The species in question was thought to have ... or platyrrhine primates — five families of flat-nosed monkeys found in South America and Central America today — were the first.

The Central American spider monkey’s diet requires a ... using up 20 to 60 percent of the land in the species’ home region, which runs from Mexico south to Panama. It’s now one of the ...

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Several species of South American monkeys are capable of yodelling – and they do it far better than humans. This remarkable vocal ability is thanks to thin vocal cord ...

Marmosets and tamarins are small (250-500 g) South American monkeys of the family Callitrichidae. They are forest living species with squirrel-like locomotion and, unlike typical monkeys, most of the ...