Monkeys exploit whatever food sources they can find in their surroundings, which include fruits, seeds, leaves, vegetables, bark, roots, fungus, insects and rodents. They are omnivorous and can be vegetarian or carnivorous depending on where they live.
Their inquisitive nature and intelligence means monkeys are good at solving problems. They are also very adaptable and will change their habits if they think that doing something new might improve the quality of their lives. For example, if the trees in their area become a lot more sparse as a result of massive logging, the monkeys that live in these forests will adjust by eating more fruit, shoots and pith to make up for the loss of other foods.
Other adaptations help monkeys to better exploit their habitats. Old World monkeys have opposable thumbs which allow them to grasp and pluck fruit easily. They can also use stones as tools to crack nuts. A study published in 2019 found that Old World monkeys can string together a small number of words, and they communicate with each other using body language. Monkeys bare their teeth and sway their heads to show aggression or fear. Similarly, a monkey’s eyes can look like a human smile but this is actually a sign of aggression.
Monkeys will sometimes sleep in the open on the ground rather than in a tree. This helps them to avoid predators and it may also reduce exposure to malaria-carrying mosquitoes. When they are sleeping in trees, monkeys tend to choose tall, isolated trees whose branches do not touch each other. This prevents them from being disturbed by other monkeys looking for food or snoozing spots.
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