• Common Name: Monkeys
• Scientific Names: Cercopithecidae, Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae
• Average Lifespans in the Wild: Colobine monkeys: 20 years; patas monkeys: 21 years; rhesus monkeys: 30 years; hamadryas baboons: 37 years
• Average Lifespans in Captivity: Colobine monkeys: 29 years; patas monkeys: 21 years; rhesus monkeys: 36 years; hamadryas baboons: 28 years
• Current Population: Japanese macaque: 2,000 to 3,8507; Lowe's monkey: 10,0008; Grey-shanked Douc langur: 550 to 7009

FACT: I LOVE GIBBONS

FACT: Gibbons are not monkeys, they're apes, however they are funky funny primates and thats good enough for me!!

FACT: 28th October is INTERNATIONAL GIBBON DAY!!!!

Gibbons can travel at a speed of up to 34 miles per hour, making them the fastest apes!

They are also friendly, known to pair up and form long-term bonds.

They communicate by singing, sometimes in pairs!

The oldest monkey on record was a spider monkey named Bueno, who was 53 years old and lived in the Japan Monkey Center.