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Photo Gallery: Monkeys
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Photo: Close-up of a golden lion tamarin
Photo: Close-up of a golden lion tamarinPhoto: A Japanese macaque soaking in a hot springPhoto: Mandrill staring into the cameraPhoto: Gelada monkeys at restPhoto: Male black howler monkey in a treePhoto: Young black spider monkeyPhoto: A rhesus monkey eatingPhoto: Vervet monkey and babyPhoto: Olive baboon mother with youngPhoto: Squirrel monkey in a treePhoto: Proboscis monkey
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The critically endangered golden lion tamarin is named for its striking orange mane.
Photograph by Mark W. Moffett

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