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 ...

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STRONGYLOIDES CEBUS (NEMATODA: STRONGYLOIDIDAE) IN LAGOTHRIX CANA (PRIMATES: ATELIDAE) FROM THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON: ASPECTS OF CLINICAL PRESENTATION, ANATOMOPATHOLOGY, TREATMENT, AND PARASITIC BIOLOGY ...

Georeferencing fossiliferous localities from Solimões and Acre Basins (Brazil) - what we know so far about Solimões Formation and future perspectives ...

Monkeys, with their animated antics and curious intelligence, grace our planet in an array of species, each uniquely adapted to its environment. As we explore the world of monkeys, we’ll delve into ...

New World monkeys are a type of monkey native to the Americas. They are “new” because their discovery is relatively new compared to Old World monkeys living in Africa and Asia. New World monkeys fall ...

Species: Atelidae – howler monkeys, spider monkey, woolly monkeys and muriquis The current count for howler monkeys is 16 taxa, 11 of them monotypic species (Rylands and Mittermeier, 2024) but some of ...

Learn about the incredible dexterity of animals with prehensile tails, allowing them to navigate their environment with ease.