Story friend meets real animal

Discover Monkeys

Mammal · primate

Mango is playful and quick — real monkeys are curious climbers who live in busy family groups.

Mango the Monkey

Meet the real animal

A young vervet monkey with grey fur and a dark face sitting upright on a mound of earth in tall grass — A young vervet monkey in Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda.Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Monkeys are clever, curious animals that live in warm parts of Africa, Asia and the Americas. Most monkeys are brilliant climbers with hands that can grip branches. They live together in groups and spend a lot of the day eating, playing and watching out for one another.

Look closer

Look at the monkey's hands in the photo. How are they like yours? What do you think it can hold onto?

Animal passport

Animal group
Mammals — part of the primate family, like us
Where they live
Forests, mountains and grasslands in warm parts of the world

Did you know?

Many monkeys live in groups called troops.

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