Primates

Celebrating all the beautiful shapes and sizes of the order we belong to.
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a close up of a small monkey on a tree branch with its head turned to the side
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We’re crushing on Sita the baby silver leaf langur. Langur babies are orange while their parents are black. It’s thought this color distinction makes it easier for the whole troop to identify and look after the infants. The youngster’s color usually changes within the first six months, when the juvenile becomes an almost perfect copy of the adults. Photo by Debbie Beals
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This Animal's Eye Makes Up Almost Half of Its Body
a baby gorilla is sitting on its mother's back
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Leslie, your Zuber has arrived. #CutestRideShareEver Photo by Todd Lahman
a baby monkey is being held by its mother
Un tierno abrazo
an orangutan with his tongue hanging out looking at the camera and smiling
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Aisha wins this round of #TongueOutTuesday (pic by Liz Sauer)
a small monkey sitting on top of a piece of paper with a leaf in it's mouth
A Golden Opportunity
Graduating from bottles of formula to this species’ diet of leaves is the next step for Chi. | A Golden Opportunity – ZOONOOZ
a baby chimpan holding on to the side of a green object with its paws
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Love yourself. (: Deric Wagner)
a monkey standing on its hind legs with his hands up in the air while holding onto a rope
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Joanne's 4th position on-point : Jenny Loren
a baby gorilla is sitting on its mother's back in the grass with it's leg up
Precious Babies
We've said it before & we'll say it again--Leslie is such a handful. Learn about our baby boom of critically endangered and threatened species that is bringing smiles & hope.
an orangutan is wrapped in a blanket and looking at the camera while sitting down
Satu
Orangutans, whose name means “people of the forest,” live in tropical and swamp forests on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. These shaggy red apes are the largest arboreal mammal and the only great ape found in Asia. The other great apes—gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos—are all native to Africa.| Satu by Official San Diego Zoo, via Flickr
a white and black monkey is holding its baby
It Takes a Village to Raise an Infant
The Angolan colobus monkeys at the San Diego Zoo have a new addition to their group. The large multigenerational family group, led by breeding male Milo, welcomed a cute baby boy this month—and because of a unique behavioral trait, every one of them will get a chance to help raise him. Over the next six months, the new arrival, which was born with a striking all-white coat, will be seen being carried and cared for by different members of the group.
two monkeys hugging each other on top of a tree branch in front of some water
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Silver Leaf Langurs ..
a monkey is standing on top of a log
One Spunky Monkey
One Spunky Monkey – ZOONOOZ
a mother and baby monkey sitting on top of a log
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With his hipster hairdo, elfish ears, and the face of a wrinkled (yet adorable) gnome, Ajani gets all the attention he deserves. Learn about our spunky monkey on Zoonooz: http://bit.ly/ZNAjani17