Where in the world can you find a monkey that likes to munch on leaves?”
A barrel of monkeys Monkeys have many different adaptations, depending on their habitat. Most are arboreal. Others, like macaques Macaca sp. and baboons Papio sp., are more terrestrial. All monkeys can use their hands and feet for holding on to branches, but some arboreal monkeys can use their tails, too. Tails that can grab and hold are called prehensile. These special tails are ridged on the underside and very flexible, so much so that they can grab a tree branch or pick up something as small as a peanut! Prehensile tails come in handy for holding on while the monkey collects food: flowers, fruits, nuts, leaves, seeds, insects, birds’ eggs, spiders, and small mammals. Monkeys at the San Diego Zoo and the Wild Animal Park are offered a variety of fruits and vegetables, special herbivore biscuits, and a variety of leafy branches to munch on. Old World or New World? Monkeys are found in two main regions of the world, so they are grouped by scientists into either Old World monkeys or New
