A monkey has supple arms to swing through trees, a long tail for balance, sharp eyes to spot food and predators — and, most important of all — big brains to make sense of its world. This fascinating book provides unique insight into the complicated lives of monkeys and other small primates. Find out why some Japanese macaques wash their food before eating it, how a mantled pavian's confusing angular postures deter potential rivals, and why galagos can be active at night. This book is an excellent reference for young natural history enthusiasts. Beautiful wildlife photos show unusual lifestyles, behavior and traditional and modern habitats. Special reports cover a specific moment or topic, such as the colorful way of communicating of the mighty mandrill and the astonishing agility of langurs. • Exciting and accessible facts about every aspect of the life and behavior of small primates • More than 180 dramatic color photographs from the world's very best wildlife photographers, plus specially commissioned illustrations • Extraordinary accounts give a glimpse of how a small primate must survive in the wild • Amazing but true facts in Did You Know? texts, plus stories about monkeys in myth, literature and films