Primates Facts

The world's heaviest primates are morbidly obese humans, who can weigh over 1,000 pounds. After that come gorillas, the largest non-human primates, with males weighing up to 440 pounds in the wild.

Male monkeys lose the hair on their heads in the same way men do.

A male baboon can kill a leopard.

Bonobos are one of the few species where bisexual behavior is the norm, with nearly all adult females engaging in frequent same-sex sexual interactions!

In order to enhance the taste, Japanese macaque wash their food in salt water before they eat. They also make snowballs for fun!

There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.