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Gray mouse lemurThe gray mouse lemur shows how small a lemur can be. It forages at night in Madagascar and can lower its body temperature and metabolism for hours at a time, a form of energy saving called torpor. IUCN status: Least Concern.0 - 2
Red ruffed lemurA much larger lemur from Madagascar’s eastern rainforests, the red ruffed lemur can carry pollen in its thick facial ruff when it feeds at flowers. Mothers leave their young in nests while they look for food. IUCN status: Critically Endangered.0 - 3
Red slender lorisThe red slender loris is a nocturnal Sri Lankan primate with thin limbs and almost no visible tail. It grips small branches and reaches for insects. Its huge eyes make it look a little like a tarsier, but lorises share a more recent ancestor with lemurs than with tarsiers. IUCN status: Endangered.0 - 4
Sunda slow lorisThe Sunda slow loris is a stockier Southeast Asian relative of the slender loris. Its careful grip lets it move slowly along branches. Its bite can deliver venom, an unusual defense among mammals. IUCN status: Endangered.0 - 5
Senegal bushbabyThis African bushbaby is closer to lorises than to tarsiers, even though it can leap between branches in a way that resembles a tarsier. Long hind limbs supply the push, and the long tail helps with balance. IUCN status: Least Concern.0 - 6
Horsfield's tarsierHorsfield’s tarsier clings upright to stems and launches itself with long hind feet. Its name comes from the elongated bones in the ankle region. Tarsiers are on the same major branch as monkeys and apes, even if their nighttime habits and huge eyes look more like a bushbaby’s. IUCN status:…0 - 7
Common marmosetThis small Brazilian monkey uses its lower front teeth to gouge bark and lap up the gum that seeps out. Its claws help it cling to vertical trunks. Watch the front teeth and hands together to see what makes this branch of New World monkeys distinctive. IUCN status: Least Concern.0 - 8
White-faced sakiThis South American monkey often leaps from an upright position on a tree trunk. The male usually has a pale mask and dark coat, while a female looks much grayer. Sakis can process hard seeds, a very different way of feeding from the common marmoset’s bark gouging. IUCN status: Least Concern.0 - 9
Southern muriquiThe southern muriqui of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest can grip branches with its tail while moving or feeding overhead. That is one of the most visible contrasts with Old World monkeys, which have no grasping tails. IUCN status: Critically Endangered.0 - 10
De Brazza's monkeyThe orange brow and white beard are clues to this African guenon, one of the Old World monkeys. It is often found in forest near water and can swim. Its long tail goes with it through the trees but does not grip branches like a muriqui’s. IUCN status: Least Concern.0
