Today there are about 150 species of New World monkeys (also called Platyrrhini, which means “flat nose”) living in Central and South America. They include capuchins, marmosets and tamarins and are ...
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Old World vs. New World Monkeys: 7 Key Differences
The terms “Old World” and “New World” emerged after Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 and came upon another world, with the former expression used to describe the continents of Africa ...
Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1. What Is a New World Monkey? -- What is a monkey? -- What is a platyrrhine? -- Platyrrhines and catarrhines -- Platyrrhine taxonomy - ...
Researchers found that New World monkeys can produce extreme yodeling-like sounds by rapidly switching between their vocal folds (for low tones) and specialized vocal membranes (for high tones), ...
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