The pygmy marmoset, also known as the dwarf monkey, holds the title of the world's smallest monkey. Native to the rainforests of the western Amazon Basin in South America, it weighs a mere 100 to 140 grams and measures around 12 to 15 centimeters in body length, with a tail that can extend up to 20 centimeters. #monkey #dwarfmonkey #pygmymarmoset #adorable | Brut

Happy International Monkey Day! 🐒🍌 Today we’re celebrating the incredible diversity of monkeys and the essential role they play in the ecosystems the Jane Goodall Institute works to protect. Though often confused with chimpanzees, monkeys are not apes. One simple way to tell monkeys and apes apart is that most monkeys have tails, while apes, including chimpanzees, do not. Did you know there are more than 300 species of monkeys around the world? They fall into two major groups: Old World monkey

21K views · 299 reactions | Nature continues to amaze us! The elusive Lesula monkey, the dwarf water cobra and the slender-snouted crocodile are some of the 742 species in the Congo Basin which have not been previously recorded by science 朗 Share this to show your love for our planet's incredible biodiversity  | WWF | Facebook