family group when they grow up.
Compared to other animals, monkeys live a long time.
It’s hard to know how long a monkey in the wildwill live.
But some monkeys in zoos have lived to be more than 50 years old.
WHAT DO MONKEYS EAT?
What a monkey eats depends on the size of its group.
Some species, such as howler monkeys, feedmainly on leaves.
The leaf eaters often live in small groups.
They make loud noises to defend their areaof forest.
High in the treetops they are safe from enemies that live on the ground.
But they have towatch out for eagles and other meat-eating birds.
Other monkeys eat a mixture of food.
They eat leaves, flowers, bird eggs, and small animals.
Thesemonkeys look for food on the ground.
They take greater risks.
They could be eaten by enemies, such ascheetahs or lions.
To survive, they band together into larger troops.
Baboons and other monkeys introops often take turns standing guard.
The guard monkey calls out if there is danger.
ARE MONKEYS ENDANGERED?
Many monkeys are in danger of losing their forest homes.
People cut down the trees for wood.
They clearthe forests to make farms and towns.
This leaves the monkeys with less space to live and less food toeat.
Some monkeys, like South American marmosets, are captured and sold as pets.
Marmosets are amongthe most endangered monkeys.
But monkeys are not domesticated animals, like cats or dogs.
They donot make good pets.
Monkeys can be very messy and destructive.
They can behave unpredictably andeven pose a danger to people.
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