Monkeys & Apes, from Todtri provides a fascinating and comprehensive portrait of a remarkable group of animals, our closest living relatives.
Includes among the many species discussed and portrayed are:
*Lemurs and bush babies
*Gibbons and mandrills
*Spider monkeys and rhesus monkeys
*Baboons and orangutans.
Within each family there are many species, and each has developed specific characteristics-eyesight, tail length, prehensile hands, colour of fur, etc.-to help it adapt to the wide variety of the earth` s habitats.
But it is fascinating and complex behaviour displayed by the higher primates such as gorillas and chimps that is of the greatest interest to scientists and nature lovers alike.
Monkeys & Apes, just one title from the successful and highly collectable Portraits of The Animal World series from Todtri, captures such behaviour in its brilliant photographs and informative text. Readers will be moved to help preserve these remarkable creatures, which remain threatened around the world today.