Monkeying Around

By Mackenzie Innis

This is a baby chimpanzee.

Habitat Monkeys live in

trees in the wild. They live in Asia,

Africa and in the rainforests.

Baboons live in troops on ground.

Diet Monkeys eat plants

or fruit on land or ground.

Monkeys can also eat flowers.

Physical Characteristics Monkeys are furry and have

tails. Monkeys can be orange like

an orangutan they can be brown or black.

Monkeys have similar characteristics to people.

Monkeys have hands and feet just like people. They don’t have paws like dogs or cats.

Baby monkeys cling on to the adult Monkeys back.

The female washes their baby instead of the male.

Interesting Facts A mandrill and

baboons are the largest monkeys.

Proboscis monkeys communicate by making a honk sound from their incredibly large noses.