Alpha's Featured Character Oct 15th 2011

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Alpha's "Mango Monkey"

  

Alpha's Featured Character Oct 15th 2011

"Mango Monkey"

A few interesting Monkey facts:

The Monkey is an animal that is found in almost every country of the world, though its species differ from one region to the other. Monkeys can be classified into either of the two groups - New World Monkeys and Old World Monkeys, two of the three groupings of simian primates. The monkeys found in Africa, central to southern Asia, Japan and India are classified as Old World monkeys, while those found in Mexico and Central and South America can be grouped as New World monkeys. The differences between the two groups of monkeys manifest themselves in the form of varying physical traits. Read on further to get some interesting facts and amazing information on monkeys. 

• Monkeys never catch cold.
• Yawning of a monkey means that either he is tired or he is mad at something.
• Monkeys never eat a banana as it is; rather they peel it first and throw away the peel.
• Howler monkeys are the loudest monkeys and their howl can be heard as far as 10 miles away.
• Monkeys live in groups, known as troops, and travel together to find food.
• The tip of a spider monkey's tail can support the weight of his entire body.
• Monkeys live in trees, grasslands, mountains, forests and on high plains.
• Monkeys can breed at any time of the year.
• Spider-monkeys have appeared in more films than any other breed of monkey.
• Most of the monkeys are arboreal, while some are also terrestrial.
• Monkeys use vocalizations, facial expressions and body movements to communicate.
• Grinning or pulling the lip is a sign of aggression in monkeys, along with head bobbing and jerking the head and shoulders forward.
• Monkeys express affection and make peace with others by grooming each other.
• Some of the monkeys have prehensile tails, which can grab and hold objects.
  

See Mango and His Friends Here In Alpha's Children's Alphabet Video

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