Monkeys are primates that can be found throughout the world in tropical rainforests. Despite the fact that they share a common name, monkeys are on different evolutionary branches from both apes (chimpanzees and gorillas) and prosimians (lemurs, tarsiers and lorises). They are best known for their prehensile tails which help them climb and grab onto trees and other objects.
Most monkey species are omnivores but their diets tend to lean toward plant foods. Typical New World monkeys like spider monkeys and tamarins consume 95% of their calories from plants while invertebrates make up the rest. Other monkeys like capuchins and baboons eat more meat and animal products.
Many monkeys feed their young with milk for several weeks to a year or longer, depending on the species. They also eat fruit, seeds, nuts, insects and other vertebrates. Monkeys can even use tools to get at food sources such as ants and termites inside a tree.
Like humans, monkeys respond to their food with a variety of brain chemicals. When they suck up something sweet, for example, their brain gets hit with dopamine which paves the way to seek out more of whatever triggered that response in the future.
Monkeys are used in research in various areas including infectious diseases like polio and malaria. They are also used as models in neuroscience and to test out potential therapies for conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s. Marmoset monkeys are particularly important in medical research since they were the first animals to be exposed to MPTP, a compound that destroys neurons in the brain and mimics the symptoms of Parkinson’s.
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