Monkeys and Primates

Lemurs, macaques, gorillas or chimpanzees: the exhibition presents the great family of primates, our closest cousins, their astonishing behaviour and the threats they face.

Panel by panel:

• Origins, characteristics and classification of primates
• Prosimians: lemurs, galagos, lorises and tarsiers
• Monkeys of the Americas: capuchins, sakis, woolly monkeys
• Monkeys of Africa and Asia: macaques, baboons, colobus
• The great apes: orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos
• Intelligence, communication and social life
• Deforestation, trafficking and protection of endangered species

Audience: all ages, from 8. Ideal for: a nature event, a life and earth sciences project, a partnership with a zoo.