Primate Identification
Instructions: From gorillas to lemurs, test your knowledge of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom
- 1.
Which great ape is the largest living primate, with males weighing up to 430 pounds?
ABonoboBChimpanzeeCGorillaDOrangutan - 2.
Which primate is known for its distinctive red or orange hair and is found only on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra?
AGolden Lion TamarinBProboscis MonkeyCOrangutanDRed Howler Monkey - 3.
Which small primate has enormous eyes relative to its body size, is nocturnal, and can rotate its head nearly 180 degrees?
AAye-ayeBBushbabyCLorisDTarsier - 4.
Which lemur species is known for its black and white striped tail and sunbathing behavior?
ARed Ruffed LemurBIndriCSifakaDRing-tailed Lemur - 5.
Which great ape species, closely related to chimpanzees, is known for resolving conflicts through social bonding rather than aggression?
AGorillaBOrangutanCGibbonDBonobo - 6.
Which small New World monkey has a distinctive golden mane and is critically endangered in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil?
AMarmosetBGolden Lion TamarinCSquirrel MonkeyDCapuchin - 7.
Which primate from Borneo is famous for its unusually large, bulbous nose?
AMandrillBGeladaCProboscis MonkeyDSnub-nosed Monkey - 8.
Which African primate has a brightly colored face with blue and red markings and is the largest monkey in the world?
ABaboonBDrillCMandrillDGelada - 9.
Which ape is known as the 'acrobat of the rainforest' and moves through trees by swinging from branch to branch (brachiation)?
ACapuchinBOrangutanCGibbonDSpider Monkey - 10.
Which nocturnal primate from Madagascar has a long, bony middle finger used to extract insect larvae from tree bark?
ATarsierBLorisCBushbabyDAye-aye - 11.
Which New World monkey is known for its loud calls that can be heard up to three miles away through dense forest?
AHowler MonkeyBCapuchinCSpider MonkeyDWoolly Monkey - 12.
Which primate is the only ape found in both Africa and outside of Africa (in Asia)?
AChimpanzeeBGorillaCNo ape spans both continentsDGibbon - 13.
Which monkey species is commonly seen in Japanese hot springs during winter and is the most northerly-living non-human primate?
ATibetan MacaqueBCrab-eating MacaqueCRhesus MacaqueDJapanese Macaque - 14.
Which small primate from South America is one of the world's smallest monkeys, weighing only about 4 to 5 ounces?
ATiti MonkeyBMarmosetCPygmy MarmosetDTamarin - 15.
On which island are lemurs found exclusively in the wild?
ASri LankaBBorneoCJavaDMadagascar